The summer is in full bloom and we are blessed with great abundance! We planted lots of celery, fennel, onions, potatoes, peas, romaine and squash this year. We hoped to have enough saskatoons to offer a U-pick this year. However, the birds are picking them as they ripen and the crop is not looking promising. […]
Field Notes: August 14, 2014
Well, that’s it for another Edmonton Folk Music Festival! Only another 49 weeks until we start setting it all up again, and we’re already looking forward to it. We’ll be heading in later this week to help with tear down – all of the infrastructure that was set up now has to be packed away […]
Field Notes: July 3, 2014
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 […]
Field Notes: June 5, 2014
Coming Out As the days get longer, we’re gradually transitioning our harvest from the cold frame to the outdoor crops. This week, we’ll be bringing more of our succulent and sweet carrots in to both markets. They sure have been a hot seller, flying off our table at both Old Strathcona and Onoway markets. We […]
