My mother is a farmer.
OK, that sounds super badass, buuuut I'm lying. She's a retired editor and professor turned gardening nut. She slowly vamped her big backyard into a garden, then into her main food source and finally into an urban farm with its bounty available at a farmers' market in Cobourg, ON.
What do you buy a farmer at Christmas? Farming things. Duh. After you buy the usual pair of earrings and funky reading glasses, the only thing left for this lady is gardening goods. We know she had her heart set on a seeder, so we popped into Lee Valley to get her a gift card. If I ever start gardening, or need some fancy hardwares for my house, I know I will be returning to this sleek outdoorsy mecca.