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Welcome to Chi Garden (蕺菜园)
Food as Medicine, Farm as Livelihood.
Chi Garden's
Chi Garden Ecological Farm & Fermentation Kitchen
We are a small, BIPOC-owned local farm business located at Just Food Community Farm - 2391 Pepin Ct. 2024 is our 10th growing season. We are certified organic by Eco-cert. At Chi Garden, we first take care of soil by practicing regenerative, no-till nature farming. Healthy soil food web takes care of vegetables, which are nutrient-dense and contain many healing elements. Food is medicine. We produce a diverse salad mix with 20 vegetables, herbs and wild edibles from the global east and west every year, from May to November. We passionately preserve our harvest, primarily through lacto-fermentation. We have over 20 ‘cultured pickle’ products for sale year-round. As new immigrants, we are constantly learning and re-learning many traditional techniques from First Nation communities, East Asian traditions, and fellow growers. We consciously reduce outside input and carbon footprint in our garden and when we sell our products. Through cultivating diversity, we envision our garden to become a space for community conversations around connected traditions and a shared future. Find us at Main Street Farmers Market on Saturdays and Just Food Farm Stand on Sundays during the growing season from May to October. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @chigarden2015.
Market season is here – Chi Garden will be at Two Markets This Weekend – Come Say Hi!�
🌱🌱 We’re in the heart of seedling season — and this is the best time to plant. We’re bringing strong, organically grown seedlings selected for flavour, resilience, and cultural heritage. Think: bitter melon, waxy corn, Chinese yam, yard-long beans, and more.
We’ll also have our full selection of small-batch pantry favourites:�
🫖🫖 Herbal teas – mint, perilla, nettle, dandelion “coffee”, digestive blend�
🌶️🌶️ Kimchi, hot sauce & fermented goodies�
🥢🥢 Umami sauces & mushroom oil
If you’ve been meaning to stop by — this is the weekend.
📍 Saturday, May 18�9am–2pm at Main Street Farmers’ Market�185 Main Street, Ottawa�ottawafarmersmarket.ca/main-market
📍 Sunday, May 19�9am–3pm at Orléans Blooms Festival�250 Centrum Blvd, Orléans�kincluboforleans.ca/orleans-blooms
Rain or shine (unless thunder).�See you at the market 🌱
#ChiGarden #OttawaMarkets #OrganicSeedlings #EastAsianHeritage #FoodAsMedicine #FermentationLove #FirstMarketOfTheYear #OrleansBlooms
Market season is here – Chi Garden will be at Two Markets This Weekend – Come Say Hi!�
🌱🌱 We’re in the heart of seedling season — and this is the best time to plant. We’re bringing strong, organically grown seedlings selected for flavour, resilience, and cultural heritage. Think: bitter melon, waxy corn, Chinese yam, yard-long beans, and more.
We’ll also have our full selection of small-batch pantry favourites:�
🫖🫖 Herbal teas – mint, perilla, nettle, dandelion “coffee”, digestive blend�
🌶️🌶️ Kimchi, hot sauce & fermented goodies�
🥢🥢 Umami sauces & mushroom oil
If you’ve been meaning to stop by — this is the weekend.
📍 Saturday, May 18�9am–2pm at Main Street Farmers’ Market�185 Main Street, Ottawa�ottawafarmersmarket.ca/main-market
📍 Sunday, May 19�9am–3pm at Orléans Blooms Festival�250 Centrum Blvd, Orléans�kincluboforleans.ca/orleans-blooms
Rain or shine (unless thunder).�See you at the market 🌱
#ChiGarden #OttawaMarkets #OrganicSeedlings #EastAsianHeritage #FoodAsMedicine #FermentationLove #FirstMarketOfTheYear #OrleansBlooms
Seedlings are here. Saturday is the big day. See you at Just Food Community Farm from 10-1pm. Check out some of our offerings here https://justfoodfarmstand.com/product-category/chi-garden/.
Seedlings are here. Saturday is the big day. See you at Just Food Community Farm from 10-1pm. Check out some of our offerings here https://justfoodfarmstand.com/product-category/chi-garden/.
🌿 Chi Garden at Seedling Saturday! 🌿
📍 Just Food Community Farm
🗓️ Saturday, May 10, 10 AM – 1 PM
We’re bringing over 25 kinds of heirloom and East Asian specialty seedlings to this spring’s most exciting garden market! 🌱 Whether you’re a new gardener or a lifelong grower, you’ll find something special:
🥒 Bitter Melon, Perilla, Molokhia
🌽 Asian Three Sisters: Heritage Corn, Squash & Beans
🌿 Medicinal herbs, leafy greens, climbing vines, rare roots and trees
🌸 All organically grown, open-pollinated, and adapted to Ottawa’s climate
Chi Garden is rooted in community, flavour, and resilience. Many of our seedlings come from years of seed saving and growing out plants that thrive in our region.
👉 Come early to get your favourites!
🛍️ We’ll also have fresh eggs, kimchi, teas, fermented goods, and other beloved Chi Garden treats.
📸 Stay tuned—we’ll be posting highlights from each plant collection this week!
