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Farm Happenings at Salad Days Farm
Farm Share - Week of Aug 30
Farm Updates:
Our 2nd succession of beans is producing well. There should be lots more green beans available this time around.
Onions have cured and started going into shares last week. We should have a decent supply through the Fall.
Salad greens are struggling through the heat, but slightly coole1 read more »
Farm Share - week of August 16
*Please remember to return your green bag at each pickup*
Farm Updates:
Garlic is ready this week! This year's crop is a 10/10
Tomatoes and peppers are ripening rapidly and yields seem to be up compared to previous years.
We also harvested 400lbs of carrots this week, and we have another succe1 read more »
Farm Share - Week of Aug 2
Green bags are back!
Prior to the pandemic we packed our Farm Shares in insulate cooler bags, but as a safety precaution we switched to paper bags in 2020. We've decided it's time to reintroduce our green bags because they produce less waste and keep our veggies cool.
Please return your bag at each1 read more »
Farm Share - Week of July 26
Late July is always a challenging time on the farm. The weather is hot and humid, the harvests are overwhelming, and the list of fall crops to plant is long.
Last week was exhausting but we managed to plant all our fall broccoli and cauliflower, seed all our winter carrots and beets and harvest all1 read more »
Farm Share - week of July 12
There's an abundance of delicious produce available this week - broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, English cucumbers, and the first of our tomatoes!
Make sure to customize your shares to get what you need for the week.
Remember, if you run in to trouble using Harvie, you can always email us and1 read more »
Farm Share - week of July 5
July is here and it brought the heat!
We've started the broccoli harvest and are hoping for some rain and cooler evenings to keep the plants happy. Broccoli hates the heat, which is why we select heat-tolerant varieties and irrigate regularly to keep them as happy as possible. In a couple of weeks1 read more »
Farm Share - week of June 28
This week on the farm we're trying to survive the heat, and stay on top of the weeds. After plenty of rain last weekend everything has doubled in size so there's lots of harvesting to stay on top of too.
Today we picked close to 100lbs of sugar snap peas. Plus, broccoli and cauliflower are starting1 read more »
Farm Share - week of June 21
Happy Summer!
This week we started harvesting cucumbers and zucchini - a sure sign of summer.
We're growing English cucumbers for the first time and so far the plants look like they will be very productive. In years past we've had disappointing cucumber yields, due to pests and disease, but this ye1 read more »
Farm Share - week of June 14
We're thrilled to be kicking off another Farm Share season! And we're so happy to have you all along for the ride. Welcome to our bi-weekly members who are jumping in this week!
The weather has been great lately and the crops are bursting in the fields with the rain we've received over the past wee1 read more »
About the farm
We are an organic vegetable farm located in Belwood, just 10 minutes northeast of Fergus. We are committed to nurturing our soil, reducing our environmental impact and feeding our community. We farm because we want to reconnect people with their food. Through our Farm Share program we give people access to the freshest local organic food around and a direct connection to the farmers that grow it, us! We hope you'll join us.
Your farmers,
Paula & Dave
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Your farmers,
Paula & Dave