 Join us as we continue to celebrate the season of “fummer” here at the farm! This rare season occurs when the weather conditions are perfect for our produce stand to be fully stocked with the finest produce that’s available during both summer and fall. Our sweet corn, mini new potatoes and Ontario field tomatoes continue to be in season, and we are happy to offer beautiful, homegrown orange and white pumpkins. You can visit “At The Door” for directions to our farm.
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Today is Food Day Canada where we celebrate the abundance of farm fresh, local produce available this time of year in Canada. The theme is “sharing,” so I’m reposting seven original recipes for interesting new potato and sweet corn dishes. These recipes were all developed and taste tested in my kitchen. New potatoes and sweet corn are available at our farm stand as well as gorgeous tomatoes, onions and cabbage from local farms. You can visit “Freezing Sweet Corn” to see how you can enjoy the taste of summer in the dead of winter. Click on the links below to print or download the recipes of your choice. Bon Appétit!
Mexicana Sweet Corn Salad Grilled New Potatoes Summer Sweet Corn Salad BBQ Smash Potatoes Surplus Sweet Corn Salad BBQ Potatoes Potato & Sweet Corn Hash  Yes it’s true…We are picking our very own, homegrown sweet corn. There’s plenty for everyone, so don’t be afraid to share this great news with your family and friends! Hope to see you soon! You can visit “What We Offer – At The Door” for our hours of operation and directions to our farm.
 Indulge yourself with these gorgeous local field tomatoes. Their superior flavour is only available during the height of the summer. We have them ready and waiting for you at our farm stand. We also have some new, unwashed potatoes and the finest sweet corn from Norfolk County. (Yes, our sweet corn will be ready very soon.) Hope to see you this weekend! You can visit “What We Offer – At The Door” for our hours of operation and directions to our farm.
Meanwhile, at the back of the farm…While Johnny has been stealing all the social media glory planting our potatoes, Curtis has been quietly planting our highly anticipated sweet corn crop for many weeks now. The planting of sweet corn is spaced out over 2 months to ensure that we always have a ripe section to pick for our customers. This video was shot as Curtis just started planting our second field. You can visit “Sweet Corn Fields” to see an aerial video of our sweet corn fields in full flower.
 It’s crunch time! We estimate we will have sweet corn available for approximately 7-10 more days (depending on the weather.) Here is how I freeze sweet corn so we can enjoy it all winter. I cook the corn for 7 minutes, let it cool down and scrape the kernels off the cob with a sharp knife. Then I pop 2 cups of kernels into a freezer bag. I use about 3 cobs of corn to equal 2 cups. During the winter, all I have to do is thaw one bag and add it to my soups, stews and casseroles.
If you’re looking for inspiration for new winter dishes where you can use your sweet corn, you can visit “Cottage Pie” and “Potato & Sweet Corn Chowder.” You can also serve the corn as a side dish with recipes such as “Bangers & Mash” or “Shepherd’s Pie.” Stay tuned for my new signature dish “Potato & Sweet Corn Hash” that’s coming this fall. Bon Appétit! 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.  Can you taste summer? We think you can! Every bite of our sweet corn is an explosion of deliciousness. It’s picked fresh daily, and trust me when I say it makes all the difference in the world. New potatoes and Ontario field tomatoes are also available at our produce stand. Plan a trip to our farm before the taste of summer disappears. You can visit “What We Offer – At The Door” for our hours of operation and directions to our farm.
 Our corn stand is up and running with a soft start as we provide you with some of the finest sweet corn from Norfolk County. You will not be disappointed with the corn while you wait for ours to be ready. We also have Ontario field tomatoes and of course our potatoes. Hope to see you soon! You can visit “What We Offer – At The Door” for our hours of operation and directions to our farm.
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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