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Genovese Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) is also known as Sweet Basil and originally comes from Genoa, Savona and Imperia. It is the preferred basil in cooking pesto (from the word pestâ which literally means to crush) and Genoese sauce is a mix of pestâ basil, olive oil, parmesan & sardinian pecorino cheese, pine nuts, salt and garlic. The people of Italy have been using this basil since the 16^th century.

We really love this easy to grow basil in our garden.  A lot tougher than Genovese basil, it is a taller plant with more leaves and flowers, and what we find less maintenance.  It really stuck out as a great fine herb to have and we use it in our pesto making.  A wonderful herb that will give you a whole whack of seed if you let a couple of flower heads follow their natural full cycle. Original seeds William Dam, ON.

Sacred Basil is one of our farm favorites.  We use it in our herbal medicine chest for it’s calming effects.  Most importantly, I love using it as my ground cover / green manure as it takes up a whole bed and outperforms the weeds.

The Early Tall Top Wonder beet is a short season compact sweet beet that will not disappoint.  Easy to grow, delicious as a root as well as a leafy green this little root is filled to the brim with minerals and vitamins.

The beet finds its origins from Southern Europe and Babylon and has gone in and out of popularity throughout the ages.  Present day, 20% of the sugars produced in the world come from beets, and most of that is produced in Poland.

Bok choy has been cultivated for centuries in China. It has played as vital role in cuisines as well as traditional Chinese medicine.  We love this delicious plant as it is able to grow in many of our varying weather conditions.

This Italian heirloom (1890) broccoli is ideal for our short growing season as it can give you heads to harvest in 50 days and many more pop up off the stem of the plant throughout the season

Beautiful yellow flowers that were such a sight to see on our farm.  We loved how they stood out from the rest and put a smile on our face.  Easy to produce and really good for your body and soil health, it was a no brainer for us to offer this seed to you, our beloved customers.

This beautiful medicinal plant is not only good for human health but also for the incredibly micro-biological health of the soil.  It attracts pollinators, and easily reseeds itself every year.  We love using it teas (mixed with sage) or to help clean out infected cuts (soaking your finger or cut in a cooled down calendula tea).

This beautiful medicinal plant is not only good for human health but also for the health of the soil.  It attracts pollinators, and easily reseeds itself every year.  We love using it teas (mixed with sage) or to help clean out infected cuts (soaking your finger or cut in a cooled down calendula tea).

An Abenaki ground cherry variety from Vermont from Fred Wiseman’s project – Seeds of Renewal.

They are small bright yellow fruits, almost orange, which hide in an “envelope” whose texture looks a bit like paper. The physalis are part of the same family as the tomatoes.   Ground cherries have a very fine and delicate taste, sweet and at the same time tart.

Grown on the farm, this incredibly fast growing vining plant produces copious amounts of dark purple delicious fruit that are eaten raw or cooked for jams and pies.

An Abenaki ground cherry variety from Vermont from Fred Wiseman’s project – Seeds of Renewal.

They are small bright yellow fruits, almost orange, which hide in an “envelope” whose texture looks a bit like paper. The physalis are part of the same family as the tomatoes.   Ground cherries have a very fine and delicate taste, sweet and at the same time tart.

A deep blue and grey kale that has its origins in Italy 1800s.  Very easy to grow in the garden and it is both edible and ornamental.

Bright purple stems and slate green, deeply lobed foliage. Leaves are tender, smooth and very sweet compared to other kales.

These are the most interesting and versatile pumpkins we sell.  They have a delicious flesh that is nutty and bright orange/yellow.  The shell or skin of the pumpkin is almost a gourd like bowl so you can harvest the flesh and then use the bowl afterwards.  But the piece de resistance is that the seeds are naked seeds.  They can be eaten immediately because they don’t have a protective shell around the actual seed.  So yummy and a treat in the garden, you will need to stop yourself from planting it everywhere!

This seed was selected by Will Bonsall from the Scattered Seeds project and shared with Le Noyau farms.  Will has shared that the original seeds are from Macedonia, however, he is still doing research on the specific origins of the seeds.  We will keep you posted.

An heirloom cucumber from 1935 that grows up to 8″ that grows really fast and well.  This fruit is thick from one end of the cucumber to the other and therefore makes a great slicing cucumber.

Grown on the farm, this Chinese cucumber (100 BCE) was gifted to us by expert gardener, incredible chef and wild forager Louise Godin, Frelighsburg Qc. Nice thick flesh and there are not too many seeds.

