Vegetables

Brassica napus. This heirloom kale has sweet, tender young leaves that work great in mid-summer salad mixes. Mature leaves can be bundled up as bunching greens. The gray-green leaves have...

Deep red, lobed, oak shaped leaves add loft and colour to salads. Centres are bright green. Very heat tolerant and slow to bolt. Tender leaves have a mild taste and...

The name means Queen of Ices and this heirloom has been a favourite for around two centuries. Crispy white hearts are wrapped in toothed, green outer leaves. Add crunch to...

Super early red sweet bell pepper bred and selected cooperatively in and for organic growing systems on organic farms across Ontario. Taste tested at market against hybrid bell peppers this...

Rare cassoulet type bean which keeps its shape, yet cooks up creamy and rich and accepts many flavors. Heirloom grown by farmers from Whidbey Island Washington for its ability to...

Deep pink, meaty slicers that rival the popular Brandywine for flavour. 1/2 kg. fruits are smooth with very little cracking for a large heirloom tomato. Indeterminate, normal leaved plants are...

Beautiful deep purple pods have a contrasting bright green interior and rich flavor. When cooked, the purple turns to green indicating they are perfectly blanched. Wonderful raw, with dip, or...

A sweet and very crunchy cream coloured cucumber with resistance to Powdery Mildew and Angular Leaf Spot. Productive plants produce oodles of 7-12cm fruits that are great for fresh snacking...

This Italian heirloom is the classic paste tomato. Fruits are long with a pointed tip and thick meaty flesh with very few seeds. Said to be the best tasting paste...

Voted one of the ten best early tomatoes by Organic Magazine. Extremely early for a full sized slicer, this slightly flattened bright red tomato comes from Sasha, who grows them...

A timeless heirloom favourite. This is the carrot to grow if your soil is on the heavy side. Bright-orange, very sweet, slightly tapered, 15-20 cm. roots have have a rounded...

Round to slightly flattened 5cm roots are brilliant magenta on the outside and white with pink streaks on the inside. These beautiful little turnips are mild, tasty and very cruchy....

Hummingbirds flock to the abundant bright red flowers that cover sturdy twining vines. Flat, green beans are delicious when picked young. Keep picked for continuous bloom. Provide strings or a...

Pale green stems form a thick base topped by oval bright green leaves. Can be used at the baby leaf stage for salads or full size for braising and stir...

We were really impressed with this long, slender, smooth skinned cucumber from Japan. 24-30 cm fruit are crisp and flavourful with no bitterness. Did I mention productive? Trellis the plants...

This Russian heirloom sets fruit even in cool weather. It produces early in the season and continues late into the fall when many other tomatoes have given up. Sturdy, plants...

A heading broccoli ready a full 2 weeks earlier than most summer varieties and once the 3-5” heads are harvested plants produce numerous  side shoots for continued harvest. Heads are...