It is still overcast here. We've had sprinkles on and off, but now it seems to be brightening up....I have no idea......yesterday we had hot sun and down pours all in the same couple of hours. It is all over the place.
Patricia
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Wear your rubber boots
We had quite a down pour last night. Things are quite wet.
If you have rubber boats and wet/rain pants - I would bring them along.
It is really hard to know what the weather will be these days.
I will post at 10ish with a report on the weather here.
Patricia
If you have rubber boats and wet/rain pants - I would bring them along.
It is really hard to know what the weather will be these days.
I will post at 10ish with a report on the weather here.
Patricia
Friday, July 3, 2009
Sunday Farm Picnic
Hello All - So sorry for the delay in posting something on our Sunday Strawberry Picnic. Where does the time go?
Starting around 11ish on Sunday you are invited to bring a picnic, a blanket or chairs, all your cutlery and dishes you need and we will join together for a farm picnic with Strawberry Shortcake. Bring a ball or kite if you like.
Our farm is located at 1736 Church Street.
Take Exit 11 off Hwy 101.
At the lights go straight.
Drive across the bridge into Port Williams
Take the second right, Starrs Point Rd. (There is a church on the corner on your left)
Drive until you come to Magee Rd. It is the second road on your left. It takes about 2-3 minutes.
Drive along Magee Road. Fields on both sides of you.
Go Straight at the stop sign, around a sharp turn to the left. The farm you see on the left is our farm. You are now on Church Street. We are 1736 the first on your left.
OR
You can drive straight through Port Williams. Turn Right onto Church Street. (about 3-4 minutes from the bridge)
Drive until you come to 1736. Just past Foxhill Cheese House.
See you soon!
Patricia
Starting around 11ish on Sunday you are invited to bring a picnic, a blanket or chairs, all your cutlery and dishes you need and we will join together for a farm picnic with Strawberry Shortcake. Bring a ball or kite if you like.
Our farm is located at 1736 Church Street.
Take Exit 11 off Hwy 101.
At the lights go straight.
Drive across the bridge into Port Williams
Take the second right, Starrs Point Rd. (There is a church on the corner on your left)
Drive until you come to Magee Rd. It is the second road on your left. It takes about 2-3 minutes.
Drive along Magee Road. Fields on both sides of you.
Go Straight at the stop sign, around a sharp turn to the left. The farm you see on the left is our farm. You are now on Church Street. We are 1736 the first on your left.
OR
You can drive straight through Port Williams. Turn Right onto Church Street. (about 3-4 minutes from the bridge)
Drive until you come to 1736. Just past Foxhill Cheese House.
See you soon!
Patricia
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Touring around
We've had a full weekend of fun on the farm. Today the garlic was weeded, a new herb garden was formed and the kids and I harvested 8 pints of tomatoes. We have matina and golden nugget - they are small but delicious. In terms of numbers, we harvested about 30 Matina ~ not many. They are coming. Yesterday I spent some time pruning the basil plants. For some reason I just love spending time with the basil. Tonight I processed a few cups of basil for easy pesto later this week.
This evening we all loaded up and went on tour of the fields. In Canard things are growing very fast. The zucchini were badly hit by cucumber beetle. Our squash here on the home farm have been badly damaged too. They will all survive - it just sets them back a bit.
The beneficials that we released for the aphids are doing their work quite well. The population seems to be reduced. But that leads me to our next dilemma....in Canard we have a 4 acre Honeycrisp orchard that we are putting into transition to organic. It is a young orchard, planted last year. There is a serious aphid infestation in the orchard. We are not wanting to spray with a conventional spray, but......aphids spread fire blight and fire blight wipes out orchards. It is really hard because we don't want to spray but risk losing the $40000.00 investment if we don't. My thinking is that the trees will be stronger in a year or two and will be able to fight against some of the pests and disease pressures. We will see. We work with professional crop specialists who advise on desease pressures, prevention and solutions. They work with organic producers too and will give good advice.
Have a wonderful Canada Day!
This evening we all loaded up and went on tour of the fields. In Canard things are growing very fast. The zucchini were badly hit by cucumber beetle. Our squash here on the home farm have been badly damaged too. They will all survive - it just sets them back a bit.
The beneficials that we released for the aphids are doing their work quite well. The population seems to be reduced. But that leads me to our next dilemma....in Canard we have a 4 acre Honeycrisp orchard that we are putting into transition to organic. It is a young orchard, planted last year. There is a serious aphid infestation in the orchard. We are not wanting to spray with a conventional spray, but......aphids spread fire blight and fire blight wipes out orchards. It is really hard because we don't want to spray but risk losing the $40000.00 investment if we don't. My thinking is that the trees will be stronger in a year or two and will be able to fight against some of the pests and disease pressures. We will see. We work with professional crop specialists who advise on desease pressures, prevention and solutions. They work with organic producers too and will give good advice.
Have a wonderful Canada Day!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Aphidius colemani
I released 4 viles of these today (2000). The hope is that they will eat all the aphids. I will keep you updated.
Wednesday June 24
The market is open. This is pickup day but today we had the cooler full for anyone stopping by. We also harvested tomatoes today and have 8 pints for sale. Yippy!!!
It was a great day on Wednesday. The weather cleared up and it was sunny all evening during pick-up. Heather and Pam were kind enough to let me steal a picture.
Izaak and Valarie planted the sweet peas that Izaak started in the green house a month ago.
It was a great day on Wednesday. The weather cleared up and it was sunny all evening during pick-up. Heather and Pam were kind enough to let me steal a picture.
Izaak and Valarie planted the sweet peas that Izaak started in the green house a month ago.
Keeping Herbs Fresh
Just a quick tip for keeping this week's parsley & dill from wilting: stand the herbs upright in a glass of water, either on the counter or in the fridge and drape a plastic bag over the top of the bouquet.
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