Backyard Harvest

05/29/2026

We’re finally coming to Locke St this Saturday and thereafter! We’ll have Tender Salad Mix, Tons of Arugula, Green Onions, Green Garlic, Rhubarb, Radishes, Spearmint, Oregano, Lovage, Thyme and Chives!!! Can’t wait to be back and see you all! -Russ

05/25/2026

The garlic is looking excellent!!

05/15/2026

Tomato, Rosemary, Broccoli, Parsley, Red Currant and Raspberry plants still available. We’ll also have: Lilac Bouquets, Black Scabiosa, Dyer’s Coreopsis, Epazote and RECORDS!!!

05/12/2026

Tomatoes, Parsley, Chard, Broccoli, Tuscan Kale, Raspberry and Currant plants!

TUESDAY MAY 12, 3-6pm
SATURDAY MAY 16, 9-1
TUESDAY MAY 19, 3-6pm
83 PEARL STREET NORTH

Pre-order: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SPz1EHpTu9DCnPpDSOwN53rqz9Dzk4K-wMXMByR2GTA/edit?usp=drivesdk

Or just show up for à la carte Sales!

05/06/2026

Rhubarb coming up great!!!

05/05/2026

Only Good Smells Here!

Hi folks! It’s your urban farmer Russ Ohrt here with Backyard Harvest. We are spreading compost in one of our backyards on Florence St right now.

We just had a neighbour stop and complain about the smell of the compost. But this compost does not smell poorly. In fact, it smells like a forest floor.

I just heard from a friend that the whole city is smelling like this. What they are smelling is industrially handled (improperly rotted) manure being spread somewhere. Industrial animal farming puts animals on grated metal floors so that all the p**p and urine can be collected in pits. In this anaerobic (no air) environment, the material putrefies rather than rots. When it is spread, the terrible smell travels for miles on the wind.

Backyard Harvest uses only compost collected from animals bedded on straw or wood chips and is then stacked above ground to rot and be in contact with air for years. The farmer turns the pile occasionally to ensure the whole pile rots properly.

I hope this clears the air! 😉

05/04/2026

05/04/2026

Lots of varieties available!! Email us your order and pickup date. Get verification. Send payment and you’re good to go! Grown organically in our urban greenhouse in Strathcona.
HERE’S THE LINK:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SPz1EHpTu9DCnPpDSOwN53rqz9Dzk4K-wMXMByR2GTA/edit?usp=drivesdk

05/02/2026

Well folks, it’s BACK! Thanks to a kind neighbour who found it in the bushes somewhere and let me know, I went and retrieved it. It’s spray painted gold, missing the seat, post, lock mechanism and lights but other than that, seems sound! Thanks for all your concern and sharing!!!

04/17/2026

Hamilton folks! Please be on the Lookout!

Our Bakfiets Cargo Bike was stolen out of our backyard. It was locked. Please share with your networks!
We use it for our business and it is very useful to us.