We all heard the collective sigh of relief as the weather warmed up and the sun started melting the snow. Here on the farm we've had small rivers flowing as the snow melted revealing grass, plowed fields and roadways. This is a beautiful time of year as the ground is still solid enough to walk [...]
Our strawberry and pea crop is now abundant, picking is easy and the flavour is great. We will be open daily with fresh picked and pick your own strawberries and peas. We will have berries for the Tuesday, July 1st Canada Day holiday and will be open 9 - 5Our activities are expanding, the tricycle [...]
Heat and humidity - the weather related to raspberries. The sultry days of summer are progressing and June bearing strawberries are done making way for raspberries to take center stage. Time to make jam so that you can preserve the great taste of summer for winter. We also have a limited supply of our own [...]
The seasonal changes can be seen in our market with the variety of fruits and vegetables available. Variety is the spice of life.Strawberries are in their last week but raspberries, cherries and blueberries are coming in. Peas are at their peak - sweet and sugar snap are bountiful right now. Beans are just beginning as [...]
Long anticipated, a little late to arrive - strawberries are here!!!We have fresh picked Ontario strawberries available in our Markham Farm Market now. They took their time - the cooler, wetter weather causing the delay. The berries are looking good and are consistently more plentiful although I would recommend jam makers waiting a week till [...]
It is Awesome in name and flavour. Awesome is a gourmet sweet, peaches and cream corn that is a nice combination of sweetness and corn flavour. With proper refridgeration it should stay sweet for a few days. For optimal flavour it is still best to only get what you can eat that day. Currently the [...]
Well, we actually started picking a week ago and opened our pick your own here in Greenbank on the 21st. Getting the berries into the market and getting set up for pick your own wiped away any thought of blogging about them.My apologies.We have an amazing crop of strawberries this year. There was no late [...]