Here’s a quick look at one of our fields of round white potatoes in full flower. The flowers indicate the tubers are growing and will be ready to be harvested very soon. Keep an eye on my social media so you’ll know when we have them for sale at the farm door! You can visit “The Flowers Of Our Farm” to see some beautiful pictures of our farm crops in flower.
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Here’s what we have planned for this May long weekend. Field by field by field, we’ll be planting the crop as shown in this video. Johnny operates the planter, but he can’t start until RJ has worked the land and Curtis has spread the fertilizer. As for me, I’ll be buzzing them with my drone in between my endless paperwork. It really does take all of us to get the crop planted. Whatever you’re doing, have fun and take care! You can visit “Tater Tales May 17th” to see another video of our potato planter.
Is this a recap of 2023 or a preview of what we’ll be doing in 2024? I leave it up to you to decide. (And whatever you decide you will be right, since both options are actually true!) Enjoy this montage of some of the work we do here around the farm from early spring to late fall. You can visit “The Compelling Combine” and “The Hypnotic Harvester” to see more videos of our farm equipment in action.
Brilliant sunshine and vivid colours seem to be a distant memory for those of us living in dreary, gloomy, gray Southern Ontario. I can’t remember the last time we had some sunshine. These photos of the beautiful, sunny days we had last summer should cheer you up. Here’s hoping the sun will come out again one day soon! You can visit “Buds & Blossoms” to see some colourful spring flowers I found when I was out and about here at the farm.
Have you ever thought about how perfect sweet corn gets to your dinner table? We start planting sweet corn in May and continue weekly plantings for roughly 2 months. This staggered planting ensures that we always have a section of ripe corn. When it’s time to pick the corn, every cob is handpicked by our team of migrant workers. They’re experts at selecting the best quality corn.
This aerial video clearly shows our different sections of sweet corn and gives you an insight into how much sweet corn we grow annually. (I promise I’ll get better at using my new drone for future videos!) Don’t miss out on our September sweet corn – it’s usually the best of the season. You can visit “Summer Sweet Corn Salad Recipe” for a truly tasty salad made from fresh local produce that’s available this time of year in Ontario. |
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