As an organic and biodynamic farm, we focus on soil-building techniques. We believe that it the fruit trees and vegetable plants need the proper soil, so that they can best defend themselves against bugs and disease. For that reason, we employ “green manure”. That is the practice of growing crops in the orchard rows designed to enhance the creation of valuable topsoil. As you may know, we have very sandy soil, so it becomes imperative that we add as much organic matter as possible.

The first sowing is very early in the spring as soon as the soil can be worked. We have been using a combination of peas and oats. Peas are a legume, and capable of creating nitrogen out of thin air! The oats add considerable biomass. When the peas are in flower, we “terminate” the crop, using a set of discs to cut the very tall plants into the soil. That makes the nitrogen the peas created immediately available to the orchard trees. We think you can taste the difference when you bite into one of our sweet, juicy peaches. 

Here is what you can find in our store this week at www.rumarfarm.ca

Free Stone Peaches
Baby Gold Peaches
Pears
Blue Plums
Black Mountain Melons
Summer Squash
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Potatoes
Swiss Chard and Kale
Greens: Lettuce Mix, Hearty Mix, Stir Fry Mix, Komatsuna
Easter Egg Radish
Garlic Bundles
White Turnip
Heirloom and Cherry Tomatoes
Sweet and Hot Peppers
Herbs, Mushrooms and Honey

Ruth and Marc, Rumar Farm