Canning Tomatoes are Here!
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Have a veggie subscription with us? You are getting this email because you do not have a box scheduled for this week, but can still make a regular order through our store. If so, please complete the checkout process to submit your order.
Order vegetables before Wednesday for pickup and delivery this week.
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Transplanting the last succession of swiss chard into the field for this year |
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Farm Update
Roma tomatoes are here in full force! We’re thankful that the big roma harvests didn’t happen last week and coincide with the avalanche of beefsteaks we had. Our main succession of beefsteaks will be slowing down now, but luckily we have one last smaller succession which has begun ripening. Tomato sandwiches can go on a little longer, but tomato canning starts now!
If you are interested in bulk fruiting crops, you can reserve them by submitting a request (link below) or by purchasing them directly through our online store.
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This week we are working on a plan for the late-fall sucessions of lettuce and spinach. We’ll fill our hoophouses and field tunnels with these crops and, because they’re more protected than their counterparts in the field, we’ll be able to harvest them later into the season. Spinach is really key here because it is so well suited for winter growing in contrast to lettuce, which is a better warm-weather crop. If all goes well, we should have several harvests from that spinach all winter!
Middle River Music Festival was a success this past weekend! We had a fantastic time and loved being able to share it. Thank you very to all who came out to enjoy the music and time together on the farm!
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Juno is tired from partying at our music festival this past weekend! |
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FARM STORE NOTES
FROM OUR FARM:
Bulk quantities of Roma tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, tomatillos and eggplant are all available through our website!
Green onions are back on rotation for the next few weeks.
Field: Carrots, beans, zucchini, tomatillos, salad tomatoes, eggplant, hot peppers, summer squash, potatoes, herbs (dill, cilantro, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano, marjoram), salad mix, beets, arugula, cabbages, head lettuces, green onion, grilling onions, kale, and chard.
Greenhouse and hoophouses: Cucumbers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, basil, eggplant.
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FROM OUR SUPPLIERS:
PRODUCE
HOPE Eco-Farms (Aylmer):Sweet corn,sugarbaby watermelon, honeynut and delicata squash.
Great Lakes Farms: Sunrise, paula red and zestar apples. Peaches
Forest City Microgreens (London): Fresh microgreens
Field of Greens CSA Farm: Strawberries
Daryl Myny (Aylmer): Spanish onions
Pfenning's: Cauliflower and broccoli
Through Pfenning's: Ontario mushrooms. From further away; lemons, limes, ginger, turmeric.
DAIRY and EGGS
Mistyglen Creamery (Belmont): Non-homogenized and vat pasteurized milk, yogurt, and cheese curds.
HOPE Eco-Farms (Aylmer): Eggs.
Through Pfenning's: L'Ancetre butter and grass-fed cheese
Gunn's Hill (Woodstock): Brie, Handeck and Five Brother's cheeses
FROZEN
3Gen Organics (Wallenstein): Ground pork, sausage, bacon, ham, tenderloin, chops
YU Ranch (Tillsonburg): Pasture-raised ground beef, beef patties, stewing beef
New Leaf Foods (London): Plant-based beet burgers
BAKERY
Seth/La Houlette de vie (St. Thomas): Organic sourdough bread made using local grain that Seth mills himself.
Artisan Bakery (London). Sourdoughs and pastry made with local flour.
J&D Peters Tortillas (Aylmer):Corn, spelt, whole wheat and unbleached flour tortillas.
PANTRY
Aldred Maple (West Lorne): Amber, dark, or whiskey barrel-aged maple syrup.
Wildflowers Honey (St. Thomas): Unpasteurized honey from hives all over Elgin County, including our farm!
Mat's Fine Oils (Staffordville). Fresh, organic and cold-pressed, organic hemp and sunflower oil. Store in the refrigerator.
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PICKUP/DELIVERY OPTIONS
Western Fair Market: Saturday 8 am to 3 pm / Sunday 10 am to 2pm
Farm pickup: Thursday 4 to 8 pm
Kitchener Farmer's Market: Saturday 7 am to 2 pm
Delivery: Thursday / Friday in London & St.Thomas and area, Saturday in KW / Cambridge (schedule will be sent out Wednesday night)
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