The New Year is coming

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas day. We were busy with family from breakfast right through to dinner and managed to have a relaxing time at church. It was a pause that refreshed helping us focus on the reason for Christmas. We're very fortunate to have Jim's parents still with us, his Dad is 92 and misses being out selling the trees. We had to be careful not to wear them out with all the festivities.

Our farm and market is closed until the first weekend in May. Winter is our pause in the year, a time to reflect on the past season, rest, re-energise and plan for the new season to come. We're working on our barn in Greenbank with a future market in mind as well as considering which crops to add next year.

Tis the season of conferences, workshops and farm shows. I'm researching hedgerows that would add beauty, diversification for wildlife and possibly some interesting berries for jams. Lynda and I will be getting together to make our shepherds pies, steak and mushroom pies and possibly some more turkey pies. The winter will go by very quickly.

May your winter be short and sweet. Stay safe.
See you first weekend in May when the fun and food begins again.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Christmas is coming,

the goose is getting fat, please put a penny in the old man's hat. If you haven't got a penny a half penny will do. If you haven't got a half penny then God bless you.

Is the tune running through your head now? I remember my Grandfather telling me of the time when he was a boy that he had to memorize this verse and say it at the front of his class. His family were homesteaders in Saskatchewan and lived initially in a sod house while the wood house was being built and the land was being cleared. Oh how I miss him at Christmas. It can be such a family time, a time to reminisce of years gone by.

We have had a great Christmas season seeing you and catching up with the events in your year. The kids are growing - off to school, finished school, getting married, grandchildren being born. We've been selling Christmas trees for 25 years now and some of you have been coming for that long.

We have exciting news - Heather, our wee petite staffer that you'll see mostly in the bakery when she isn't in school, is now engaged to be married to a wonderful young man Thomas. We're so happy for them. She'll be working the 22nd and 23rd so if you stop in, give her your best.

We'll be busy these next few days baking and organizing turkeys. We still have some beautiful balsam and fraser fir Christmas trees and you can still order a fresh turkey. Our lives can be so busy that for some it seems Christmas has snuck up on them and oh my gosh its only 6 days away.

Thanks for taking this moment to read this blog. As another famous charactor at Christmas says-
Merry Christmas. God bless you one and all.

Christmas is almost here!

Wow, how time has flown - Christmas is in 2 weeks.

We've been busy decorating, baking and making our turkey and chicken pies. The meat pies are now available in our freezer. They're a great quick meal solution for busy times.

Fresh Turkeys

Don't delay in ordering yours. We've got our order book ready and waiting. I don't tend to have extras at Christmas so it is best to place an order. We will also have really large turkeys available this year - great if you're having a big gathering or just love left overs.

Christmas Trees

The Fraser fir and Balsam fir trees are beautiful and we've got a nice selection. On the warmer days it smells like we're in a forest. Both types of trees are good choices at this time - the Fraser fir is recommended if you leave your tree up for a long time and need strong branches for all your ornaments. The balsam fir has an amazing smell but does tend to drop its needles after a few weeks - I like to keep it up for only 3 weeks. We will not have spruce or pine trees this year due to lack of demand.

We've also have wreathes and cedar roping; I love the greenery this time of year.

Christmas Cookie Platters

are brimming over with shortbread, gingerbread, mini tarts and more. Don't you just love an occasion that gives you reason to indulge in some delicious goodies. These cookie trays are great for office parties, as hostess gifts or just as a thank you to those special in your life.

We love Christmas and we enjoy helping make it more special for you. We're open daily till Christmas eve day. We'll then be closing for the winter and reopening the first weekend in May.

Have a very Merry Christmas and may you have many blessings in the days to come.