Hello there! I have these conversations every year- sometimes people wonder why they are not seeing some of their favourite veggies in June. Who can blame them? Shopping at grocery stores without scrutinizing the country of origin, you may come to think that...
As I write this a much needed rain is falling at the farm. I can only hope it keeps coming. Certain crops like the rhubarb, a staple of this time of year, are floundering due to the extreme lack of rain. But man, is it coming down now! The asparagus has finally...
Here we are! Week one is here, and it’s been a wild one already. From ghastly hot temperatures to frost just about overnight, our little seedlings that had just been planted took a beating. Praying that those little seedlings recover- plants like watermelon and...
May brings us… More spinach, radish, green onions and a new item: arugula. And mid to late May, asparagus! Those tender little spears are just waiting on a little sunshine and heat to emerge. I wouldn’t be surprised if they come early. It may be a chilly...
Dear friends, we are at it again with another lockdown. Thank God for the springtime! Though we have a cool patch this week with some frosty mornings, I think my new favourite passtime is taking walks around my neighbourhood to spy all the new perennials coming to...
