Chi Garden

Chi Garden Farm-fresh vegetables,wild ferments - Kimchi and mountain dry styles, sauerkraut, mushroom oil, etc. Chi Garden's page. Chi Garden is an education farm.

Chi in Chinese or Japanese Kanji, has its origin from a common herb and much loved veg in some regions of these two countries, called dokudami or 蕺草 JICAO (Houttuynia cordata) that literally means "poison blocking plant”. We are an ecological small market garden, specialize in Asian veggies, herbs and raw fermented products such as Kimchi, mountain dry ferment, sauerkraut and chili sauce. Mushroom

oil and other oil-based preservation. We are a certified organic farm business (by Eco-cert certificate at https://shorturl.at/flGV4). We provide natural farming, fermentation, and food education sessions to groups and community centers, at our farm or client's locations. We cater veggie-forward small events. Email us to arrange. Address: Just Food Community Farm, 2391 Pepin Ct, Ottawa, K1B 4Z3. https://maps.app.goo.gl/QdXqoi5HZzfopJjN8

Find our products at Just Food Farm Stand, Main Street Farmers Market, online (store opening soon), or contact us by facebook ( ), instagram ( ) and whatsapp (6139814568).

9 am – 2 pm today we’ll be at the Main Market!🥒 Fresh harvest: beans, bitter melon, luffa, tomatoes, fuzzy gourd, sweet ...
09/13/2025

9 am – 2 pm today we’ll be at the Main Market!

🥒 Fresh harvest: beans, bitter melon, luffa, tomatoes, fuzzy gourd, sweet potato greens, and edamame.

🫙 Mushroom oil: all bottle sizes are back.

New batch of miso and perilla juice.

🌱 Tofu: a very good batch of firm and silken tofu — please bring your own containers if you have them!

And for a little garden surprise… a bunny-shaped tomato came to visit us (see photo).

Hyacinth beans are fishing the cloud, or I? Come on, stop wasting your time, or the frost will waste your seeds.
09/08/2025

Hyacinth beans are fishing the cloud, or I? Come on, stop wasting your time, or the frost will waste your seeds.

We are open :). Till 2pm today at Main Market - 185 Main.
09/06/2025

We are open :). Till 2pm today at Main Market - 185 Main.

Colourful harvest this week — Come by and taste the diversity! Main Market 9-2pm. 🍅 Heirloom Tomato - German Hillbilly, ...
09/06/2025

Colourful harvest this week — Come by and taste the diversity! Main Market 9-2pm.

🍅 Heirloom Tomato - German Hillbilly, Yellow Brandywine, Mixed Cherry. Also Tomatillo.

🫘 Siberian Beans, Sweet & Hot Peppers and many Leafy Greens: Sweet Potato Greens, Water Spinach, Amaranth (Callaloo), Malabar Spinach, Molokhia – Egyptian Spinach, Okinawa Spinach (Gynura)

🥒 Cucumber & Gourd: White Cucumber, Bitter Melon, Luffa

🧄 Black Garlic: a must try!

😋 Tofu (extra firm & soft)

🌿 Ferments & preserves: Pesto, Miso, Natto, Kimchi, saag,Mushroom Oil and more!

🍵 Tea - herbal tea and blends.

Main market from 9-2pm. See you there!

These are Burbank plums (cling stone Asian plums on myrobalan rootstock.） Perfectly ripen but not overly ripe. No blemis...
09/02/2025

These are Burbank plums (cling stone Asian plums on myrobalan rootstock.）
Perfectly ripen but not overly ripe. No blemish. Firm and smooth.
I am always astonished at how much salt it takes to make umeboshi work (and safe!) - a whopping 18%!! Purple perilla and shiso leaves will go in later, to enhance the colour and flavour. Three years ago when we planted these plum trees I had the sole purpose of making umeboshi. But the taste and the look and aroma of these plums is deeply touching, lacking of another word to describe it. Asian plums rock! Thank you to generational plum breeders, and special thank to American plum breeder Luther Burbank (1849-1926) for all the horticultural skills to allow us to enjoy them today. This cultivar was grafted onto American plum rootstock back in 1888, and we got them from silvercreek nursery near waterloo.
Will try to graft a bunch for next spring season so more people get to grow this beautiful cultivar!

Just a cool Saturday morning at the greenhouse.
08/30/2025

Just a cool Saturday morning at the greenhouse.

08/29/2025

No market for us this week – see you next time!

We are at Mainstreet Farmers Market today. We have fresh tofu, sweet miso, chilli natto and many more. We will also be a...
08/23/2025

We are at Mainstreet Farmers Market today. We have fresh tofu, sweet miso, chilli natto and many more. We will also be at Just Food Farm Stand garlic breath event tomorrow.

We’ll be at Main Street Market today (Sat 9–2pm) and the Just Food Farm Stand (Sun 11–2pm). Tofu, veggies, preserves, ne...
08/23/2025

We’ll be at Main Street Market today (Sat 9–2pm) and the Just Food Farm Stand (Sun 11–2pm). Tofu, veggies, preserves, new umeboshi plum sauce, black garlic, and much more.

08/21/2025

Black Garlic first batch is ready! Saturday Main Market. Sunday Farm Stand!

fresh tofu is back! Block and silky. Wholesome and ready for your favourite dishes. Bring containers if you so choose, f...
08/16/2025

fresh tofu is back! Block and silky. Wholesome and ready for your favourite dishes. Bring containers if you so choose, for a small discount.
Live edible/medicinal/cultural plants such as lemongrass, okra, moringa, tarragon, goji, ceremonial to***co, and more.

Fresh vegetables: malabar spinach, bitter melon, cucumber, sweet potato leaves, Siberian beans, molokhia, tomatoes, edamame, and eggplants.

See you tomorrow at the Main market 9-2pm.

So appreciative to a fellow soy crafter in Beijing for opening their workshop so I could get a holistic experience of th...
08/07/2025

So appreciative to a fellow soy crafter in Beijing for opening their workshop so I could get a holistic experience of their organic nigari tofu making process. I learned so much and feel humbled by the generosity of this fellow maker and the community spirit!

Address

2391 Pépin Court
Ottawa, ON
K1B4Z3

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 1pm

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+16139814568

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We are a small ecological farm situated on the Green Belt of Ottawa, on the JustFood Farm. We have been farming since 2015 and grow certified organic vegetables, especially salad greens. The Chi Garden produces the most diverse salad mix in the region. On average our salad mix has over 20 varieties of fresh leaves and flowers from lettuce, purple bokchoy*, beets green, arugula, asparagus lettuce green*, chrysanthemum green*, pea shoots, sedum green*, goji berry leaves*, radish green, lamb’s quarter, Vietnam coriander*, wild purslane and edible flowers from Chinese kale*, wild mustard & sweet pea, and more!

We sell and deliver locally, and have a weekly farm stand at the Just Food Farm Stand. We make fermented vegetables such as kimchi, ginger-infused garlic scape. Our farm stand also sells fresh savory crepe with greens, ferments, and mushroom oil wrapped inside!