Happy September, Lots of crops finishing up and some just hitting their stride. Always a treat to make it to slicing tomatoes and apple days.
The beans and cucumbers have really slowed down and many have almost finished. Hard to believe a couple of weeks ago it was feeling impossible to keep up with the picking.
Happily the cool season crops are happy so I've added Spicy Mustard and a mild green mustard called Fun Jen to the order form. We have a good supply of red and green romaine growing. We keep picking the outside leaves and it keeps on producing. Also loving the cool there's lovely Diakon radish and baby cabbages. These cabbages are from the same plants as our first crop where we cut the head high on the stock and voila the plant does it's best to produce more, they're just more the size of a baseball.
We even tested our first Sweet Potato Squash (or Delicatta squash) last night. Feels like we can start picking next week.
Super excited for a new to me winter squash called Stripetti, it's a natural cross between a spaghetti squash and a delicatta. What sold me was the description that it comes apart like a spaghetti squash but is sweeter and a bit nutty. Probably a couple of weeks away yet to start picking.
This is the time of garden abundance and a great time to eat what you can, freeze, can or dry what you can.
Rainbow Chard and Kale are in abundance this week.
Kale and Chard are on sale for $3.50/200g bunch. So great to freeze some for the winter and I love the chard stalks as celery.
- Field cucumbers are still on sale this week!
What a delicious time of year.
A sweet treat is that there's a fresh harvest of honey. Now available 330g jar - $10, 500g jar - 13 and 1kg jar - $25
We are fortunate to get Organic, Local Apples and Pears from an organic vineyard outside of Creemore.
This week we have the first of the Macintosh apples as well as a Asian Pear Apple.
For pears we have Bartlet and Anjou.
Many more delicious varieties ahead. The apples are mostly smaller this year as so much fruit set on the trees. The coming cooler nights add even more sweetness to the fruit.
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So much available on the order form, check it out below.
Here's a few updates on happenings at the farm and in community:
Save the date, our next Moondance Community Market is Sat. Sept. 26th.
- From 10am - 3pm
- Live music
- there's tours that Rewilding offers 10:30 and 1:30
- there's Ashley providing facepainting
- there's Bartlet Tree Services offering a guided woodland walk and talk
- there's over 30 community vendors with wonderful offerings
For details and registration (for the offerings below) please check out sidedooryogastudio.com/retreats-%26-workshops
Next one is Sat. Sept. 19th
- Farm to Table series ....... You will learn:
How to pick fresh from the farm
When is the best time to pick
Why we eat seasonally
How to create a meal with the seasonal produce
Then of course..... we eat!
This is a season and time of change. May your heart be filled with the joy of this season, the appreciation for what is and with hope for how we reimagine our world and community.
Market Order Form for Saturday Sat. Sept. 19th pickup. *** between 10am - 1pm
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*** Pickup at the Barn...
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Reminder
We will continue offering the weekly order form option as the way to what's available.
Thank You for supporting small scale growing and community.
Quote: "If you can't be in awe of Mother Nature, there's something wrong with you." — Alex Trebek
Wishing you calm days, with hope and love in your heart.
All the best,
Kim & Tom
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