Hey there folks! It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me, and that’s because I have been bee-zy at the farm (see what I did there) We have been harvesting our in-season veggies - Asparagus and Rhubarb and planting some delicious produce, including strawberries, tomatoes, and Swiss Chard! The highlight of my day [...]
As I began raking the straw off the berry plants in the strawberry field, a new sense of accomplishment washed over me. Hold on, I’m getting ahead of things, let's rewind a bit! In 2002, a baby girl was born in Pakistan to her parents, and they named her Amal! They all moved to [...]
CSA - Community Supported Agriculture Join us for 2023! Membership signup is now open! One of the best parts of being a member of our CSA? You get the whole picture of where your produce is coming from. By joining our (CSA)Community Supported Agriculture programs, you get to know your farmer, and know your [...]
"Bringing the fresh taste of nature to your table"This past Halloween Day we had our 9th annual cider pressing day. With the hard work of the Giessberger brothers and our staff -at least 2 bins of apples picked from our orchard and 6 bins of locally grown apples -were pressed into cider, over 1500 liters [...]
Farm in the Fall 2019 Click on image to see video of our market from 2019.
Our Rain Gauge A very simple but important tool for farmers. It takes the guesswork out of how much rain did we really get. Answer- not enough. A half inch from Friday to Saturday night. The first rain in weeks. It's been so hot and dry it amazing anything other than weeds is actually growing [...]
Special Guest Reporter For Week 6 Kid reporter Thomas here again with another interview with Jim and Leslie Forsythe of Forsythe Family Farms and field manager Shannon. What are some of your favourite things in the market currently? Farmer Jim: The strawberries. What is the farm growing currently? FJ: We are currently growing lettuce, kale, beets, [...]
Special Guest Reporter For Week 5 Hi, kid reporter Thomas reporting the results of my interview with Forsythe Family Farms owner Farmer Jim, and their Field Manager Shannon. Here is what they had to say about the farm this week! Farmer Jim is loving the strawberries in the market this week, while Shannon’s favourite is [...]
The Dirt on Farming During a Pandemic Spring started full of optimism despite the global pandemic. Unlike last season, spring came as expected with warm mild weather and a good mix of rain and sun. We were able to get into the fields with the tractor to plant. Yes, we were hit with a late [...]
Garlic Scape Pizza Makes one 12-inch pizza 6 to 8 green garlic scapes with stems ½ medium onion ½ red bell pepper ½ yellow bell pepper 1 tablespoon butter 3 to 4 cloves garlic, chopped 3 to 4 ounces (about ½ cup) tomato paste 1 (12-inch) prepared pizza crust (see Suggestions below) ½ cup grated [...]