Apples have begun

The summer season is in it's final stretch. It is unbelievable how quickly time flies.

Our sweet corn is now locally grown thanks to the oppresively hot weather we've just had. Corn loves the heat and you could see it growing from day to day. It is such an easy meal along with burgers and field tomatoes (now also available).

Apples have begun. We have Ginger Gold (sweet) and Paula Red (tart) varieties fresh picked in our market. These early apples need refrigeration to stay crisp. Look for a number of different apple varieties over the next few weeks. Royal Gala and Jersey Macs are coming soon. Regular mac's are usually in early September, Honeycrisp mid to late September.

We're now booking for our fall school tour program for preschoolers to grade 5. Early in the season the focus is on the harvest; pumpkins make for great decorations at Thanksgiving. Book early for the best choice of dates.

With the fall tour season we are also looking for tour instructors. Application forms are available on our employment page. It is a great job for homemakers who love working with children.

August Long Weekend

We will be open Monday August 3rd with all of our weekend activities, weather permitting.

This will be the last weekend for our Enchanted Forest until September. Come out and enjoy.

We will continue to have wagon rides in August every hour between 10:00 am and 3:00pm. Our admission price will reflect the nonavailability of the forest. We find August is a good month to repair and refresh the forest. It is also a very buggy month, the mosquitoes will miss you.

We now have Gourmet Sweet Peaches and Cream sweet corn. It just started today. This group of corn varieties has the sweetness of super sweets but a nicer texture and excellent corn flavour. The market is also filling up with other great Ontario fruit and veggies - GARLIC is now available. Peas, both sweet and sugar snap are still available for about one more week. The beans are great.

NANTES carrots will be available next week.

Sweet corn has started

Ontario peaches and cream sweet corn is now here. We currently have corn from Waterford, Ontario. Its super sweet and delicious.

The weather has been cool and wet which has been great for our pea crop. We've now started picking our latest planting and there's lots to pick. Our green and yellow beans are now ready for pick your own as well. The cool weather extended our strawberry season and today was the last day for berries.

PEACHES, plums, raspberries, blueberries and melons are in the market. Their flavour is amazing.
Raspberry season will last approximately one to two more weeks. Don't delay. Fresh picked berries are available in the market now.

Our corn maze is growing. We will have it ready for exploring Labour Day weekend.

We'll be open for fun Monday, August 3rd. This will be the last weekend to enjoy our Enchanted Forest. It will be closed for the month of August and will reopen Labour Day weekend. We take this time to refresh the walkway and make repairs. Wagon rides will still be available August weekends between 10am and 3pm.

Strawberry Season is winding down

Our last day for pick your own berries in Greenbank will be Friday July 10th. The season has been a cool one with the weather presenting a challenge. As with any other farmer we always are looking to next year being better. We have a new patch planted and are tending to it.

Fresh picked berries along with pick your own peas will still be available at our Markham Farm. We are now open daily 9 till 6. The peas have loved this weather and we've had our best crop yet. We have approximately 1 week left of pea season, don't miss it.

Sweet corn is on the horizon and should be available in approx. 1-2 weeks time. Call 905-887-1087 for current market updates on crops and activities.

Ontario cherries are here in our market now!

Mud and Toots and all the other animals will be glad to have you visit. Come and enjoy some time on the farm.

Summer is almost here

We're looking forward to some summer weather to give our crops a boost. We've had hints of it this week. Our strawberry crop is coming along - the berries are at the small green stage right now.
We hope to open our Greenbank farm for pick your own berries sometime around June 26th but please call for an exact date and time. 905-887-1087

Ewenice lost one of her male lambs last Wednesday. For some reason she would not allow him to feed and our attempts to keep him nourished failed. She now has twins to raise.

Mud and Toots are now at our Markham farm and loving all the attention. The two calves especially love their bottles of milk. Both are now onto eating hay and greens as well.

School is almost done for the year. Our school tours are winding down but our Summer Fun tours for camps and daycares are booking up. Check out our Summer Fun page if your group would like to visit our farm. Any groups who have the children that are not accompanied by their parents must book a structured tour to visit the farm.

We are currently hiring for market help. We need energetic, hard working individuals that work well with people and have good english communication skills who will be able to commit to part time employment until Oct 31st. Check out our employment page for an application form and come on in for a chat.

When you are in the market check out our butter tarts. They are awesome.

Ewenice has triplets

She gave us four lambs last year, this year it's three - two boys and a girl. Sunday at noon,
Ewenice gave birth to triplets and they are doing fine. We are monitoring them to make sure all are getting enough milk from mom, we may have to bottle feed one. They'll be really cute in a few days, right now they are all legs, their wool feels like popcorn kernels and they spend most of the time sleeping. Ben and Owen were visiting the farm with their families and witnessed the births, thus the two males are named after them and the female will be named Holly. Pictures will be posted soon.

COOL WEATHER IS AFFECTING CROPS

The cool weather is delaying the berry crop. We're starting to get a lot of requests for strawberries. We hope to have some fresh picked strawberries from southwestern Ontario in our market this week. Our own will not be for another two to three weeks. It is best to check in around the 15th of June. Pick your own berries will be at our Greenbank farm only this year.
The pea crop is loving this weather. Sweet peas and sugar snap (honey) peas will be ready near the end of June at our Markham Farm - fresh picked or pick your own. Call 905-887-1087 closer to the end of June for a more exact date.

WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Our busy time is coming and we will have some market positions available. Successful applicants (aged 16 years or older) need to be able to commit to working part time for the duration of our busy season which ends after October 31st. Retail experience is not essential but fluency in english, enthusiasm in working with the public and being a good team player is.
We currently have great staff and if you feel you'd like to work hard, learn new things and never be bored fill out an application form found on our website and come on in for an interview.

Handy? Would love to work on a farm?

We are currently seeking someone who enjoys working with animals and interacting with people to do our weekday morning chores. Feeding the animals, cleaning pens, maintaining a safe environment. Interacting and communicating with our customers is an important part of the job. English is essential.

There can be things to fix and tractor work to be done at various times. Hours are part time mornings and can be variable.

Download an application form from our employment page and contact us.