Flavours of Ontario Farmland

Aug 07, 2024

Happy Food Day Ontarians!

Each year, when Food Day comes around, we are grateful to be reminded of the bounty that our farmers, fishers, kitchens, and researchers contribute to our diverse plates. In support of this initiative, and as part of the Ontario Farmland Trust’s effort to raise awareness of Ontario’s diverse and abundant commodities and their unique growing conditions, we are excited to formally introduce our newest campaign: Flavours of Farmland.

Flavours of Farmland

Flavours of Farmland was created with the purpose to not only celebrate the wide variety of food products that are grown, processed and sold locally by dedicated Ontario producers, but also to highlight the different types of soils and microclimates needed to produce the over 200 commodities us Ontarians are proud to have access to.

With more and more threats impeding on our agricultural landscapes, now more than ever, we recognize the need to amplify and advocate for our farmers in order preserve our local economies and food systems. We are proud to partner with farmers across Ontario to showcase some of the many commodities produced in our province.

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook as we showcase our passionate and committed producers each week, starting today!

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Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

Did you know we also operate a small business on the homestead. We make homemade, handcrafted soaps, shampoo bars, hair and beard products in addition to offering our pasture raised pork, lamb, and 100% raw honey. You can find out more about our products and ingredients by visiting our website at www.mimiandpoppysplace.com. There you can shop our products and sign up for our monthly newsletter that highlights a soap or ingredient, gives monthly updates about the homestead, and also lists the markets, festivals, and events we’ll be attending that month.