We are very busy on all fronts at the farm, and are pushing to get everything in the ground and growing happily. We have magnificent baby carrots from the greenhouse coming to market for several more weeks. The beautiful asparagus is being picked by Kate ‘the Asparagirl’ daily and we will have it at market […]
Our two greenhouses are at capacity and are full of activity, April 22 was the first week we brought fresh radishes to Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market. We have radishes, carrots and beets growing in one greenhouse. While our new greenhouse, cleverly called greenhouse #2, is growing a host of greens for our salad mix. […]
When we celebrated the returning of the light with our Winter Solstice party, these little beauties were a huge hit with the staff and friends of the farm who came for the bonfire. Can’t wait until Trish decides to make more of them… and this time, we won’t invite as many people, so there’s more […]
Things are winding down here at Sunrise Gardens. Our first ‘Harvest Sunday’ of the year is coming up this Sunday, September 7th, and we’re looking forward to finding out how many winter squash are hiding under the blanket of green leaves. Some of our big pumpkins (the ones we can see from the edges) are […]
Coming Out We’re pinching back the basil plants in the cold frame to encourage them to bush out more, and provide more leaves for harvest down the road. We’ll be bringing it the leaves that we’ve pinched off and have them available for sale at both the Old Strathcona and Onoway Farmers’ markets this weekend. […]
Coming Out We have more beautiful heads of Romaine and Pomegranate lettuce heads coming out of the field this week. If you’re looking to make a Caesar salad, make sure to pick up some garlic scapes, too, as they really add a delicious, garlicky punch. Our bed of spinach is just about finished, but we’ll […]
