The best time to plant Hard neck Garlic is in the fall, but if for whatever reason that does not work out for you it can still be planted mid winter or also in the spring. This all of coarse depends on the ability to work the soil. The reason for planting in the fall, […]
Cover cropping when growing garlic is as much a pillar of no-till farming and or gardening as crop rotation and weeding. Feeding the soil is an integral component to any gardener’s toolkit. Whether you are buying a new bag of soil to add to your patio planters, using your own compost or cover cropping with […]
There are a number of ways that you can grow Garlic. You can grow garlic using a no till farm system like we do or conventional farming system, tilling and planting. You can grow with or without raised beds. You can choose to cover crop or not. You can choose to grow organically or conventionally. […]
Well the results of the this years garlic harvest were pretty much what we expected. The yield was down a bit from the previous year but considering the unusual weather conditions, we experienced a rapid temperature drop with damaging winds in March and then the heat dome of 42 C for 5 days just as […]
This Atmospheric River at Great Garlic is exactly why field preparation for growing garlic is so valuable. On November 15th and 16th 2021 we experienced an exceptional weather event. Here in Greendale BC we are located in the Fraser valley on the lower mainland of British Columbia. We saw an unprecedented On November 15th and […]
Our family always loves this garlic bread. It is so crispy baked golden brown on the outside and creamy buttery garlic goodness inside Ingredients for Dennis’s scratch Garlic bread: 1 loaf French bread1 cup butter5 large cloves garlic Instructions: Heat the oven to 350 f. Melt the butter. Mince the garlic ( pick the Cultivar […]
This Caesar Salad is a long time 40 year family favorite recipe. Use farm fresh romaine lettuce and juicy sweet fresh garlic for the yummiest dressing ever. Makes 4 -8 servings Ingredients: 1 – 2 beads romaine lettuce1 cup parmsan cheese shredded Croutons 2 cups course bread cubes3 Tbsp melted butter3 Tbsp olive oilPinch saltFresh […]
Ok…fresh produce really has ruined me! Nothing…And I mean NOTHING ever tastes nearly as good as fresh produce straight from living soil. Here on Green Acres Family Farm we really do see the results that implementing organic farming methods and not tilling produce Healthy soil which grows great garlic ! […]
When doing our research on farming garlic, we found a few resources that were very helpful in helping us get started. Ted Jordan Meredith’s book ‘The Complete Book Of Garlic’ is the most complete resource on garlic varieties and cultivars. Ron England’s book ‘Growing Great Garlic’ is also very helpful on explaining garlic history and […]
Our farming history is brief, because well…we just began! But despite our short history, we are excited and dedicated to our belief in ethical farming, putting more back into this Earth than we take out. We purchased our little farm in August 2016. It was a great location just 1 km off HWY 1 in […]