Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon, SK An upgrade of my cooling capacity last fall has enabled me to approach my spring potato sales entirely differently. My fall-harvested storage potatoes have all the appeal of freshly harvested new potatoes, so I don’t have to pressure myself to...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon, SK I’ve been developing a new product line called Quick Greens. Greens figure prominently in SPIN-Farming because of their quick days to harvest. So they are great for relay cropping  because different crops can be planted either before or after them. Thirty...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon, SK It’s not that hard to grow food. It’s quite different to grow it at commercial grade. But there are different levels of commercial grade. Here’s how I have always thought about it. My competition is not other farmer’s at market. It’s...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon, SK I upgraded my refrigerated storage capacity, so now I can offer great looking/in good condition storage carrots for sale at early spring markets. They were harvested late Sept./early Oct. and were not washed. They were stored in the commercial cooler, with...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon, SK Talk to some vendors at your local farmers market or the market manager. Even if local farmers markets are not open yet for the season in your area, there should be some contact information. You might also want to think...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Â Saskatoon, SK If you are just starting out your first year, you need to know about the customers who come to the farmers markets you are going to be selling at. What kind of income do they have? For first year crops...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon, SK: You can get more cuts from dandelion than you can from lettuce. And when you are done harvesting, you just till in the bed. Probably a good idea to plant every three weeks or so, to keep your plantings fresh. I...
Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon, SK The best way that I know to plant scallion sets is one by one, not laying them down. Yes, it is one of the most tedious chores, but the reward is early onion bunches at market, and for later on...
