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Wise Earth Farm

@wiseearthfarm

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🌱 Kelowna, BC
🌱 Nurturing soil 🌀
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Views from the sky

#urbanfarm #okanaganfarm #droneshots #drone #smallscalefarm taken in Kelowna, British Columbia by @wiseearthfarm

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3 months ago

Caraflex cabbage haul

#cabbage #caraflex #pointedcabbage #hipsicabbage #harvest taken in Kelowna, British Columbia by @wiseearthfarm

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3 days ago

So happy the pointed cabbage is back 🥬

#cabbage #pointedcabbage #harvest #hipsicabbage #knife taken in Kelowna Farmers' and Crafters' Market by @wiseearthfarm

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9 days ago

Wilson stays clocked in rain or shine 🤣

Thanks for the raincoat @mirandagagnon he loves to show it off

#raincoat #farmdog #rainorshine #funnydog #labretriver taken in Kelowna, British Columbia by @wiseearthfarm

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Tomato stand 🍅

#farmersmarket #market #tomato #heirloomtomato #tomatostand taken in Kelowna Farmers' and Crafters' Market by @wiseearthfarm

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14 days ago

Colours of the farmers market 🩷

See you there tomorrow with tons of fresh fall vegetables @kelownafarmersmarket

#market #farmersmarket #eatlocal #leeks #rainbow taken in Kelowna, British Columbia by @wiseearthfarm

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15 days ago

So much to love about September. Somehow everything seems to speed up and slow down all at once.

Summer crops reach their peak and then meet their end that’s been rising for months.

All of the thought, time, intention, and care that we’ve poured into the field pours fruit back out to us. Ripe, ready, then gone.

Crossing paths with the return of fall crops bringing back what their season calls for.

Cool mornings, refreshing relief, dark nights, anticipation of stillness, filled with wonder for what’s to come.

#september #smallscalefarm #regenerativeagriculture #seasons #fall taken in Kelowna, British Columbia by @wiseearthfarm

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17 days ago

Greenhouse flip 🌀 from cucumbers to lettuce

#greenhouse #cucumbers #lettuce #planting #fallplanting by @wiseearthfarm

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19 days ago

Using tarps is one of main ways we build organic matter in the soil and prepare our beds for the next crop.

After a crop has been terminated/fully harvested, we intentionally leave behind all the weeds and plant residue (root tops, outer leaves, unmarketable crops) in the beds.

We cover it all with a tarp to create an environment where soil micro-organisms can thrive and do their work.

For larger, thicker crops (like cauliflower, broccolini, kale stems), we will flail mow before tarping.

Under the dark, warm, moist conditions, micro-organisms break down the organic material into simpler compounds.

Earthworms (and other organisms) will then incorporate those compounds back into the topsoil.

Over time, this supports soil biology by retaining organic matter, rather than letting it oxidize away or blow/wash off (as happens with tillage).

When we remove the tarp after a few weeks, the surface is mostly clean of living weeds and the green plant materials have softened/yellowed/decomposed.

The beds are almost ready to plant into with minimal or no further disturbance. At this stage, all we need to do is rake off the leftover material, add compost, and transplant the next crop 🌱

#regenerative #tarping #notill #tarp #soilbiology taken in Kelowna, British Columbia by @wiseearthfarm

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22 days ago

Today is the last day of summer. It feels fittingly bittersweet to be taking down our tomato plants and making space for one final planting of fall lettuce in the greenhouse.

We harvested as many beautiful green tomatoes as we could store (but I wish these plants could stick around forever).

The beauty of seasonality 🍅

#tomato #greenhouse #tomatogreenhouse #heirloomtomato #smallscalefarm taken in Kelowna, British Columbia by @wiseearthfarm

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a month ago

12 watermelons juiced, and lots more to go💧

All of our watermelons are ready at once so we’re freezing tons of portion cups full of juice! So sweet and refreshing.

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#watermelon #juice #juicing #watermelonjuice #melonjuice taken in Kelowna, British Columbia by @wiseearthfarm

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