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The season is here and the berries are beautiful, plentiful and delicious. Our own strawberries are now available fresh picked in our Markham market. Our Markham farm is now open daily 9 till 6. Pick your own peas [...]

Strawberry UpdateWho would have thought we'd have heat alerts in May after such a cold start to the month. This heat is bringing on the crops FAST. Peas will be early - they are already in pod and [...]

The animals are here, the school tours have started, the peas are 4"high and it feels like summer.We've had 2 new kids born just in time for opening Saturday. They're doing well.ASPARAGUS IS HEREWith this warm weather Ontario [...]

We're opening for the season this Saturday. The farm is looking good and green thanks to all this warm weather. The animals are awaiting your arrival.We've got new lambs (Ewenice will be giving us more near the end [...]

Wow! has winter gone by fast. We're getting ready to open for the season so hopefully the warm weather will continue. Jim has already planted some peas, the earliest ever for him.School tours are starting soon and we [...]

New ArrivalsThe birth of lambs is usually associated with spring but we've had some early arrivals. To date we have 2 sets of twins born. There are doing fine and have been accepted by the others in the [...]

CHRISTMAS TREES ARE HEREOur Fraser Fir and Balsam Fir trees have now arrived along with a small number of pine. With the summer so wet the trees are lush and green and smell great. We have sizes ranging [...]

Hi everyone,I hope you had a safe and fun Halloween. Thanks to all who visited the farm especially in spite of the weather.November is a quieter time and it gives us a chance to catch our breath. We [...]

IT'S PUMPKIN TIMEWe've got pumpkins in the patch, pumpkins in the corral, pumpkins everywhere. Farmer Jim is pleased with his crop of pumpkins.Our monster pumpkins are now here. You should see the size of them.We've got little boo's [...]

The waiting is over. Honey crisp apples are now available in our market. Their juicy sweet/tart flavour makes them a popular choice. They're great for eating as well as baking.More varieties of apples are available now as well, [...]

The summer season is in it's final stretch. It is unbelievable how quickly time flies.Our sweet corn is now locally grown thanks to the oppresively hot weather we've just had. Corn loves the heat and you could see [...]

We will be open Monday August 3rd with all of our weekend activities, weather permitting. This will be the last weekend for our Enchanted Forest until September. Come out and enjoy.We will continue to have wagon rides in [...]