Naturally grown fruit and veggies, Weekly CSA (Fresh Food Basket), delivery or pickup. Wild Edibles such as Fiddleheads and Chanterelle mushrooms, Homemade pickles, Jams, Jellies, and Sauces. Balsam Fir and White Pine Christmas products such as Wreaths up to 60” diameter, Sprays, Grave Blankets and Pillows, Kissing Balls, Garlands.

GEMMS is a family owned and operated farm in the St Josephs area. Veronica and family believe in farming the old fashioned way, using no chemicals and giving back to the soil.

Not a lot of time? Worried your favorites will be sold before you arrive? Visit Veronica and inquire about her “Baskets of Fresh Food”. She can have your products bagged and ready for pick up on Market Day. She also has a midweek delivery, where her “Baskets of Fresh Food” are delivered to your door or you can pick up at Easting Honey and Bread on the corner of Main Street and Hawthorne in Antigonish.

Along with the produce listed below, GEMMS also produces a unique variety of quality balsam fir products, including dried balsam sachets and pillows, plus I sell Hand dripped beeswax candles and Watkins heritage products.

Our produce includes Culinary Herbs, Spinach, Fresh Salad Greens, Salad Herbs, Swiss Chard, Potatoes, Beets, Turnip Greens, String Beans, Fava Beans, Carrots (as sweet as candy), Parsnip, Turnips, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Fiddleheads, Sprouts, Fresh or Dried Chanterelle Mushrooms, Fiddleheads, Wild Berries ( blueberries, Raspberries, cranberries, blackberries. GEMMS Products are available at the Antigonish Farmers’ Market, Bennetts Market in Antigonish, and at our Farm Gate by appointment.

Dear friends,

Farmasea is a family business founded on appropriate technology principles and a commitment to organic methods. Wildcrafting of plants and gathering stormcast seaweeds is done in a manner that respects sound stewardship and harvesting practices. Processing includes passive solar drying and/or infusion with certified organic carrier oils. We harvest crops only when the highest content of active ingredients may be expected. As members of the American Botanical Council, we do our best to stay current with the monographs as it relates to peer-reviewed methods. Throughtout our travels in the Americas, Asia and County Donegal, Ireland, we have been taken by the dedicated simplicity of health practitioners working in their communities.

Herbs have been used as health aids throughout recorded history. The basic recipe(s) for creams and salves date back to the Greek physician Galen in the second century. Indeed, until mass-produced cosmetics became widespread in the 20th century, most products were concocted at home from herbs and other natural ingredients. We have attempted to reflect these ancient traditions.

We have made every effort to ensure that the ingredients we have used in these products are from natural sources and where possible, from our organic homestead.

Seaweeds and unicellular algae are used because they are one of nature’s purifiers and draw out impurities from the skin. Removing dead cells from one’s skin cleanses and refreshes, enhancing cellular renewal. This toning effect boosts circulation. Rich in amino acids, vitamins and minerals these aquatic nutrients nurture the body as it is enveloped in this uniquely soothing formula.

Some of the applications where our salves and liniments have helped include an after shave gel, minor skin dis-orders, foot massage/reflexology and strained deep tissue and muscles.

These products have been hand crafted and packaged with care and a modest understanding of what it may take to help rejuvenate one’s skin. Please take the time to drop us a note and comment on our products.

Store in a dark, cool place to ensure maximum shelflife .There is a small chance that a particular herb may cause an allergic reaction for some, so it is best that you “try a dab” on the inside of the forearm.

Elizabeth & Brian Farmasea
1301 Meadow Green Road
R.R. #2, Heatherton
Nova Scotia, BOH 1RO