It's the Last Week for Plant Sale Pre-Orders!

It's the Last Week for Plant Sale Pre-Orders!
Seedlings for the plant sale are nearly ready for your gardens!  
Farm Update 
 
The big cherry tree at the farm is in bloom and literally buzzing with activity as the bees drink it's nectar. The rest of the farm feels a similar way!  We are busy working through the long to-do list, nearly buzzing from task to task.  The workload may be high right now, but it feels wonderful to see spring really take off.  

We had completed some field prep in advance of the weekend rain, and thankful that we did!  Now that we are stuck waiting for it to dry out enough to continue, we are working on changing more of our hoophouses over to summer fruiting crops.  Last week we finally planted some peppers that were delayed a few weeks from their planting date.  Another small crew came in on the weekend too to turnover and plant the first few beds of tomatoes in Hoophouse 3.  

We begin sending out plants for our plant sale next week and we are working on potting up the last few seedlings.  We are really happy with how everything looks this year.  If you haven’t yet:
This is the week to get last minute plant orders in!
 
The cherry tree smells amazing!
 
Order plants here

FARM STORE NOTES
 
Things to note from us:
 
Cucumbers are here!  After a long wait we are finally harvesting.  We're proud to say our cucumbers have turned more than a few people (including some farm workers) into cucumber lovers.
 
Spring Kale has sprung!  This is the new spring growth on our kale plants that overwintered in the field.  Extra sweet and tender, it's here for a short time every year.
 
Spicy salad mix (lettuce and mustards) and Salad Mix (lettuce only) are both on this week.
 
From storage: carrots, red cabbage, kohlrabi, daikon. 
From the greenhouse and hoophouses: Rosemary, dill, cilantro, basil, arugula, mustards and salad mix.
From the field: Spring kale, spinach, thyme, oregano
FROM OUR SUPPLIERS
 
PRODUCE
HOPE Eco-Farms (Aylmer): Rhubarb, kale, romaine lettuce, and sweet potatoes.
Forrest City Microgreens (London): Fresh, local microgreens perfect on top of any dish, in sandwiches, or blended into smoothies for extra flavour and nutrition!
Pfenning's Organics (New Hamburg): Potatoes and onions.
Through Pfenning's: Clementines, lemons, beets, celery, garlic, mushrooms, 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
 
 FROZEN
3Gen Organics (Wallenstein): Ground pork, sausage, bacon, ham, tenderloin, chops
YU Ranch (Tillsonburg): Pasture-raised ground beef, 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) is off this week. Sourdoughs and pastry made with local flour.
 
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. 

Weekly pickup / delivery schedule:

Pickup Instore: Farm pickup is​ Friday 1-7pm. ​Western Fair is Saturday 8-3 pm, Kitchener Market 7-2 pm.

Delivery: Thursday or  Friday in London / St.Thomas.  We will send out the schedule Wednesday.  
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Common Ground Farm 6986 Middle River Road St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S9
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