#SeedlingSaturday #ChiGardenOttawa #OttawaGardens #HeirloomSeedlings #GrowYourOwn #FoodAsMedicine #AsianHeritageCrops
🌿 Chi Garden at Seedling Saturday! 🌿
📍 Just Food Community Farm
🗓️ Saturday, May 10, 10 AM – 1 PM
We’re bringing over 25 kinds of heirloom and East Asian specialty seedlings to this spring’s most exciting garden market! 🌱 Whether you’re a new gardener or a lifelong grower, you’ll find something special:
🥒 Bitter Melon, Perilla, Molokhia
🌽 Asian Three Sisters: Heritage Corn, Squash & Beans
🌿 Medicinal herbs, leafy greens, climbing vines, rare roots and trees
🌸 All organically grown, open-pollinated, and adapted to Ottawa’s climate
Chi Garden is rooted in community, flavour, and resilience. Many of our seedlings come from years of seed saving and growing out plants that thrive in our region.
👉 Come early to get your favourites!
🛍️ We’ll also have fresh eggs, kimchi, teas, fermented goods, and other beloved Chi Garden treats.
📸 Stay tuned—we’ll be posting highlights from each plant collection this week!
#SeedlingSaturday #ChiGardenOttawa #OttawaGardens #HeirloomSeedlings #GrowYourOwn #FoodAsMedicine #AsianHeritageCrops
New layers. New eggs. Thank you!! 🥚🐣🐥🐤🐓🐔🥚🥚🥚
It is that time of the year! Seeing young seedlings shoot up and grow never get old! We will be at Seedling Saturday on May 10th and Main Market on May 17th to offer many of these locally adapted varieties.
It is that time of the year! Seeing young seedlings shoot up and grow never get old! We will be at Seedling Saturday on May 10th and Main Market on May 17th to offer many of these locally adapted varieties.
Making bird feeder houses with fellow farmers. Fingers crossed that they are considered hospitable by them wrens and beautiful lil birdies!
Making bird feeder houses with fellow farmers. Fingers crossed that they are considered hospitable by them wrens and beautiful lil birdies!
Food, Farming & Resilience: Chinese Canadian Agriculture 🌾
📅 Thursday, March 6
⏰ 4PM PT | 5PM MT | 6PM CT | 7PM ET | 8PM AT
📍 Online Event | Free Registration
🎬 Earth to Mouth: A Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Join the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Chinese Canadian Agricultural Development Council (CCADC) for a special screening and discussion of Earth to Mouth, a powerful documentary about Chinese Canadian farmers and migrant laborers in Canada’s food system.
🌏 Explore the untold history of Chinese Canadian agriculture and how farming has shaped resilience, identity, and community in Canada.
Sun Shan looks forward be participating in this discussion.
🔗 To Register: https://nfu.ca/event/earth-to-mouth-a-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-of-chinese-canadian-agriculture-history/
Food, Farming & Resilience: Chinese Canadian Agriculture 🌾
📅 Thursday, March 6
⏰ 4PM PT | 5PM MT | 6PM CT | 7PM ET | 8PM AT
📍 Online Event | Free Registration
🎬 Earth to Mouth: A Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Join the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Chinese Canadian Agricultural Development Council (CCADC) for a special screening and discussion of Earth to Mouth, a powerful documentary about Chinese Canadian farmers and migrant laborers in Canada’s food system.
🌏 Explore the untold history of Chinese Canadian agriculture and how farming has shaped resilience, identity, and community in Canada.
Sun Shan looks forward be participating in this discussion.
🔗 To Register: https://nfu.ca/event/earth-to-mouth-a-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-of-chinese-canadian-agriculture-history/
This weekend! December 7-8, from 11am-2pm. We will be part of Holiday Market at @justfoodfarmstand @justfoodottawa. ADDRESS 2391 Pepin Ct. Free parking, accessible and beautiful Big Red Barn. We have lots of products: kimchi and krauts, sunroot (jerusalem artichoke) - fresh, pickled and soup. Yunnan-style mushroom oil. Saag green curry. Perilla syrup. Herbal tea mix. Spicy natto soy nut ferment. Organic. Local. Cultured. Be sure to stop by the cozy barn kitchen to taste hot drinks, soup, pies and much more.
Big shout out to @bountifulbeaver Bountiful Beaver for their fabulous social media posts and generous community spirit!
This weekend! December 7-8, from 11am-2pm. We will be part of Holiday Market at @justfoodfarmstand @justfoodottawa. ADDRESS 2391 Pepin Ct. Free parking, accessible and beautiful Big Red Barn. We have lots of products: kimchi and krauts, sunroot (jerusalem artichoke) - fresh, pickled and soup. Yunnan-style mushroom oil. Saag green curry. Perilla syrup. Herbal tea mix. Spicy natto soy nut ferment. Organic. Local. Cultured. Be sure to stop by the cozy barn kitchen to taste hot drinks, soup, pies and much more.
Big shout out to @bountifulbeaver Bountiful Beaver for their fabulous social media posts and generous community spirit!
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As a Ecological Farm and Fermentation Kitchen, we first take care of soil, by practicing regenerative, no till, nature farming. Healthy soil food web takes care of vegetables, so that they are nutrient-dense and contain loads of healing elements.
"FOOD IS MEDICINE"
- Sun' Shan & Li' Bo
Chi Garden Ecological Farm & Fermentation Kitchen
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+1 613 922 0513
Chigarden@Chigarden2015.com
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2391 Pepin Ct. Ottawa, ON, Canada