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Farm Life Fridays: Bushels of Fall Flavour
As Summer winds down, new flavours begin to pop up: early apples are starting to come in! The farm market at Forsythe Family Farms 2009 Inc currently has Paula Red and Ginger Gold apples in stock. (Remember to [...]
Farm Life Fridays: Hands-On Learning & Fun at the Farm
Usually in Farm Life Fridays I take a minute to look back on what's happened on the farm during the past week. This time, I'm going to look forward to some exciting opportunities coming up on the farm! [...]
Farm Life Fridays: Corn Maze Fun is Coming!
There are some exciting things coming this fall at Forsythe Family Farms 2009 Inc. I know some people will say, “It’s too early to talk about fall!” or “Don’t even mention back to school!” But I can give [...]
Farm Life Fridays: Keep Cool with Summer Salads
This week has been incredibly hot. I know that when it's a scorcher out like this, I sure don't want to be cooking a hot meal and heating up my house even more! That's why when we look [...]
Farm Life Fridays: A Sweet Summer Harvest
Corn on the cob has always been one of my favourite parts of any summertime meal. My dad always grew a few rows of corn in his garden, and as the summer went on the stalks grew taller and [...]
Farm Life Fridays: Celebrate Honey This Holiday Weekend
There's a lot going on at Forsythe Family Farms 2009 Inc. This weekend is their "Celebrate Honey" festivities! Come by the farm to learn about bees, how they pollinate, and all about honey. Get all the senses involved [...]
Farm Life Fridays: Raspberry Delight
I love walking back on Forsythe Farms 2009 Inc. to check out the raspberry bushes; lots of tasty red splashes of colour hiding among the green leaves. The raspberries are here in full force right now, as are [...]
Farm Life Fridays: The Tastes of Summer
It's been another hot week! This summer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) says the regions northeast of Toronto and south of Ottawa have reached levels of drought only expected at this time of year once every two decades [...]
Farm Life Fridays: Summer Heat & Berry Bliss
These sunny summer days are great for lounging by the pool or enjoying a beach day but for plant life it’s not so relaxing! Just as you have probably noticed lawns in your neighbourhood are turning brown, the [...]
Farm Life Fridays: A New “Kid” on the Farm
It’s been a very hot month of June! A bit of rain earlier in the week really helped, but the farm could sure use some more. Even through the heat, crops are continuing to grow well at Forsythe [...]
Farm Life Fridays: Picking Plenty of Peas
Peas are being harvested in abundance right now at Forsythe Family Farms 2009 Inc.! Farmer Forsythe grows both sweet peas and sugar snap peas. Brandon with some of the day's harvest Currently the sweet peas are [...]
Farm Life Fridays: Rhubarb & Strawberries – What a Team!
We’re at a very flavourful time of year as rhubarb season is in the final stretch and berry season has just started. Strawberries and rhubarb are a classic pairing in desserts and preserves as the tart rhubarb takes [...]
Farm Life Fridays: Radishes & Local Food Week
This week as I walked Forsythe Family Farms 2009 Inc. I headed to the fields to see what was being harvested. I came across these little plants with bushy green leaves – radishes! I remember as a kid [...]
The Journey Begins – with Spring Garlic!
Not many of us know much about where our food actually comes from. I know I definitely fall into that category. My father always grew a big garden so I did learn some of the basics: tomatoes are [...]
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