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Happy Trails To You Christina!

3/28/2024

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This one’s for you Christina! It’s never easy to say good-bye. For 5 ½ years Christina has been a valued and reliable employee.  She’s the friendly voice answering our phone. She communicates weekly with all our customers, and I know they appreciate her attention to detail when she’s fulfilling their orders.  We share all the jobs in the office, help each other finish timely tasks, and show each other new tricks we learn with the multiple software programs we use.  She’s learned so much, she’s taught me so much, and she’s come a long way from when I took her under my wing as my young Padawan!
 
Christina stuck with us through all the COVID years when she first worked remotely from her house, then in a small trailer at the farm, and even in an apartment at the front of the farm.  Nothing slowed her down as she was determined to continue her excellent customer service and incredible work ethics. She was a part of our tiny social bubble and enjoyed Friday Night Dinner & Movie Night at our house when the whole world was in lockdown.
 
Christina has become a good friend to us.  We celebrated with her when she turned 30, when she adopted her beloved dog Javier, and when she purchased her first house.  She made us many unique items with her cricket, shared video editing tips, and cooked with me for my website recipes.  She told me how to get tractor grease out of my winter coat and how to use my iPhone as a GPS in my truck (who knew?!)
 
I’m sure she would rather slip away quietly without any fuss but we’re not about to let that happen!  We know all our customers will want to wish her well as she starts the next big adventure in her life.  So join me in wishing her “Happy Trails” as she heads out west to a brand new home and life.  No matter what this next phase in her life brings her, we know she will land with both feet on the ground and be very successful.  We wish you all the best Christina, don’t be a stranger! You can visit “International Women’s Day 2023” to see more about Christina.

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Full House

3/22/2024

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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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How Curtis Spent His March Break

3/19/2024

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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.

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National Potato Chip Day

3/14/2024

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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!

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International Women’s Day 2024

3/8/2024

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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.
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