It is over here

Our days on Blogspot are now over. You can keep up with us at Taproot by going to our webpage www.taprootfarms.ca and clicking on blog. We have it embedded in our site now. Hopefully this will make things easier to manage.

Sorry for any trouble this may cause you! I very much appreciate your contributions and following! Please start following us over there too.

It will take me a bit to get use to the new program - but I hope it will be as friendly as this has been. Thanks blogspot!

Patricia

Photo catch up

It seems like it has been weeks since I uploaded some pictures for you. Now I will play catchup:)
The youth team - with the fresh garlic and scape harvest on Monday.

My Grandmother Sandy and my Father Andrew at Franks 3rd b-day party - 4 generations of farmers in we include the kids:)

Louise and Gerald on back with Calvin at the wheel - Transplanting cabbage


The Farm - Canada Day Picnic - Izaak front and centre.
Onions and weeds
Tomatoes coming along well
Peppers coming along well too.

Have a great day!

Walk about

This afternoon I have been weeding a patch of cilantro, dill and then I took a long, slow walk about to see how things are coming along.

The broccoli is getting ready to harvest. Some heads are ready and Calvin is spot picking each day. We will not have enough for everyone on this first harvest, so what I am proposing is we give the Monday group the first lot, Tuesday the second lot, etc.....so that everyone gets broccoli.

The tomatoes look great a few of the golden nuggets are nice and ready. Only a few handfuls at a time right yet. The peppers are sizing up too. The hungarian wax look great and will be the earliest I think.

The basil is in full production how. The artichokes look very interesting. I can not wait to see how they turn out.

We had a lovely day on the farm yesterday with all of those members who came. Thanks so much - the kids had a great time and I hope the adults were happy too.

Frank is 3 today. We are having a birthday supper tonight. It sure will be a great evening.

The plants are growing well here and we are looking forward to a great variety so very soon.

Happy Canada Day and Farm Day

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I posted pictures today but I posted them to the wrong blog. Opps....

Here you will see a few shots from the picnic today. We had a wonderful turn out, the sun was shining the kids were playing and the day just felt great.

Thanks so much!!

Happy Canada Day and Farm Day

Good Morning - It is 9 AM and the weather is beautiful here on the farm.
We will see you later this morning for our strawberry shortcake picnic.

Looking forward to some fun on the farm.

Saving the Season Workshop Series

Taproot Farms Saving the Season Workshop Series
email me to register

Sunday July 11th 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Strawberry JamCost: $35.00 per personSpace: 5 peopleYou bring: 12 250 mL Jars with lids - clean and ready to use, liquid, certo, sugarWe provide: berries, equipment, snack

Sunday July 25th 1:00 PM - 5 PM
Canned BeansCost: $35.00 per personSpace: 5 peopleYou bring: 12 500 mL jars with lidsWe provide: beans, equipment, snack

Saturday August 14th 1:00PM - 5:00PM
Basil PestoCost: $50 per personSpace: 8 peopleYou bring 4 ice cube traysWe provide: basil, all other ingredients, equipment, snack

Saturday August 28th 9:00 - 5:00
Canned Plums and PeachesCost: tba - depends on price of fruitSpace: 5 peopleYou bring: 24 1 litre jarsWe provide: fruit, all ingredients, equipment, lunch and snacks

Saturday September 4th
Canned TomatoesSession one: 9-12Session two: 1-5Space: 4 people per sessionCost: $70.00You bring: 24 1 litre jarsWe provide: tomatoes, equipment, snack

Saturday September 18th
Farmers Market SalsaSession one: 9:00 - 2:00Session two: 3:00 - 8:00Space: 4 people per sessionCost: $60.00 per personYou Bring: 12 500 mL jarsWe provide: all veggies, all ingredients, equipment, lunch/dinner

Saturday October 2nd 9:00-12:00
Sauerkraut and KimchiSpace: 8 peopleCost: $35.00We provide: all ingredients, equipment and a snack

Saving the Season Workshop Retreats
The retreat workshops will take place at the farmstay, Swallows Nest. Each retreat weekend includes 6 meals, (Friday night supper, breakfast, lunch and supper on Saturday, breakfast and lunch on Sunday.) Participants have access to the sauna, the farm, the walking trails and the jacuzzi tub.There is space for 8 participants. The workshops will begin at 6 PM on Friday and end at 2:00 PM on Sunday. You will leave with a smile, a rest of sorts, and with 48 1 litre jars of preserves for the winter. Cost per participant is $414.00 taxes included.

Retreat 1: September 10, 11, & 12th
Tomatoes (12 jars), Pasta Sauce (24 jars) and Bread & Butter Pickles (12 jars)

Retreat 2: October 22, 23 & 24th
Canned Corn (12 jars), Canned Pears (12 jars), Salsa (12 jars) and Canned Apple Sauce (12 jars)

Thursday June 24th

School is out. One last day next week, but really it is over. This will add an element of family to the summer which feels great. Izaak and I got the market all set up at the end of the drive this morning. Then he collected the eggs and did some transplanting.

The other day, I missed taking a picture of it, but Calvin was driving the tractor with Louise and Gerald on back transplanting with a mechanical transplanter. Whow, they were excited, we were excited. It was so quick and all of the cabbages went in that day.

Things are growing well on the farm and there a few new things on the go - Canning workshops. I finally have a list of workshops for this year. Also, we are entering into an arrangement where we are going to test the waters with dehydrating some fruit and veggies. I am excited about this project. There are lots of projects and fun days ahead.

I hope you are loving the scapes, you know it means garlic to come. Yippy!!!