Archive for October, 2009

No RFM this weekend

October 23, 2009 at 2:02 pm · Filed under Regina Farmer's Market, buy local ·Tagged ,

Due to some civic elections in Regina, the Farmers Market is not able to use the Cathedral Village Community Centre on Oct 24th. I really urge our market customers to take the short drive to the farm to purchase your veggies this weekend. We realize that many of our customers at the RFM do not own cars, or, do not want to drive outside of the city, but it is a very short (15-20min) drive.

This season has been a difficult sales season due to so many lost days at the Market. We missed 4 of the summer markets because the crops were so far behind on account of the cold summer. Then we missed a few fall markets due to snow! This is about the same as having to take a month off work without pay for those of you who are have salary positions! Or in the words of my Mexican staff – “No Bueno!!”.

So if you truly support Local Agriculture, make the trip to our farm this weekend to pick-up some delicious squash, cabbage, beets and carrots!

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Harvest Notes ~ October 22, 2009

October 23, 2009 at 1:38 pm · Filed under Harvest Notes ·Tagged ,

Things are winding down, the snow and cold has really slowed the late harvest, but we have been able to bring a few things in from the field. The on-farm store is open until Nov 2nd this year.

This week we have:
Potatoes – Norland & Russian Blue
Carrots – purple, white, orange
Cabbage – green & purple
Cucumbers
Beets
Spanish Onions
Field Tomatoes
Hot Peppers
Herbs
Squash – many varieties to choose from
Pie Pumpkins
Halloween Pumpkins
Gourds
Ornamental corn

We also have seasonal BC Fruit and Turnips and Parsnips from ‘Peak of the Market’.

As always Local Honey (Lumsden Valley Honey Co), Jams, Pickles and Baking (Sweet Pea, Lumsden Beach) are for sale at the farm.

We are open daily from 9-6.

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Pumpkin Festival Sunday Oct 18th

October 14, 2009 at 2:11 pm · Filed under Pumpkin Patch, events ·Tagged ,

Our annual Pumpkin Festival will be this Sunday Oct 18th from 11 – 3.

We hope the weather will cooperate with us!

Join us for hotdogs, pumpkin soup, hot cider and coffee, face painting and the haunted house! And of course we have lots of pumpkins to choose from; wee tiny ones and huge ones, orange, blue, and white ones too!

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Harvest Notes ~ October 3rd, 2009

October 3, 2009 at 1:48 pm · Filed under Harvest Notes, lincoln gardens

Well it has been raining for 2 days non stop, so we have had difficulty getting to the fields. But the crew is going out in the mud first thing this morning to pick as much as they can.

This week we have:
Broccoli
Cauliflower – white and Chedder
Cabbage – green & red
Corn – Super Sweet
Potatoes – Norland & Russian Blue
Carrots – purple, white, orange
Beets
Spanish Onions
Zucchini
Swiss Chard
Field Tomatoes
Hot Peppers
Herbs
Strawberries
Squash
Pie Pumpkins

We also have seasonal BC Fruit and Turnips and Parsnips from ‘Peak of the Market’.

As always Local Honey (Lumsden Valley Honey Co), Jams, Pickles and Baking (Sweet Pea, Lumsden Beach) are for sale at the farm.

This weekend is the Lumsden Scarecrow Festival so be sure to check out the happenings along main street in the town too!

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