Blog & News
The Chickens are Coming
We will be getting our second to last batch of our fresh chickens back from the processors this Tuesday, November 15th and Geri and I will be in the market from 10am till 1pm. Even though we are [...]
Countdown to Halloween
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 [...]
Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins
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 [...]
Thanksgiving
is just around the corner. Get your order in ASAP for your fresh, free range, grain fed turkey. We still have some available but don't delay.OCTOBER HARVEST FESTIVALOur festival begins this weekend and we've got lot's of fun [...]
Apples, Apples, Apples
Fall is almost officially here, it sure feels like it. Each year it seems that our favorite apple is ready so late in the season but apple season is now upon us. We're now finished with the early [...]
Corn Maze is Opening
Labour Day weekend is always a special time - school will start right after it, holidays seem to be over and most everyone gets back into their fall routine. We make it a fun time here on the [...]
August and Apples – Great Combo
We've got the first of the crop of apples now available in our market. Jersey mac and Ginger Gold, so you have a choice - tart or sweet. If you haven't tried the Ginger Gold apple yet I [...]
Petra Kvitova visits the farm
Sunday morning was a busy and interesting morning. Petra Kvitova, a tennis player from the Czech Republic, here for the Rogers Cup came for a visit along with Paula Newton from CNN. She wanted to learn more about [...]
August on the Farm – More Enchanting than ever…
We had a great day with our Celebrate Honey Festival this past Monday. Thanks to all who came out and participated. The staff had a great time presenting activities about bees and bee keeping and the honey sampling [...]
Sweet Corn is here
Ontario sweet corn has begun and is in our market. With this past months heat it is sweeeeet and delicious. We have a gourmet sweet variety of peaches and cream corn that gives you the long lasting sweetness [...]
The farm is enchanting
The farm is enchanting in so many ways - the beauty of the harvest, the space of the countryside and coming up the release of the enchantment from our forest.So many things are happening this summer - right [...]
Berries are Fantastic
The strawberry crop this year has been one of our best. The berry patch is loaded with berries and picking is quick, the flavour fantastic.Fresh picked berries are available at our Markham farm and Greenbank, the pick your [...]
Strawberries are here and Sweet Peas too
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 [...]
Bee Pictures from the Workshop
Chech out the C shaped larvae.Getting stung and removing the stinger properly. Here's a drone, hold gently by the thorax. Opening and checking the hiveMelanie showing us a brood frameThese are some photos I took at the workshop
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- Bee-zy Times at the Farm
- Introducing Amal
- CSA Membership is now open for the season
- Spring into a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Program
- Apple Cider Pressing – A 9 Year Tradition
- Summer on the Farm
- It’s Local Farm Week!
- Soil – an essential element in our survival
- Spring has arrived on the farm!!!!
- Good Food with a Good Story