Food Waste – What Can We Do?

Food Waste Here at Pfenning’s, food waste is always a hot topic.  At every level of the food supply chain...

Bernadette Antoniou, June 30, 2021 in Food / Sustainability

The Value of Fairtrade

It's Fairtrade month and as a distributor of organic Fairtrade bananas, we explain why looking for the certification is important....

Bernadette Antoniou, May 19, 2021 in Community / News / Sustainability

Fiddleheads – A Sure Sign of Spring

After all the April showers a sure sign of spring can be seen by all the green buds peeking out...

Luke Pizzale, May 5, 2021 in Food / Sustainability

The Many Layers of Food Waste

Managing food waste is extremely important to us on the farm and today is “Food Waste” Day in Canadian Waste...

Merike Hess, October 23, 2020 in Sustainability

Buy Import, Support Local?

It’s the dead of winter in Canada, and our fields are snow-covered, cover-cropped and very quiet.  So how can buying...

Bernadette Antoniou, January 16, 2020 in Community / Farm Craft / Food / Organics / Sustainability

How to Deal With Pests Naturally – General Tips

Farmers and gardeners alike have been battling pests since there were such things as farming and gardening. Yes, pests are...

Bernadette Antoniou, June 4, 2019 in Farm Craft / Organics / Sustainability

Overwintered Spinach

For us this year, spring has been slow coming.  Here we are at the end of May and sunny days...

Bernadette Antoniou, May 31, 2019 in Farm Craft / Farm News / Sustainability

Guelph Organic Conference 2019

As always, the weekend of the Guelph Organic Conference flew by in a happy blur!  It’s a happy time of...

Bernadette Antoniou, January 29, 2019 in Community / Culture / Organics / Sustainability