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Oh No It's Winter!

11/10/2025

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Do we have late fall foliage or early snow here at the farm today? A little bit of both I think!  Our pear tree came into full colour last week just in time to be hit by an early blast of snow.  Like most people who live in Southern Ontario we are not ready or prepared for the arrival of winter.  There is still lots of field work to do, so let’s hope it warms up next week.  You can visit “The Scoop On Poop” to watch a video about spreading manure which is one of the essential fall chores we do at the farm.
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It's Bean Time!

11/6/2025

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So why on earth is a potato farm growing soybeans?  We use soybeans as part of our essential crop rotation program.  Soybean plants breathe in nitrogen found in the atmosphere and release it in a usable form into the soil.  This boost of nitrogen keeps our soil healthy for the next time we grow potatoes on the land.  Our beans are trucked to a local grain elevator where they are exported to be turned into tofu, soy sauce, animal feed, printing ink and even biodiesel fuel.  You can visit “Preparing A Seed Bed” to see how we prepare the land and plant our annual soybean crops.
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Pumpkins For Procrastinators

10/28/2025

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Riley is ready for Halloween – are you??  We’ve got you covered if you’ve been procrastinating buying your pumpkins.  The farm stand is stocked with homegrown large orange pumpkins and some tiny orange pumpkins that are just the right size for kids.  We have white pumpkins as well as some funky novelty pumpkins John & Curtis grew this year.  You can visit “Spooky Pumpkin Patch” for a drone fly by of one of our pumpkin patches.
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Happy Monday!

10/20/2025

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Happy Monday to all of you (if such a thing actually exists!)  It’s time to move some of our soybeans to the local elevator now that the potato harvest is finished.  Soybeans are one of our essential rotation crops that help keep our land optimized for growing potatoes.  You can visit “Preparing A Seed Bed” to see how we prep the land for planning our soybeans.
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And That’s A Wrap!

10/17/2025

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And that’s a wrap for the potato #harvest2025!  The very last potato has been moved out of the fields back to our storages at the farm just before the rain arrives.  It’s nice to see so many smiling faces in some of these candid clips I captured over the potato harvest this fall.  You can visit “The Faces Of Our Farm” to see another video of all of us working during the fall potato harvest.
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