Jemseg River Farm

Some more pictures from Summer 2009

Farm buildings and field being plowed.

Tractor with my grandfather's 1950 Dearborn 2 furrow plow attached

View from the tractor seat.

Fresh Certified Organic Local Produce From Our Farm

Welcome to the Jemseg River Farm Blog! We will be growing a wide array of veggies again this summer and choose the tastiest varieties we can find. Twenty years of gardening experience has provide a long list of favourite varieties like mouthwatering heirloom Pruden's Purple tomatoes , Fairy Tale eggplants, Webb's Wonderful lettuce and Costata Romanesca zucchini.

Our Produce

We sell our produce primarily through our stall at Fredericton's Boyce Farmer's market on Saturday mornings.

Contact the farmer Micheal Carr at 470-1906 or email jemsegfarmer@gmail.com

Visiting?
We are at 262 Rte 715 Jemseg.

The Farm

Jemseg River Farm is located on the Jemseg River close to where it meets the Saint John River. Along the south side of the property is the marshy Dykeman Lake, a haven for waterfowl, herons, eagles and osprey. The fields are mostly located on a plateau above the valley that afford some of the most beautiful views in the area. We are blessed with a great deal of biodiversity because we are within the Grand Lake Ecosytem and enjoy one of the most favourable microclimates in New Brunswick.

In the past, the Jemseg area and the farm were well known for the bountiful strawberry and vegetable crops. When we purchased the farm, with the exception of hay harvesting the farm fields had seen little activity over the past decade. The combination of microclimate and non-chemical history make this farm an ideal spot for organic vegetable farming.

The soils are continuously managed to improve the soil quality, incorporating organic matter and nutrients over time. Since organic matter is mostly CO2 we are stiving to attain a negative carbon footprint, that is to say we will sequester more carbon than we emit in our farming activities.

Jemseg River Farm

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