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The gods were with us: Sunday’s méchoui went off without a hitch, with gloriously sunny fall weather to boot. Many of you made it out to the farm and once again, we were astounded by the variety of side dishes that complemented the grilled lamb and pork, each and every one more delicious than the…
First things first : if you are planning to come to the farm for our September 7 Mechoui but have yet to formally advise us of your intentions and the numbers of your party, please do so quickly. We need to confirm attendance in order to plan quantities of grilled meats and a judicious balance…
Although the contents of your basket are yet again a summer cornucopia, the first signs of fall are already evident. A flock of wild geese flew overhead this weekend and cooler nights bring relief in the guise of a heavy dew that drenches everything in sight…and makes boots mandatory for our morning field inspections. We’re…
After a few chilly, rainy days, Environment Canada is announcing sunnier weather for the coming week. Clement skies are what we were waiting for — a heavenly window, both literal and figurative, that will provide an opportunity for us to prepare for next year’s crop rotation as we sow our fall green manure crops. In…
To think that at the beginning of the week, summer was in full swing at the farm and we were into the sultry dog days of August…Since then, the cool weather we had been pining for has settled in, and suddenly it feels like late summer. This year’s crop of gralic is bountiful, yielding possibly…
The garlic harvest is a nice moment in the life of the farm, something of a seasonal tipping point. The leaves had begun to dry out; it was time to harvest before the bulbs burst. And so we did – not à deux or à trois, but à cinq and à six – with two…
I didn’t think they were serious. The two of them had decided to try their hand at beekeeping, to master the art (and science) of honey-making — moved by the call of urban apiculture on the one hand, and by visions of humming hives in our fields on the other. But first, before spring had even…
This week the farm is finally decked out in full summer attire, as our solanaceas (tomatoes et al) finally take their rightful — and colourful — place in the sun and your baskets. It was about time, we were beginning to tire of all the greenery. Our farming routine was broken last week as we…
Our fields are poised, teetering on the verge of change, as if shifting gears from one generation of vegetables to the next were too much to ask for. The first generation is the one that’s already filled your baskets: leafy greens, garlic scapes and green onions thrown in for good measure. The second generation includes…
This week we face the consequences of small-scale crop planning failure as we find ourselves serving up not one, nor two, nor even three — but four varieties of summer squash, all ripened to perfection: your classic zucchini, the rotund ronde de Nice, an exotic Lebanese varietal and a yummy yellow one. In the face…