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What's Growing At The Farm Today

7/7/2023

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What’s growing at the farm today? Plenty! All our potatoes plants are in flower which means tubers are forming (which means potatoes are growing.)  Did you know that potato plants have different colours flowers depending on the variety of potato that has been planted?  The plants with white flowers are our early crop AC Chaleur round white potatoes and the plants with pink flowers are our very popular Yukon Gem potatoes.
 
The sweet corn got off to a slow start due to very cool ground temperatures this spring, but I think you can see it’s really taking off now.  Acres and acres and acres of sweetness coming soon!  And last (but never least) the pumpkin seeds have germinated and the plants getting bigger every day.  They take some time to get established, but soon they will be enormous plants sprawled all over the field.
 
So all in all, our crops are growing nicely.  You can visit “The Flowers Of Our Farm” to see more pictures of our crops in flower during the summer months.

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The Pumpkin Patch

6/2/2023

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Whenever I hear the words pumpkin patch, the image of Linus waiting patiently for “The Great Pumpkin” to arrive comes to my mind.  Welcome to our pumpkin patch! John and Curtis are planting this field using our corn planter that has been adjusted with a few modifications.   The video pans out to show our entire pumpkin patch where they will plant 5 different varieties of pumpkins as well as butternut squash, pepper squash and spaghetti squash. You can visit “Pumpkins & Squash” to learn more about how John & Curtis figured out how to modify the corn planter in the first year they grew fall produce.
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Pumpkins Are Here!

10/1/2022

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I am proud to showcase the beautiful pumpkins grown by my sons John & Curtis.  This year one of the pumpkin patches was planted in the field next to my house.  It was interesting to watch them grow over the summer.  And now they are ready for your Thanksgiving décor and for your Hallowe’en jack-o-lanterns.  They also have grown white pumpkins, butternut squash, pepper squash and spaghetti squash.  You can visit “At The Door” to see pricing, our hours of operation and directions to the farm.
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Pumpkins for Everyone

10/27/2019

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​We certainly have enough pumpkins to share with everyone! John & Curtis grew several different varieties of pumpkins this year.  All the orange pumpkins are a lovely shade of orange and are perfectly shaped.   They also grew giant white pumpkins if you are looking for something a little bit different.  They have you covered no matter what you want for your Halloween jack-o’-lantern!  To see some picture of the boys planting their crop last year you can visit “Pumpkins & Squash.”
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Incoming Pumpkins

9/28/2019

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Life is busy here at the farm! The sweet corn still on and the potato harvest is in full swing. The Farm To Fork Tour is just one week away so we are really starting to prepare for all our visitors.  And there are pumpkins and squash to pick.  Every pumpkin is carefully selected and hand harvested.  This photo shows one load coming back to the farm in anticipation of a very busy selling period for the fall produce.  We are open to the general public daily from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. For more information about the award winning Farm To Fork Tour you can visit  http://experienceeg.ca/farm-to-fork/  To have a look at the photos we took here at our farm on the tour you can visit “Farm To Fork Tour Recap.” 
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What’s Growing?

7/3/2019

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The past month found us struggling with intense Internet and Wi-Fi issues here at the farm (which is something most of you can probably relate to!)  Many frustrating issues have been completely resolved and I am back on track to keep you interested and informed about what’s going on here at the farm.  This blog is simply called “What’s Growing.”  This past weekend we had beautiful weather and all our crops benefited from it.  The potatoes are just coming into flower which means tiny spuds are forming underground.  The sweet corn seems to be recovering from a rather rocky start with the cold, wet spring we had.  The pumpkins and squash have been planted and are forming some really nice looking seedlings.  And the winter wheat is tall and beautiful.  To have a look at what was growing at our farm two years ago you can visit “Tater Tales July 18th What’s Growing.”
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Farm To Fork Tour Recap

10/4/2018

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  So today I present my 24,000 word recap of last weekend’s Farm To Fork Tour.  We have you covered if you missed the tour and are looking for farm fresh food and fun décor for your Thanksgiving dinner this weekend.  Drop in to pick up your potatoes, squash, turnips, onions, carrots, pumpkins, decorative corn, gourds, cornstalks and much more!  My free roasted root vegetable recipe is guaranteed to impress your dinner guests and is still available at the farm door.    For our location, hours of operation and directions to the farm you can visit Contact Us.
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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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Pumpkins & Squash

6/20/2018

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This year John & Curtis are expanding the crops we grow here at the farm with a side venture growing some festive fall vegetables.  The boys have planted a plot with white and orange pumpkins, butternut squash, pepper squash as well as decorative corn.  Their first challenge was figuring out how to plant the seeds using equipment we already owned.  So they modified the corn planter by cutting some of the fingers out of the finger assembly.  (The finger assemblies are the silver circles John is holding in the slideshow above.)  This enabled the new vegetables to be spaced out properly in the field rows. We are all eager to see how the new vegetables fare over the summer.  You can look forward to seeing all their items for sale at the farm door in the fall.  For a sneak peek of the bounty you can expect to see at the farm later this season you can visit “Tater Tales Aug 25th: #eatlocal”
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