Author Archives: Jenny
Heat waves, thunderstorms and garlic scapes: welcome summer
ON FARM CSA MEMBERS Thanks to everyone for making week one of the CSA go...
Jun
On-Farm Tuesday Pickup Details
Hello On-farm CSA Members! Our first on-farm pick-up of the season is upon us! Here...
Jun
Thunder and Lightning
Hello everyone, I thought I would take this latest thunderstorm as an opportunity to get...
Jun
Long-Overdue May Updates from the Farm
Hello everyone and a big welcome to all of our new members. There has been...
May
April Update
Congratulations everyone, we made it through a very strange March and it looks like we...
Apr
Preparing for Spring in a Challenging Time
In two days it’ll officially be Spring, and when I turn off my radio and...
Mar
2020 CSA Registration Open, Some Changes Afoot
Hello and Happy February & Happy 29 Days to Spring, 2020 CSA shares are now...
Feb
The Final Pick-Up of the Season
Well, we are wrapping up the season, and not a moment too soon as it...
Nov
Sprouts & Endings, Carrots & Mornings
As we near the end of October, I am enjoying soaking in these last beautiful...
Oct
Vote for Garlic, Vote for the Future β Knuckle Down News, Week 17
There are so many things to be thankful for today. For one, it is a...
Oct
Stuffed and Thankful β Knuckle Down News, Week 16
I hope everyone was able to get out for a good walk this weekend, the...
Oct
A Frosty Farewell β Knuckle Down News, Week 15
As expected, the first frost has come and gone. Although it doesn’t mean an end...
Oct
Autumn leaves and purple sweet potatoes β Knuckle Down News, Week 14
The forecast is telling me that tomorrow will be hot as July, but it sure...
Sep
Happy Autumnal Equinox!
Fall has arrived, but what a lovely last weekend of Summer it was. I am...
Sep
What do you love to eat in the fall? β Knuckle Down News, Week 12
It is a beautiful sunny day today and after some good rains, the soil is...
Sep
Summer to Fall to Summer Again
Hello everyone, We have reached the halfway point in our CSA for 2019! The cold...
Sep
Celebrating September with Squash β Knuckle Down News, Week 10
Happy Labour Day everyone! I am taking the day off today to celebrate Ernest’s last...
Sep
From August to Autumn β Knuckle Down News, Week 9
We were off the farm at a lovely wedding near Ottawa this past weekend and...
Aug
Not so cool, cooler β Knuckle Down News, Week 8
This weekend’s adventure was the discovery that our walk-in vegetable coolerΒ wasn’t working on Sunday morning....
Aug
Peter Piper picked a peck of… β Knuckle Down News, Week 7
Wait, how could Peter’s peppers be pickled before he picked them? Perhaps this tongue twister...
Aug