This is a seed that I picked up at the OSA conference in Oregon in 2016.  I really love the colours and height of this plant.  You can see it from far far away.  It attracts bees and is really good to partner up with tall plants such as sunflowers.

This was a gift from my friend Carole Dansereau and André Forte who are ecological gardeners.  They offer activities in the local elementary school in Notre-Dame de Stanbridge.  A beautiful annual flower that is used as a green manure as well as a pollinator plant.  This plant flowers all season long so it is a great source of nectar for the bees.  The plant originally comes from the deserts of the Southwest US / Northern Mexico / Turtle Island.

A Scottish variety that came to Canada (Turtle Island) in 1842 and was planted by David Fyfe and his wife Jane Beckett in Otonabee, Peterborough Ontario.  This variety has a long history here and is very much adapted to our climate.  An ideal wheat for your northern garden.

Grown on the farm, we received this original seed from Stephen McComber (Kahnawake – Silverbear Arts)

An Heirloom pumpkin from New England also know as ‘Small Sugar’ from the 1863.  I got this from our friends at Fedco seeds, a wonderful company in Maine, where Heron Breen is in charge of many of the squash breeding project.

A new addition to our seed collection, this Sicilian zucchini is also known under the names of Sicilian squash,, Zucca da pergola, Sicilian serpent squash, Cucuzzi. 95-120 jours.

We find the Echinacea flower so beautiful and this is why we grow it.  It attracts butterflies with their big and beautiful flower and they are perennial!  Easy peasy.  The flowers, leaves and roots are medicinal but you have to wait a couple of years before harvesting the roots.  This plant is a local heirloom variety.

A great pollinator and worth having around, the echinacea will always come back!

A nice crisp yellow wax bean that has proven itself time and time again in gardens and on farmers market stands.

A great addition to the garden.  An incredibly productive string bean plant that often needs support when the plant is full of 7″ pods.   Easy to grow and adapts to many soils this bean will not disappoint the small garden or the market garden.  Introduced in 1965 by horticulturist Dr. Hoffman of the U.S. Vegetable Laboratory in South Carolina

Extremely productive climbing dry bean, this beige and deep red speckled seed is a delight in the on your plate.  Small seed that is very tasty and versatile for the recipes in the kitchen that will not disappoint any gardener willing to try a new bean in their garden.  Seeds given to me by Stephen McComber Mohawk Seed saver from Kahnawake.

Growing to 6 feet/2 metres this pole bean is a dependable producer of large, heavy, round, deep red beans that look like a ripe cranberry and have a rich full-bodied flavour.    They go really well in baked beans and are a staple in Maine baked bean recipes.  This is a disputed bean as many Indigenous communities claim it to be originally from their villages.  I received this bean from Fred Wiseman, Abenaki from Vermont and so rightfully named it Vermont Abenaki Cranberry bean.

Grown on the farm, this Acadian heirloom is very productive and easy to grow. The seeds were shared to us by Janice Brant from the village of Tyendenaga and the Kenhteke Seed Sanctuary 

The story is that these beans were found in the gullet of a downed Canadian goose.  Who found that and how they got in their gullet is another story.

These cute, almost lima shaped beans need a trellis to grow or they will crawl all over the ground.  The pods are large with 5-6 beans inside.  They take the whole season to grow but will provide you with an abundance of seeds when fully grown.  Abenaki heritage bean from Vermont, this bean is perfectly suited for Quebec as long as you get it in the ground in early May.

A lovely, spotted red baking bean, “King” ripens early and then expands to several times its original size when soaked. Often used in chili, refried beans, baked beans, soups and salads.     Like a Jacob’s cattle bean.

A perfect extra long stringless filet. Dark green bush bean averages a very straight 7”. Slender, firm texture with excellent flavour. Beans hold well on plants. High yields.

Originally from Chile and Argentina this bean produced really well in Southern Quebec.  Rich tasting and about the size of a kidney bean, they are such a beauty to look at.

A new and neat addition to any garden, try growing your own peanuts to spread on your toast!

This is a very productive, sweet and easy to grow climbing bean.   It will need a trellis or something to grow on, as it loves to climb.  At home, we love to eat this bean in salads and as a flour substitute for brownies and other treats.

A very productive vine that reached the top of my 6′ trellis and fell over the other side as well.  A French heirloom that are delicious in Cassoulet meals – slow cooked meals.

When cooked, this beautiful and versatile bean plumps and has a smooth, almost creamy texture. High in protein, complex carbohydrates, and dietary fiber, yellow eye beans are also an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, particularly Vitamin A and iron.

