While we spread our onions to cure last fall on our greenhouse tables, this year we could tell the harvest wasn't going to fit. Instead, we decided to hang them from the tables! So they're happily curing hanging up, and we've spread the squashes on top to cure at the same time. Curing is a the process whereby veggies go from growing to storage mode - usually this means warm dry conditions for a week or two. This allows the onions to develop their papery skins, and squash skins to further harden and dry to protect the flesh inside. Afterwards, we send each veggie off to the best storage conditions. While they'll almost all be happy in a home fridge for a month, we have specialized storage to ensure we can feed our families through March. Did you know we've got four different storage facilities for our winter veggies? Warm and dry (squashes), Warm and humid (sweet potatoes), cool and dry (e.g. onions), and cool and humid (root veggies and cabbages). Speaking of which... it's official, we've opened registration for Winter shares which will start in November. More details coming in a dedicated email soon if you're new to winter, but for those of you returning feel free to sign up anytime for another great winter!
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Curing in the Greenhouse
About the farm
Heather and Stephanie have been running Fiddlehead Farm since 2012 in Prince Edward County, Ontario. With a small team of employees they are ecologically growing twelve acres of tasty vegetables. Selling veggies year round, they pack up shares in spring, summer and winter seasons.
While they grew up in cities it is their shared passions for good food and the environment that led them to start their own vegetable farm after studying in ecology and politics. They started with a modest group of farm shares and a handful of farmers' markets. With the help of family, friends, and a dedicated following of both veggie box members and market customers the farm has steadily grown from its humble beginnings.
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While they grew up in cities it is their shared passions for good food and the environment that led them to start their own vegetable farm after studying in ecology and politics. They started with a modest group of farm shares and a handful of farmers' markets. With the help of family, friends, and a dedicated following of both veggie box members and market customers the farm has steadily grown from its humble beginnings.