Organic Farms For Sale In Ontario

Has intermediate resistance to fusarium. This is a nice compact Genovese basil well suited for pot production and for fresh cut use in the field. Large, dark green glossy leaves on thick sturdy stems.

Flowering stems and leaves have pleasant bitter flavour when cooked, steamed or sauteed. Popular Italian appetizer served with garlic and olive oil. Sown in early spring for harvest before hot weather or in mid-to-late summer for fall harvest.

Still you'll need to guard it from marauders, deer or human, because the rich, nutty taste of the red hued leaves is irresistible. The “deer tongue” idea refers to the pointed shape of the leaves and not, we hope, to some special fondness deer may...

The flavour is pleasantly sharp and nutty and the texture is quite good for fresh salad use. The variety is described as rugged and a heavy producer perhaps befitting of its Amish heritage.

The attractive red stems and branches, red-veined green leaves are ornamental as well as tasty! 60 days. Deep-red “baby” pods make very attractive menu additions and older pods remain tender even at 20cm/8” length, and retain their red colour when...

Similar to anise basil, but the flavour and fragrance is distinctively less licorice-like. This is the true strain used in Vietnamese and Thai cooking. Essential fresh cut accompaniment to many Vietnamese dishes, including pho, a famous beef or chicken...

Leaves are thick and glossy with a hint of mustard flavour. Grows 25cm/10” in 45 days. Stalks are pure white, crisp and very tender. (Bok choy) Popular standard ingredient in many Chinese dishes like chow mein and wonton soup.

Highly resistant to common fungal diseases. Open headed romaine with gorgeous pomegranate-red leaves.

Former All-American award winner, famous for its pure dark purple foliage, but in recent years it has become about 25% green. Excellent for seasoning, and for basil vinegar which turns a beautiful red colour.

Chinese herbalists say this herb expels ‘wind' and promotes ‘eruption.' (Jing jie) Chinese herb used to treat the common cold and its symptoms, chills, sore throat, and headaches.

Impressive in borders, cottage gardens, containers, and in vegetable gardens. Leaves are delicious when young in salads, and larger leaves can be steamed, stir fried, or sauted. With a prominent display of bright crimson stalks and dark green crinkly...

The sweet and mild flavour is reminiscent of asparagus, mushrooms, and beans. The long beans are like young string beans without the annoying string. A red-podded variation on the yardlong or asparagus bean.

With deep salmon coloured flesh that is thick, firm with a sweet, intense flavour Good for short season gardeners. Produces firm, round fruit weighing 1-2kg/3-4 lbs.

Besides using the leaves, try the pretty purple flowers, separated into florets, in salads for colour and flavour. Regular onion chives.

Some think this is the melon that used to be shipped years ago from Bermuda to some Southern states around Christmas time. Some disease and drought tolerance. A rare family heirloom from Georgia with white seeds and yellow flesh of excellent flavour.

Freezes well, retaining the full, sweet flavour and colour. Sets double pods, very productive vines over a long period of time. Light green, smooth edible pods 10cm/4” long by 2cm/3/4”diameter with a mild flavour good for eating raw, in stir fries...

Attractive, bright golden-orange roots, are best eaten when small, but retain their sweet flavour and do not become fibrous when larger. Tops are used as cooked greens. Excellent pickled, in salads, gourmet borscht or grilled.

Harvest when young and tender. Repeat sowings for a continuous crop. Sharp-flavoured curly leaves are excellent in salads and sandwiches or cooked.

Ripens to a fiery golden-orange. Standard variety.

They are most tender when just 5-8cm (2-3") across. The flavour is pleasantly nutty. They also make a most decorative container at the dinner table for other foods when scooped out.

(Strawberry popcorn) This little mahogany-red corn is so cute! Just 5-7cm/2-3" long, the ears actually look like strawberries. They are gorgeous for fall decorations, and of course they are great for popping.

Uniform, erect habit. Leaves are medium large to large with dark green colour. Fast growing Genovese type suited for year round pot production.

And it may be resistant to downy mildew according to one report. For flavour and for colour. The leaves can be used like any other sweet basil, but you can also pick the red flower bracts and sprinkle them over salads, egg dishes, soup, etc.

It makes delicious tortillas, sweet and nutty, as well as cornbread, corn chips and pancake mixes. The beautiful dark blue kernels are ground and made into a traditional paper-thin piki bread and a dense cake called qomi.

Bright green, deeply cut and finely divided leaves. Standard curled variety.