Putting the Culture back in Agriculture
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We will be holding an on farm mini market on Saturday, November 22. Please get your order in to us by Tuesday, November 18 so that we can have it packed for you and ready to pick up. Please remember that all cheques are to be be made out to “Jessica Foote”. Here’s what we… Read More about “Mini Market Saturday, November 22”
We will be holding an on farm mini market on Saturday, November 8 from 11 am until 4 pm. Please get your order in to us by Tuesday, November 4 so that we can have it packed for you and ready to pick up. Please remember that all cheques are to be be made out… Read More about “Mini Market Saturday, November 8”
As Fall starts to creep in, we start to plan ahead to the 2016 season, although in truth we have been doing that for a while! For instance, there is a section of the garden that was planted to rye last fall, which is a way of making that land more fertile, since it has… Read More about “Planning Ahead”
This week was all about new things… Seeing something new, trying something new. We’ll start with Art Shannon of Arbor North, who came out with his team of horses to log the bush at the farm. Jessica used to log with Art, so although it was not trying something new so to speak, she did… Read More about “New Things”
That’s right – the melons are coming along nicely! And although the cucumbers and summer squash would rather hot hazy days of summer (unlike our current weather conditions), we will have a few for you this week. We will also have some spinach! For the first time this season we have a reliable spinach patch… Read More about “Look What I found!”
Seems like we are on the verge of a few crops being ready! The peas are a good size, they just need to fill in a bit. The tomatoes are on the vine – just need a bit more ripening time: The corn is also getting tall enough that we had to weed it ourselves,… Read More about “Almost There…”
It’s the time of year in the garden when it seems that something new is ready everyday – which is good news for you! The green onions have come along nicely, as have the strawberries that you are currently enjoying… Sometime soon we will be harvesting the peas! And the raspberries too – with a… Read More about “Fresh and New”
There have been many happy reunions this week, what with it being our turn to host the CRAFT day, and also having the first week of CSA pick ups. We even met a few new friends at the All Natural and Go Organic Show on last Sunday. And when we got home after a long… Read More about “Hanging Out with Friends”
Lots of things have happened since our last post! Here’s an update: We’ve laid plastic to plant the peppers, eggplants, sweet potatoes, zucchini, cucumbers and squash. Then we got busy planting all those things… The garden is coming along nicely now – just in time for the first week of the CSA! We’ve also teamed… Read More about “Since our last post…”
Just a reminder that we will be having our last mini market at the farm this Saturday, May 24 from 11 am until 4 pm. This will be the last chance to pick up produce at the farm until the 2014 Summer CSA begins. We are planning to have the first CSA pick up be… Read More about “Last Call!”