The story behind this lettuce is that it originates with the mennonites from the Eastern parts of the US, in Pennsylvania.  It also goes by the name of Golden spotted because of how deeply rich its almost maroon spots are on the leaves.

The original seeds are from Fedco Seeds, Maine.

Antares Oak Leaf Lettuce is very mild and has quite green and pink leaves that are beautiful in the garden.  A slow bolting lettuce, the Antares is even compact during July.  This variety was developed by Frank Morton by crossing Salad bowl and Rouge d’Hiver lettuce.

Grown on the farm, this seed came to us from Seeds of Diversity’s 2020 grow out trials. A French heirloom (1800), it grows well is cold weather conditions. www.seeds.ca

This beautiful almost 90% red/maroon lettuce is truly a spectacular gem in the garden.  Pointed leaves resembling the ears of a deer, this lettuce does not disappoint.  I was surprised at how sweet and tender the leaves stay even when it has been growing in the garden for a while.

Slow to bolt and gorgeous in a salad, you will want to try out this amazing nutty flavoured lettuce in your garden!

Grown on the farm, this French heirloom grows well is cold weather conditions and produces large heads with many frizzy leaves

This Russian Heirloom lettuce has been said to originate from the Volga River in the town of Samara.  A delicious well rounded head of lettuce, the leaves are green with pink hues.  The lettuce seems to be able to tolerate a little bit of heat and takes a little bit longer to bolt than other varieties of lettuce we have had in the garden.

Yellow dwarf popcorn that is easy to produce.  The original seed is supposed to historically be Abenaki.  This variety was improved upon by professor E. Meader at the University of New Hampshire.

Grown on the farm, this indigenous perennial flower was waiting for us when we arrived at the farm in Stanbridge East, Quebec.  It is one of the most perfect wildflowers that comes up mid sesason and generously shares it’s pollen with the bees who are searching it out.

Grown on the farm, we love the fiery colours of this very easy to grow perennial flower.  The plant was originally named after the famous French botanist from the 18th century named Gaillard de Charentonneau.

This flower makes is perfect for cutting and adding to your favorite bouquet as it fills in space with a pompom style shape of flower.  We love the fact that they flower in the later part of the season and keep their colour and vibrancy until the end of the season.  A great addition to our garden.

We love how this incredibly delicate purple and white flower turns into this geometric force of a sphere and stays that shape until you remove the seeds.  This makes the Scabiosa flower perfect for dry cut bouquets and a stand out in your garden.

Pollinators love this plant.  The flowers can bloom twice in one season – at the beginning and at the end.

Pollinators love this plant.  The flowers can bloom twice in one season – at the beginning and at the end.

Grown on the farm, this is probably our most used pollinator plant in the garden. A must in our herbal apothecary, it calms a nervous immune system. Perennial plant, so choose its spot in the garden wisely.

Moon and stars shined  this summer in our garden.  Big juicy watermelons, with thin skin and alot of fruit!  My biggest melon was 28lbs and my smallest was 20lbs.  The originally seed comes from the Peter Henderson seed company of New York in 1926.   Gardeners stopped growing it for decades and it was reintroduced in 1981 by Merle Van Doren of Macon, Missouri. Merle shared it with the seed savers exchange .

My good friend Janice Brant from Tyendenaga shared the original seeds with me.

In 2019 I was happy to visit the Kenhteke seed sanctuary in Tyendenaga, and Janice shared alot of seed knowledge and stories.  Nia:wen Kowa Janice.

A delicious bitter mustard green that has its origins in Japan.  A common ingredient in Asian cooking, Mizuna is finally getting its day in the sun by making its way onto many plates in various recipes.

A white turnip that is easy to grow and has a great light taste.  A real gem to produce on our farm, and so easy to harvest the seeds.  The root vegetable is an heirloom from either India or Europe, this is the current debate.  It is part of the brassica family.

We love making fries with this vegetable.  Don’t cook it too long or they get too soft!

Originally from South America, this plant is a gem to have in the garden as it releases its incredible smell all afternoon and into dusk.  The flowers attract moths and this is how pollinisation happens.  Very easy to grow and a beautiful addition to your garden.

Known for it’s intoxicating alcohol it is extremely potent on both your liver and garden!

It is a plant that helps to keep away certain parasites and my friend Patrice Fortier from La Société des plantes told me to put it at the end of my seed beds to support my plants.

Grown on the farm, we love this incredible bi-annual pollinator and so do our cats.  A very productive medicinal plant, you will want to put it in an area where it can reseed itself so that you will always have one growing.

