Description
Ignatius Farm & CSA Ignatius Farm provides fresh, local, organic fruits and vegetables to our surrounding community through our Community Shared Agriculture program, to restaurants and caterers, and through special orders. Located at the northern perimeter of Guelph, Ontario, we bridge the 'urban-rural divide' and invite our surrounding community to visit and get involved with their local farm. We grow over 60 types of vegetables, strawberries, & apples, and are expanding the diversity of our crops annually. We have recently planted over 50 heritage varieties of apples that were gifted to us and have culled older trees not adapted to organic practices.
Ignatius Farm is part of the Ignatius Jesuit Centre of Guelph, which includes the Loyola House Retreat and Training Centre, the Plant an Old Growth Forest Project, the Ecology Project, the Orchard Park Office Centre, and St. Brigid’s Villa. Come for conferencing, for a retreat, for a walk, or for fresh food! Explore our meditational landscapes and trails throughout our beautiful and biodiverse farmland, wetlands, and forests.
As an operational farm located at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, we offer to retreatants, eaters, gardeners and all visitors the opportunity to connect - to come into relationship with the cosmos in a literal down-to-earth way. We practice relational farming: we choose to invest more in people than machinery; we choose to invest in soil health and the whole farm ecosystem over cheap synthetic inputs; we bring the farmer and the consumer together. We offer opportunities for individuals, families and groups to address their personal food security; We showcase how to eat a diverse and healthy diet based on seasonal, local foods from our farm; We provide a forum to be involved in growing food along with personal and community well-being.
As our population becomes more urban, the farm at IJC becomes increasingly valued as a place of retreat and of connection with our source of sustenance.
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facebook.comOur AMAZING Mary was in the news promoting Ignatius Farm at the Milton Market. Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yM34hA-ww8
For weeks the rain has just gone around us. This is the best sound in the world.
Soil samples! So many new fields to get a feel for at least the chemical physical composition . First step in a long road to planning the next 3 years of growing spaces
Volunteers coming for garlic harvest next week get camaraderie and watermelon! See below for details.
Come celebrate the summer season with our CSA farmers, community gardeners, family, and friends! Two days of thank yous to everyone who supports Ignatius Farm. Featuring: Mapleton's ice cream Makin' Faces Facepainting Meeting Place Organic Farm Sausages Wagon Tours Kids' Activities And more!! August 22 and 25th, 3:30pm- 6pm Open Farms Days August 22rd & 25th 2017 Schedule 3:30: WELCOME!!! 3:30-5:00: Free Face Painting!!! 3:30: First wagon ride for Guelph Outdoor Pre-school (full) 4:00: Children’s Activity with Dayna 4:15: Wagon Ride 4:45-5:45: Live Music under the tent 4:45: Wagon Ride 4:45: Children’s Activity with Ira 5:15: Wagon Ride 5:45: Wagon Ride 6:00: Goodbye! Thank you for supporting your local organic farm!!! Activities running from 3:30-6:00 • Buy a delicious sausage on a bun from Meeting Place Organic Farm (frozen organic pork also for sale) • Get a ticket for a free scoop of Mapleton’s Organic Ice Cream at the info booth • Let the little ones run around in the straw bale maze • Create art at the sculpture table • Get some free snacks from Loyola Kitchen • Draw and craft at the children’s table
VOLUNTEER CALL OUT! Students needing hours? A retired farmer looking for a challenge? Corporate groups wanting to get into the community? We need all hands on deck to help around the farm this summer, with the departure of our beloved summer students, and the arrival of so many bountiful crops! Tasks will include: - harvesting and processing a variety of crops for our CSA and the Milton Market (onions, greens, herbs, beans, etc.) - energetically weeding some long rows of vegetables - trellising and pruning our tomatoes - supporting our CSA set up with weighing produce, cleaning crates, and prepping deliveries - pulling, bunching, and storing our 1/2 acre of amazing garlic (Usual) Volunteer times are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9am-12:30pm, and Thursdays from 2-5:30pm. For the next couple weeks we are also accepting volunteers full days Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri from 9-12:30pm and 2-5:30pm Everyone should come prepared for physical work outdoors with appropriate clothing, snacks, non-glass water bottles, and closed-toed shoes (limited spare clothing/gloves/boots available). To Sign Up: Everyone interested should email Maria Sergio at csaoutreach@ignatiusguelph.ca with availability, required accommodations, and questions, or call at 519-824-1250 ext. 244 to reach my voicemail. A HUGE THANK YOU to all the volunteers that help make our organic farm possible.
Today, the plastic covering is going on the hoop house at the Farm, extending our farm season! We're excited!
Reminder: Mid Summer shares start next week (July 25 and 28th)! Looking forward to seeing you then. Email questions to farmregistration@ignatiusguelph.ca
Do you love Ignatius Farm so much you never want to leave? Come work here this fall with our FOUR new JCP positions. See description and application process here! https://ignatiusguelph.ca/get-involved/employment/
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