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This month our farm blog is from our newest farm yogi, Leah! As the newest karma yogi on the farm, I’ve been lucky enough to dive headfirst into the abundance of summer. I arrived at the centre in the first  Read more >>>

This month our farm blog is from one of our farm yogis, Sheri! We are spoiled here on the West Coast with such an early and long-lasting spring. The daffodils are almost finished, making way for irises, bluebells and tulips.  Read more >>>

Farm haiku of the day: Lovely tomatoes, Awaiting in the future, Such sweetness to come! Great news! We recently potted-up our tomatoes and they’re looking mighty fine. In early May, they’ll be transplanted into one of our greenhouses, taking the  Read more >>>

There are many exciting things happening on the farm these days, not the least of which is a new name for our truck: Jai Mazadananda. Two weeks ago, our seasonal farm yogis arrived. There’s Lisa, who joins us from Winnipeg/Montreal  Read more >>>

Many of you may have noticed the signs of the new season: daffodils peeking out of the ground; nettles emerging from their prickly slumber; or, here at the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga, the humming sounds of our tiller —  Read more >>>

Things are heating up on the farm! Raincoats and chilly mornings have moved aside and the fields are now a flutter with sunhats and the wafting smells of sunscreen (and broad-bean flowers which smell quite a bit like sunscreen to  Read more >>>

It’s Juneuary! Well, the farm is wet, the farmers are wet, and our crops are loving it! We come in for lunch un-recognizable in our mud-disguises with wrinkly raisin fingers, grateful for a warm cup of tea and a nourishing  Read more >>>

We’ve had some ups and downs this week on the farm. Our pea trellis is up, and a few of the peas have found their way, with the ‘Purple Mange Tout’ variety winning the race to the trellis. Tomatoes are  Read more >>>

The farm season is in full swing! With the warming and lengthening days, our challenge now is to find balance between maintaining our spring crops, planting our summer crops and dreaming about the crops for the fall. Our farm team  Read more >>>

Muscles and veggies are growing stronger every day on the farm. With the arrival of a willing and eager group of Karma Yogis, we’ve been digging, raking, planting, weeding and more digging! We’ve planted new apple trees in the orchard,  Read more >>>