Community Supported Agriculture

FFF Photo a Day - Day 97

Some of you may be aware that along with livestock, we grow and market vegetables and fruits through a concept called Community Supported Agriculture or CSA. 

This simply means that customers who are interested in fresh, local foods direct from farms, purchase a share (either full or half) in our farm (or others that offer a CSA) and then enjoy the bounty of our labour for 12 weeks. 

Each customer gets a box of whatever is growing on the farm each week. We meet our customers in one of a couple of drop off points in the city or at the farm to exchange an empty box for a full one. 

We like sharing our produce in this way as we gain an ongoing relationship with our customer, they get to know how their food is grown and there is little wastage as we know how many families we are feeding before we seed. The customers get fresh, no spray produce that in most cases was picked a few hours before. 

Beautiful skies

FFF Photo a Day - Day 96

Tonight's sunset was another beauty. 

Snow is almost gone too! Full of gratitude for the nature that surrounds us! 

A Walkabout

FFF Photo a Day - Day 95

My daughter and I went for a meander today. Not a long one as the wind was cold on the ears as we rounded the corner! She on her bike and I on foot accompanied of course by Avery (our dog) as always. 

Happy Easter to those that celebrate and for those that don't, I trust you made good use of the long weekend! 

Planning ahead

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Soon days will be spent out in the field seeding, transplanting and weeding. The last thing you feel like at the end of the day is cooking. 

I'm spending as much time as possible planning ahead and getting meals and healthy snacks pre-made ready for those long days. 

Today was spent making sourdough naan, arancini (rice balls), meatballs, beef jerky, homemade pizza dough, hashbrowns and waffles. Feels good to know that we will have something that is healthy and unprocessed to grab.

What is your favorite item to make and have ready to grab?  

Transplant day

FFF Photo a Day - Day 93 

Today's chore is transplanting seedlings. These tomatoes are going to be huge if we don't get them in the ground soon! 

They will move out to our high tunnel (unheated greenhouse) shortly. I'm drooling just thinking about garden fresh tomatoes again! 

Not impressed!

You can barely see the grain bins in the distance! 

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I'm not impressed. Yesterday was 16C and sunny. Today it's -6C and blowing snow. 

The only positive is I managed to plant some spinach before the snow came... 

No fooling, its April!

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It's April 1st and I've seen a wonderful variety of April Fool's jokes today. 

One that I unwittingly participated in involved a Kijiji ad for a free goat (who can resist a free goat!) so... of course, I along with many others contacted the poor soul who knew nothing about a free goat! 

Besides good fun, April has also brought the emergence of the first hardy plants. Here our chives are pushing up in our front garden. So wonderful to see the beginning of green in the garden!