Macintosh, Honey Crisp and Gala Apples are here

Long anticipated and seemly late the first main season crop of apples are now available in the market.  Honey Crisp, Gala and MacIntosh apples arrived this weekend.  Crispy, these fresh picked apples are from Graceview Farms in Port Burwell.  We are once again getting our apples from John.  His apples were great last year and we're off to a good start this year.

Come, enjoy the crunch.

Feels like Fall, there go the summer crops

Hot one day, cold the next and now frost warnings in cottage country.  Puts the pressure on to enjoy those last fruits and vegetables of summer before they are gone with the season.  Fall is officially just around the corner.

Tomatoes are one of those crops and our market is bursting with them at the moment.  A customer passed on an amazing recipe today that I will definitely try.  

Slow Roasted Tomatoes

Heat oven to 300 degrees

1. cut the tomato in half, place cut side up on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
2. drizzle lightly with olive oil
3. add slice of garlic
4. optional - sprinkle with seasoning such as basil  
5. roast in oven for 3 hours  

Enjoy on its own or in salads.  Tomatos keep for a week in the fridge

Fall also means celebrating the harvest.  Time marches quickly and Thanksgiving will be here in the blink of an eye. Time to order your fresh, free range turkey.

Tomato Harvest is at its Peak

It's been a fantastic year for our tomatoes; for quality and flavour.  Our market is bursting with tomatoes and now is the time to catch the freshness and flavour the summer sun has given them.  
So get your canning jars ready.  Capture the taste of summer as we move on into the fall harvest season.  

Report just in from Farmer Jim - 
We have a dandy crop of pumpkins and October will be amazing this year.  He's been out in the field checking on them and is very pleased. 

Got to love the fall with all its colour.  We already have the beauty of the mums to enjoy and the leaves will be turning soon.  Our squash is adding even more colour to our courtyard.

Our fall school tour program is gearing up and Myrna is in the office to help you book your tour.