Grown on the farm, epazote is an heirloom herb from mexico, used in many traditional dishes, as well as an herbal tea.  We especially use it when we are cooking our beans in chili as it gives them a unique flavour that we thought we could only find in Mexico.

This Mexican heirloom plant has its origins as long as 70,000 years ago, and sports beautiful yellow bell shaped flowers.  Indigenous Mayans used to eat the roots and leaves and this plant is still being used in natural herbal medicinal practices.  This bi-annual is hardy and will reseed itself continually.  It loves to grow in fields and abandoned spaces.

These seeds came from my dear mother in-law Ginette Pélissier who took it from her mothers Clémence Chouinard’s garden years before.  I was gifted the very same plant when she sold her house and no longer could care for the plant.  It has been a very generous plant that seems to grow really well in full sun as well as half shade.  The flower has its history steeped in religion and the Middle East.

Parsley is rich in vitamins and minerals. Mature plants that reach 6-8’’ have more vitamin C than an orange. The taste is rich and robust and keeps its flavor during cooking. We love it in Putanesca pasta.

Parsley is a biannual plant that is very rustic and can be harvested all year round if it is properly protected from the elements. Parsley prefers rich fertile soil that is well drained and humid and can be placed in full or half-sun.

They are considered one of the oldest crops and have provided humans with nutrition and sustenance since before civilization as we know it. The wider opinion is that they were originally from Central Asia or the Middle East.

A really cute mini hot pepper that ranges in the 1000 scoville taste it is a sweet little addition to your meals.  Easy to grow and does well in a pot, this Brazilian pepper is also known as the Little Beak pepper.

A little compact hot pepper (15,000 scoville) plant that gives at least 20-30 fruits.    This plant was really easy to grow and has the greatest name, as it makes me think of Johnny Cash.

Fin de Gourmet pea has been shared with Le Noyau from the Scattered Seeds project that is run by Will Bonsall in Maine.  A thin and sweet pea!

Produced on the farm, this pea comes to us from Will Bonsall in Franklin, Maine and the Scattered Seeds project that he runs.  There is very little information on this pea and we are working on researching more and more clarity on the roots of this plant.

This pea is a very versatile pea.  High in protein and low in calories, you will find that you can use the maple pea in multiple situations from animal feed to delicious soups, stews, salads and rice dishes.

It is a pea that is more known in the middle east and is used in fruit salads there.  The origins of this pea are said to be from Lancashire England.

Grown on the farm, this new and adapted variety from the University of New Mexico is from the heirloom hot pepper 6-4 and is very very productive. It is a hot pepper with a sweet twist to it. We got the original seeds from Stephen McComber, seed grower from Kahnawake (Silverbear Arts).

A delicious sweet frying.  The seeds come from Mr. Jimmy Nardello who got them from his mother.  She has brought them with her when she immigrated from the Basilica region in Southern Italy.

We feel so lucky to finally have discovered what the difference between a frying pepper and a sweet pepper is.  Such an incredibly rich taste and a must try for anyone wanting to deepen their Italian cuisine experience.

Black radish is one of the staples in our home over the winter.  It grows super fast without much hassle and stores for a very long time in our fridge.  No need for some fancy cold storage space to keep these.  We love to grate the root vegetable and mix it with other roots and lettuces to keep us nice and healthy throughout the winter months.  We feel good about it being a local veg in the month of April.

Good for digestion and helps to cleanse the liver, the black radish grows to about 5″ round and fits perfectly into your veg drawer in the fridge.  We love to just cast the seeds out, water away and watch them grow with very little maintenance.  Great for kids gardens as they don’t need to work too hard to get a crop out of it.

A really easy radish the grow.  Don’t be discouraged by it’s tiny size, it packs a punch.  This delicious red and white radish is good in salads, we love to grate the root vegetable and mix it with other roots and lettuces to keep us nice and healthy throughout the winter months.

Great for kids gardens as they don’t need to work too hard to get a crop out of it.

This rutabaga is renowned for its flavour and texture, smooth and easy to cook with.  It goes well in casseroles, soups and as a side dish, mashed!  The origins of this root vegetable are not quite clear.  It seems that is may be a natural hybrid between the wild cabbage and the wild turnip in Northern Europe.  It likes cold climates so the running theory is that it is from Sweden or the Scandinavian regions.

The flavor of rapini is nutty, bitter, and pungent. Grown on the farm, this Italian brocolini heirloom is so easy to grow and eat. The mildly bitter taste goes really well with olive oil, onions, garlic and a splash of lemon!

