Fall is not only beautiful with the leaves changing colour, it is fun and delicious. The colours are at their peek and driving down our lane takes you back to the beauty of the country. Traffic and worries can be left behind. The apple and pumpkin crops have been good this year. The Mutsu and [...]
Each season has it's own special crops that we look forward to with eager anticipation. Nothing quite compares to the fall. The cooler weather stimulates our appetite and we look forward to cooking all our comfort foods once again. The gleam is evident in children's eyes when they see the pumpkins in the patch and [...]
It's been a fantastic year for our tomatoes; for quality and flavour. Our market is bursting with tomatoes and now is the time to catch the freshness and flavour the summer sun has given them. So get your canning jars ready. Capture the taste of summer as we move on into the fall harvest season. [...]
Although the pumpkin is closly linked with Halloween, it is also a symbol of the fall harvest - an edible and fun one. We've had a great pumpkin crop this year and supply in the fields and our Pumpkin Corral is good. There are some real beauties out there.Weather forcast for the weekend doesn't look [...]
Cultivating Curiosity, Planting Knowledge - it is what we strive for in our school tours. October is a busy time of year, a fun time for the kids to learn about agriculture and where their food comes from. Although limited, some times are still available for weekday group tours. Don't delay in booking your group [...]
You just have to love the colours of fall. The vibrant reds, yellows and especially orange. Our pumpkins are looking great this year, there are lots in the field and some are on display. Our fall mums have just arrived turning our courtyard area into an explosion of colour. Just what we need on a rainy [...]
Some farmers in Ontario do have an apple crop. Jim is on his way today to pick up some Ginger Gold apples, a delicious, sweet and crunch early apple from a farm in Simcoe County that escaped the major freeze in April that affected much of the apple, cherry, plum and peach crops in Ontario, [...]
Wow... 3 more days or sleeps (whichever way you want to look at it) to Halloween. We've got some special activities planned to make the last weekend of our Harvest Festival special. Come on out and enjoy. We've still got a good selection of pumpkins in our Pumpkin Corral and field. The farm is much [...]
Wow, too bad the Thanksgiving weather hasn't stuck with us. The weather isn't that bad if you dress for it, so don't let it stop you from enjoying the farm. Our pumpkin corral is filled with pumpkins of all sizes; so many to choose from.Our Harvest Festival is in full swing each weekend in October. [...]