Ignatius Farm

Beautiful things are growing in the greenhouse!

#TBT It's April 1 and it's Throw-back-Thursday. Just remembering this fun prank the Farm posted 5 years ago!

Our deepest appreciation to all our friends, family, CSA members & community gardeners (past and present), and local food production enthusiasts for your tremendous support to ‘Get the Water Flowing’ to new fields. Your donations, totaling over $10,000, mean that we can indeed open more community garden plots this season! May you celebrate this Easter week-end with renewed hope for 2021.

Registration is now open for the New Farmer Training Program. Check out the programs on offer. Register at https://efao.ca/ignatius-new-farmer-training/

Registration is now open for the New Farmer Training Program. Check out some of the programs on offer. Register at https://efao.ca/ignatius-new-farmer-training/

Freshly picked and washed kale for CSA pick up. See you tomorrow!

Creative Resolutions: Praying It Forward - IJC presents a Contemplative Cabaret on the the first night of 2021: January 1 @ 7:30-8:30pm...gathering art, live mu...sic and poetry into a dialogue about living the new year creatively. See who will be performing and get the Zoom link here: https://ignatiusguelph.ca//creative-resolutions-praying-i/ See more

It's a beautiful day to harvest kale. Did you know kale will continue to grow until temperatures reach -5c!

Looking for a way to make your holiday-at-home a little more special? How about adding some local food to your menu! The farm has some beautiful winter crops available for purchase. Reach out to [email protected] to receive a crop list & arrange a pickup. *Orders must be placed by Dec 14 and picked up before Dec 18* Pictured: a variety of radishes, garlic, carrots, kohlrabi & celeriac

2020 has illuminated that we are one family in our common home. May the meaning of Christmas foster light, love, hope, and peace. "The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned." - Matthew 4:16

An opportunity to have your own Root Cellar! Now through to March 31, 2021 As a member of Ignatius Farm CSA and/or community garden, are you frustrated by not having enough fridge space to store your produce? Have you wanted to buy end of season produce in bulk to enjoy nutritious local food all winter long? And maybe you’re interested in increasing your food resilience, saving energy, and making a positive impact on the environment. Lead-builder Ian Findlay of Woodside Ro...ot Cellars and Transition Guelph are excited to invite you to express interest in learning more about having your own passively cooled root cellar! This cool new project is made possible by a Seeding our Food Future grant. In these times of disruption, we see an important opportunity to improve local food resilience and food sovereignty by adopting the ancient technique of root cellar and cold-room storage. Passively cooled root cellars have so many cool benefits: sustainability, no electricity required, environmentally friendly in many ways and are a component of a local living economy. Check out root cellar benefits: https://www.transitionguelph.org//cold-room-benefits-v7.pdf Interested in a free estimate? Give Transition Guelph a shout at [email protected]

Did you participate in the Ignatius New Farmer Training Program? Contact [email protected] if you would like to participate in our focus group to help us evaluate the program and plan for next year. The focus group will be online on Dec 14th at 2pm.

Thank you for your donations through the #GivingTuesday2020 #GuelphGives2020 campaign!

Another spectacular morning on the land!

Interns Gabbi and Kevin cleaning roots for this weeks CSA pick up.

Join us for our last week of term 4. Events will cover record keeping, building a business plan, financing options and a virtual tour of Salad Days farm. Check out https://efao.ca/ignatius-new-farmer-training/ to register!

We planted some trees this morning!

Join us next week for a panel discussion about financing options for farmers. Representatives from Innovation Guelph and the Fair Finance Fund will be present to answer your questions. Register at https://efao.ca/ignatius-new-farmer-training/

Check out our November newsletter. There is a lot going on at the Farm! https://conta.cc/2Umbssc

The Ignatius Farm New Farmer Training Program is looking for a few people to participate in a focus group in order to help us evaluate the program and make decisions for next year. The focus group will take place on Dec 14th at 2pm over zoom. Please e-mail [email protected] to sign up and receive a $10 credit towards future EFAO events.