Myrah and I harvested a couple pounds this morning that I will drop off at Walker’s Greenhouse today (Wednesday). I put some in our online store as well, available to order for pickup this Saturday, May 20th. Click here to visit the store! Yum!!
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Using our Noodles
Hi Veggie Lovers! Well, considering it’s late November and we choose to live in Manitoba, the CSA veggie lineup this week is great! This is Week 23/24 and we have a veggie pickup tonight, Tuesday November 22nd from 4 – 6 pm at Stanley Park (14th Street between Lorne and Princess Ave). In this week’sContinue reading “Using our Noodles”
The End of Greens Season
Hi Veggie Lovers! Here’s what we’ve prepared for your bag today: Carrots, 2 lbsFall Greens Mix, 1/2 lb (Kale, Beet Greens & Chard)Radishes, 1 bunchOnions, Yellow, 2 lbsWhite Warba Potatoes, 3 lbs, Grown by Peter’s Market GardenBeefsteak Tomato, 1 It froze really hard overnight on October 6th and we lost most of our greens, but I couldn’t resistContinue reading “The End of Greens Season”
Fridge full break week
Hello 24-week & extended Rivers Veggie Lovers! Our CSA continues in Brandon until November 29th and in Rivers until October 26th! Here’s what we’ve prepared for the farm shares this week: Tomatoes, Mixed ripeness quartRed Beets, 2 lb bagCharentais Melons, 2 small (1 ripe, 1 unripe)Green Peppers, 1 lbCeleriac, 1 (no tops)Garlic, 1 head We’reContinue reading “Fridge full break week”
About your Veggies!
Hello Veggie Lovers!! Coming in the Veggie Lovers Club farm share bags on August 9 (Brandon) and 10 (Rivers): Romaine Lettuce, 1 headBeets, small bunch with topsRed Potatoes, 1.5 lbsKale, small bunchCucumbers, 2Basil PlantOnions, bunch of 2 white and 1 red with useable green tops Welcome, Summer! Holy hell it was hot digging potatoes onContinue reading “About your Veggies!”
Pickling Cucumbers 2022
Jon and I didn’t grow many/any cucumbers intended for pickling this year, but Mom (Stephanie) did! If you’d like to connect with some this year, please fill out this form and we will contact you when she has some available. Orders will be filled based on availability of cucumbers. We will contact you when someContinue reading “Pickling Cucumbers 2022”
Meet Spud!
While digging potatoes Monday, we were annoyed by a loud & persistent peeping sound. “What kind of bird is that?” Jon pondered. Suddenly, I had a realization that it was much closer than we had first thought, and walked a few steps away to find: A duckling! He was alone and stumbling through some weeds,Continue reading “Meet Spud!”
Red Bag Contents Aug 2 & 3
Coming in the Veggie Lovers Club farm share bags on August 2 (Brandon) and 3 (Rivers): Carrots, extra large bunchPeas, Shelling (peas in the pod) 1 lb: 4A Farms, WinklerGreen Garlic, bunchFennel, 1 headLeaf Lettuce, 2 heads, Red & Green Please be aware that this is our best idea of what we will be puttingContinue reading “Red Bag Contents Aug 2 & 3”
Peas: Why we buy in
Peas are an incredibly popular crop. When we were doing markets, we could easily sell 400 lbs of peas in 4 hours. For some perspective, I can pick around 20 lbs an hour if the picking is good. This year we’ve got 2 rows of peas and they yielded about 20 lbs from the firstContinue reading “Peas: Why we buy in”
July 12 & 13 Red Bag Contents
Coming in the Red Bags on July 12th (Brandon) and 13th (Rivers): Garlic Scapes, bunchRomaine Lettuce, 1 large or 2 smallLettuce Mix, 0.5 lbHakurei Turnips (white salad turnips with edible tops), 1 bunchBaby Dill, small bag (Grown by Mom!)New Potatoes (*Pending harvest: hopefully! Will be baby Carrots or Potatoes, both are somewhat scarce yet) PleaseContinue reading “July 12 & 13 Red Bag Contents”