When Need is Forgotten
I remember decades ago when my now husband and I used to drive by Rosedale Blvd. and Bayview Ave. on our way home from the University of...
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Farmer Tasha
- Jun 6
- 2 min
Why Do We Farm Like We Do?
We have moved locations from a very busy, not so farmish area, into a serene, laid-back land where many farmers and farms reside. Due to...
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Farmer Tasha
- May 23
- 1 min
The Storm
On Saturday I met the farmer who uses the same land as us and as he was leaving we both received a warning from environment Canada that a...
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Farmer Tasha
- May 16
- 1 min
The Big Move
There is a relief when you finally move out of your old home and into the new one. You feel a sense of settledness that you were unable...
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Farmer Tasha
- May 9
- 1 min
Here Comes a New Season!
There is a beautiful mix of farm land and natural forest at the new Sparrow home. I find myself enjoying the mix of woodland spring...
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Farmer Tasha
- Apr 26
- 1 min
Land Ho! The new Sparrow nest
Yay for new land!! Our land may not look like much in the throws of a late spring with leafless trees and barren ground but life is...
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Farmer Tasha
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Spring Notes
I went for a walk this week with a dear friend who took these pictures of each sign of spring that we came across. Soon I will be able...
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Farmer Tasha
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Q is for Quail
This is Razzle Dazzle. She is one of my coturnix quail and the most friendly. When she was young I taught her how to garden with me. I...
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Farmer Tasha
- Mar 28
- 1 min
The Little Greenhouse is Up!
I got our greenhouse put up in time for snow and -12 degrees! We have never had a large greenhouse for our seedlings. Not yet. Perhaps...
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Farmer Tasha
- Mar 20
- 1 min
Is Black Krim the Best Tomato?
My son helped me take a picture of the baby tomatoes that are poking their heads out of the soil this year. Each year it is so...
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Farmer Tasha
- Mar 8
- 2 min
We Continue To Look
It has been difficult to concentrate on looking for land in the last while. Our hearts and prayers have been elsewhere, overseas,...
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Farmer Tasha
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Sparrow's Volunteer Community
I had quite a few surprises last year, but one of the biggest ones is how many people felt drawn to volunteer at Sparrow. I think...
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Farmer Tasha
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Seeds and New Beginnings (2022)
On this sunny February day I am so thankful to be sitting in my favorite chair with a hot cup of tea, my new farming journal and my first...
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Teresa Veltman
- Sep 6, 2021
- 4 min
The Farm with a Big Heart
The rain is coming down, the kind that comes at you sideways, makes puddles when you walk and soaks you through to the skin. Tasha Kang,...
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Farmer Tasha
- Apr 25, 2021
- 1 min
Would You Like Some Window Space?
A few weeks ago I got a call from Tim who works at Bayview Glen Church. He asked, "Do you want some window space?" He had heard that we...
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Farmer Tasha
- Apr 13, 2021
- 1 min
Yay For Spring!
These fat little cabbage babies delight me! It is always hopeful to see a tiny brown seed that emerges spindly and easily harmed...
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Farmer Tasha
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
Summer Memories
Fall has come and with it the colder weather and rain (and even snow today). Covid19 it has made it a different sort of season for all...
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Farmer Tasha
- Nov 15, 2020
- 2 min
Grateful for Garlic
Was anyone else extremely thankful for this unseasonal warm spell we just had? Most years I spend garlic planting season wearing...
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Farmer Tasha
- Aug 26, 2020
- 2 min
M.I.N.D. Garden Update: Meet Amanda
One of the strong beliefs of Sparrow is that everyone, no matter how much money they have, should be able to have access to healthy...
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