by Bethany Klapwyk | Feb 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Over the last 2 months Seb and I have agonized over a particularly tough decision. Our commitment to ecology, soil improvement, and nutrient dense food production is at the core of why we became farmers. This year, our involvement in the bureaucratic effort that is...
by Bethany Klapwyk | Jul 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
With the support of the EFAO (Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario), our farm (Zócalo Organics) held a “Farmer Health Day” on Sunday July 10! I want to share with you some musings about why I felt motivated to plan and host this day, and some reflections from...
by Bethany Klapwyk | Apr 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recently one of the first interns who worked with us in our first year emailed me saying that he is considering studying organic agriculture, and that he wanted me to make a list for him of everything that “sucks” about farming. Maybe I could have...
by Bethany Klapwyk | Feb 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
This past summer I wrote a newsletter every week for our lovely CSA Members, and neglected the blog somewhat. I’ll admit I do have a sore-spot for things in actual print; things that can be held in the kitchen, and have tomato sauce splashed on them while...
by Bethany Klapwyk | Dec 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Reflecting and setting intentions last night, in the stillness of the solstice, I came to a realization. As a farmer, I’ve become too serious, too pragmatic. A farmer’s world can be a world of incredible pressures; a mortgage to pay, interns to mentor, soils...
by Bethany Klapwyk | Jun 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
I love the sound of the rain. It’s all I can hear. Rain trickling flowing falling. relieved rain. Release rain, rinsing. Happy rain. Ferocious rain. All at once, everything-is-happening-right-now rain. Rain blown by wind sideways at the roof; dripping,...
