Category Archives: News

The Final Pick-Up of the Season

Well, we are wrapping up the season, and not a moment too soon as it...

Sprouts & Endings, Carrots & Mornings

As we near the end of October, I am enjoying soaking in these last beautiful...

Vote for Garlic, Vote for the Future — Knuckle Down News, Week 17

There are so many things to be thankful for today. For one, it is a...

Stuffed and Thankful — Knuckle Down News, Week 16

I hope everyone was able to get out for a good walk this weekend, the...

A Frosty Farewell — Knuckle Down News, Week 15

As expected, the first frost has come and gone. Although it doesn’t mean an end...

Autumn leaves and purple sweet potatoes — Knuckle Down News, Week 14

The forecast is telling me that tomorrow will be hot as July, but it sure...

Happy Autumnal Equinox!

Fall has arrived, but what a lovely last weekend of Summer it was. I am...

What do you love to eat in the fall? — Knuckle Down News, Week 12

It is a beautiful sunny day today and after some good rains, the soil is...

Summer to Fall to Summer Again

Hello everyone, We have reached the halfway point in our CSA for 2019! The cold...

Celebrating September with Squash — Knuckle Down News, Week 10

Happy Labour Day everyone! I am taking the day off today to celebrate Ernest’s last...

From August to Autumn — Knuckle Down News, Week 9

We were off the farm at a lovely wedding near Ottawa this past weekend and...

Not so cool, cooler — Knuckle Down News, Week 8

This weekend’s adventure was the discovery that our walk-in vegetable cooler wasn’t working on Sunday morning....

Peter Piper picked a peck of… — Knuckle Down News, Week 7

Wait, how could Peter’s peppers be pickled before he picked them? Perhaps this tongue twister...

Sowing the Seeds of a Green Autumn — Knuckle Down News, Week 6

I’m not sad to say goodbye to July this year, a little too hot for...

More Mosquitoes than Raindrops — Knuckle Down News, Week 5

In this crazy hot weather, I often sneak out to the garden at dusk to...

Making Hay While the Sun Shines — Knuckle Down News, Week 4

There is the sweet smell of freshly cut hay in the slightly cooler air this...

Keeping Cool Like a Cucumber

The forecast this week is looking a little on the Tropical side and because we...

From Zero to Zucchini! — Knuckle Down News Week 2

Knuckle Down Farm CSA 2019: Week One!

It’s finally here, the beginning of another CSA Season, that must be what all the...

2019 CSA Start Dates

The peas are finally flowering and the garlic scapes are definitely on their way, so...