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East Gwillimbury Farm To Fork Tour

9/27/2018

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With the East Gwillimbury Farm To Fork Tour just two days away I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight why this tour is different from just popping into our farm to purchase produce.  First and foremost it’s your opportunity to meet me and put a face to a name!  We have worked hard to create an event that everyone of all ages can walk away from feeling they had a great visit, learned something new and had a fun time at our farm. 
 
When you purchase a wristband and join the tour we are offering you one 10lb bag of potatoes for just $2.00!  You can visit our one day special “Select Your Own Vegetables” section to pick our vegetables that complement my brand new recipe “Roasted Root Vegetables.”  We have created a new trivia game based on photos of animals taken around the farm called “Are You Smarter Than A Potato Farmer” that is guaranteed to delight you.  New for children under 12 is a free craft where they can create their own Thanksgiving table centerpiece using a pumpkin.  Back by popular demand we also have for the kids: a potato dig, free giant colouring posters and nature trivia boards.
 
 And of course our farm fresh produce will be available for purchase for your perfect Thanksgiving dinner including our new line of pumpkins and squash.  From local farmers we also have onions, turnips, field tomatoes, cabbages and much more.   There are many other activities going on at our farm on Saturday beyond the items I have outlined above, but if I told you everything that would ruin the surprise! Hope to meet you this weekend! To learn more about the tour and to buy tickets you can visit http://experienceeg.ca/farm-to-fork/  For our location, hours of operation and directions to the farm you can visit "Contact Us."
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Plenty of Pumpkins!

9/23/2018

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The weather is turning and fall is in the air.  The sweet corn is gone until next year but we have filled the space with our new line of fall produce grown by John and Curtis.  Their new crops have turned out some really beautiful produce.  Stop in to have a look at their orange and white pumpkins, their butternut and pepper squash as well as their decorative corn.  We still have local field tomatoes, carrots, onions and of course potatoes for sale as well.  I invite you to visit our farm on September 29th with the Farm To Fork Tour.  We will have educational information about our farm and growing potatoes, free recipes, activities for the kids, and of course our farm fresh produce for sale.  To learn more about the tour and to buy tickets you can visit http://experienceeg.ca/farm-to-fork/  For our location, hours of operation and directions to the farm you can visit http://www.thompsonpotatofarm.com/at-the-door.html
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A Rare Occurrence

9/15/2018

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This video depicts a very rare occurrence at our farm – an empty potato storage!  In order to give you a sense of how big our storages are I have parked the Kubota at the very back of the building.  By the end of the harvest this bin will be completely filled with potatoes.  This is one of three bins…and we fill two buildings with our crop.  I invite you to learn more about our farm by participating in the Farm To Fork Tour on September 29th.  We will have educational information about our farm and growing potatoes, free recipes, activities for the kids, and of course our farm fresh produce for sale.  To learn more about the tour and to buy tickets you can visit http://experienceeg.ca/farm-to-fork/ To see many pictures of our potato equipment you can visit our Photo Gallery. 
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Good Luck Curtis!

9/3/2018

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Today we got Curtis settled in his new home for the next 8 months.  Please join us in wishing our youngest son best wishes as he begins his studies of agriculture at Ridgetown College. He will be missed by all of us here at the farm, as well as our customers who he has been delivering product to for many years.  We are thrilled that he has taken this step to learn more about agriculture and cannot wait to see what new information and knowledge he can bring back to us.  Have fun Curtis…and don’t forget to study!  You can visit “Our Story” to learn more about the people who work at our farm.
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