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Our packing shed is bursting at the seams as we prepare for an insanely busy week next week. All our vehicles will be on the road every day delivering an incredible amount of 50lb bags of russet and Yukon potatoes to our restaurants as they get ready for Good Friday Fish & Chips. It may be hard to believe, but all these potatoes will be gone by Monday! This means we will be packing at full tilt for all of next week. You can visit “National French Fry Day” and “National Potato Day” to see some of customers where you can get your fish & chips.
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Do you remember when you had to write a short story titled “How I Spent My March Break” when you returned to school? Well here’s what Curtis did on his March Break:
The East Gwillimbury Public Library organized many activities over the March Break under the general theme of “Farming.” Curtis was very happy to assist young farming enthusiasts learn all about tractors at a special event where he read them stories about tractors and answered many questions to satisfy their curious minds. Thank you to the library staff for including us in this wonderful, educational event that promoted learning about farming in our rural community. We can’t wait to come and visit you again! You can visit “Farming Equipment” to see pictures and videos of our tractors and farming equipment in action.
Today is National Potato Chip Day. Why not celebrate in style by making your own homemade potato chips? My new recipe offers instructions on how to make salt & vinegar potato chips, dill potato chips and ranch potato chips using your air fryer. (I also included how to oven bake the potato chips if you don’t have an air fryer.) All you need is one large yellow potato, a bit of olive oil and a few seasonings to enjoy these crispy chips.
Click on the PDF document above to print or download the recipe file. You can visit “Potato Crisps & Charcuterie Board ” for another potato chip recipe. Bon Appétit! What do the guys at the farm have to say about Christina and myself on International Women’s Day? Here are their direct quotes (which were a piece of cake to collect!)
“My mom and Christina work closely with the rest of the management to keep the farm organized and moving in the right direction. Their work is extremely important and we are lucky to have such a capable team working in the office.” Curtis Thompson “I could do BJ and Christina’s job if I liked phones, computers and being pleasant….I can’t do BJ and Christina’s job!” RJ Thompson Thanks for the kind words! It’s always nice to be appreciated. If you would like to see more about women in agriculture, you can visit “Spud-tacular” to read an article that was published in the East Gwillimbury Women in Business section highlighting my role at the farm. Folklore says you can predict winter weather based on the woolly bear caterpillar stripe. I found this little guy in my garage last November and decided to test out this animal myth. The very long stripe indicated that we should have had a very mild winter, and boy was that true! This winter has broken all kinds of records for warmth in Southern Ontario, and it seems the trend will continue. Today the farm looks more like early April than early March. Thanks for sending us a mild winter little caterpillar! You can visit “Looking Back As We Spring Forward!” to see what a more typical winter at the farm looks like.
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