Natalie Prezeau has been publishing a book Toronto Fun Places for years and is is now in it's 5th edition. Forsythe Family Farm's Markham location has been included in her books. She has rediscovered us at our home in Greenbank. This is a blog wrote after a visit to our farm this past October.
I still have memories of eating this dish on Christmas Eve as a child and loving it. Still do, but a warning – you have to love celery. Jim doesn’t, so I make this dish as one of the choices at the dinner table only when I have company . The boys and I love it so [...]
As Christmas approaches and I visit with families who have made coming to our farm part of their Christmas tradition, I reflect on our own family's traditions. Food plays a large part in our traditions with certain dishes linked with various holidays evoking fond memories of family gatherings. As I count down to Christmas I will be [...]
Visit with our own Peter Rabbit Moms and Tots You are invited to join us here on the farm, every Friday September 25th to October 30th from 9:30 - 11:00 for a morning filled with activities. Enjoy Story time Live music and sing along Fun on the farm Visit with our own Peter [...]
The beauty of our Ontario growing season is the variety of food available; there is always something new to anticipate. The summer fruits have been great but it is time, as fall approaches, to make way for the wide selection of reliably delicious apples. We are off to a great start here in our market [...]
sweet and delicious We are always impatient to get that first taste of strawberries, fresh from the field; this year we had to wait till June 19th. The good news is that the season is still here with us and strawberries can still be picked. Hopefully for another week. That is often unheard [...]
Once you’ve hit up the farmer’s market and purchased your bundle of asparagus, you’re gonna want to cook it up well. So we have for you, the perfect way to roast asparagus! All you’re gonna need is: 1 bundle of fresh asparagus 1 tbsp of olive oil Salt & pepper to taste Just preheat your [...]
On Saturday we launched our first farmer’s markets of the season. They were both a huge success as we came close to selling out on everything in the first three hours! One of our most quickly sold items were our fresh peppers, which got us thinking that we should post a recipe using this insanely [...]
This past week has been a busy week at the farm – busy but productive! We have lots of great new fruits and veggies on the way for you to enjoy. Our raspberry plants are officially in the ground, to be ready for eating in June, rhubarb is well on its way, and asparagus should [...]
Do you ever find yourself daydreaming over the amazing breakfast skillets they serve at restaurants like Denny’s & Cora’s? We do. Turns out you can have this delicious meal from the comfort of your own home with our ‘egg & potato breakfast scramble for one’ recipe. All you’ll need: 1 large (or 2 medium) Yukon [...]