This heirloom, All-America Selections winner is a cuke for all seasons. Pick when 8″ long for top flavor.

This Russian heirloom beefsteak tomato is one of the most delicious tomatoes we grew this year.  It is from the black tomato family and probably one of the best black tomato we grow.

It grew with very little water and produced a ridiculous amount of fruit that is set on a determinate plant.

A full rich tasting tomato, you are not going to be disappointed.

Grown on the farm, this yellow apricot tomate truly holds the taste of the heirloom tomatoes.  Big and delicious, you will  have so much tomato you can share with all your neighbors.  Originally from the Netherlands this tomato can get up to 250-400g.

These cute little 1.5″ cherry tomatoes are a joy to have in the garden.  They produce a ridiculous abundance of fruit and that you have to add a trellis to or they will take over your garden.  This is a variety was developed by Vince Sapp in Florida

These tomatoes are both juicy and prolific. The sweet flavor of the tiny (1.5″) round fruits is considered by some to be the best flavor of medium-sized cherry tomatoes. Great for just popping in the mouth or for salads.

Prolific and juicy beefsteak tomato.  This compact fruit looks more like a slicing tomato than a beefsteak tomato.  Originally from the Ukraine.  The story behind this tomato is that it comes from the Garden of Mikhailovich Maslov who gave the name Cosmonaut Volkov after his astronaut friend Vladislav Volkov who died as he was in re-entry to earth on his first trip from the earth station in orbit.  Now that is true friendship.

There are 2 stories that are surrounding this tomato.

It is said that William Estler from Barboursville, West Virginia first developed this variety by crossing and stabilizing 6 different varieties of tomatoes.  He then grew out the tomatoes, sold 6000 of them at 1$ a pop and was able to pay the mortgage on his greenhouse in the 1920s.

The second story is that in 1940, M.C. Byles of Logan West Virginia registers the ‘Radiator Charlie Mortgage Lifter tomato.’  This is another strain from the same family as the original Mortgage Lifter tomato.

Early Annie tomatoes are great producing plants that come up earlier than most other tomatoes during the summer and they seem to be one of our customer favorites.

A very cute heart shaped tomato, this plant produces very steady and constantly throughout the season.  It is at risk of extinction and is a Quebec heirloom variety.  Good to harvest as they mature and firm.

Delicious small sized velvety pink tomato that is easy to grow and very tasty.  We think this they could be prepared as a stuffing tomato as the cavity on the inside is very hollow with very little flesh.

These tomatoes are both juicy and prolific.   The sweet and soft flavor.  A very early setting fruit, we were surprised by how firm and velvety this tomato stayed even after harvesting.  Does not get pasty.

Really prolific cherry tomato plant that kept on giving many many tomatoes.  A lot of multi-layered flowers.   A German heirloom that came to the U.S. in 1850 and landed in Pennsylvania.

This is an heirloom tomato from Italy.  A long roma tomato that is squared on the sides, it is bursting with flavour.  It is a really good tomato to use in canning and sauces.

It is said that this tomato was  gifted to the king Umberto I di Savoia, king of Italie when he was visiting Naples Italy in 1878.

This is tomato is also known as the “Fiascone” tomato and is said to be the ancestor to the San Marzano tomato that is so well known for it’s flavour.

This is an heirloom tomato from Italy.  A long roma tomato that is squared on the sides, it is bursting with flavour.  It is a really good tomato to use in canning and sauces.

It is said that this tomato was  gifted to the king Umberto I di Savoia, king of Italie when he was visiting Naples Italy in 1878.

This is tomato is also known as the “Fiascone” tomato and is said to be the ancestor to the San Marzano tomato that is so well known for it’s flavour.

This variety was developed by Brad Gates from Wild Boar farms.  It was a real beauty in the garden as it stuck out with its green, apricot and yellow colours.

It is a sweet, savory and mildly acidic tomato that allows it to be versatile a variety of dishes from sauces to salads.  Kids love them too!

These Lebanese za’atar seeds were gifted to me by Owen Bridge from Annapolis seeds in Nova Scotia and they grew very well here in Stanbridge East.  This plant was gifted to Owen from his good friend Niki Jabboour.  This plant botanically ressembles summer savory.  We have been drinking it in a tea over the winter season to keep our bodies strong.  Almost tastes like a mix between oregano and hyssop.

Za’atar is a mix of a variety of herbs and spices used in Middle Eastern cooking, often on breads and pizzas.