I love being the Sunrise Gardens Asparagus Hunter. During the 6-8 week harvesting season, my days are bookended with a walk out to the asparagus patch to do the picking, as it can grow several inches in one day. At the end of the week, I sort the pickings by size, so that they can […]
Field Notes: May 29, 2014
Coming Out The asparagus surprised us last week, and we were able to bring some bunches to both the Old Strathcona and Onoway markets. I had been out to the patch on the Friday to take a look, and they were just a few centimeters long, so I was astounded when I walked back out […]
Field Notes: May 15, 2014
COMING OUT Baby Carrots and Volunteer Garlic We’re just launching the newsletter now, celebrating the kick-off of another Northern Alberta spring, but in our heated cold frame, it’s been spring for a few weeks, now, already. We first planted in there on March 3rd, and we’ve been harvesting from there since April 11th. Get Yer
