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Farm Happenings at Steel Pony Farm
Farm Happenings - Aug 27
This has been a strange growing season. We had more moisture at the farm in last half of June and first half of July than I had ever had in a one month period in my 9 years of farming. It has also been, on average, the coldest and most overcast. I'm learning that many plants with large leaves (sola1 read more »
August 22 Farm Happenings
Hello!
We've finally got carrots! Their growth has been so slow this year and they are still really small but I'm excited to get into the field and harvest some of these for you this week.
We've also got heaps of broccoli. Broccoli plants typically produce one main head followed by a few sid1 read more »
Farm Happenings Aug 20 - Carrots, Broccoli and Beef
Hello!
We've finally got carrots! Their growth has been so slow this year and they are still really small but I'm excited to get into the field and harvest some of these for you this week.
We've also got heaps of broccoli. Broccoli plants typically produce one main head followed1 read more »
Farm Happenings Aug 15
It is a pleasure to be growing your food for you. The rains late this week were a blessing as the crops were getting desperate for moisture. Like all of you we (and our vegetables) would love some sunshine and warm weather, but increasingly it's looking as if summer was a friend who stopped by only1 read more »
Farm Happenings - Aug 13 - Beef on the Extra List
It is a pleasure to be growing your food for you. The rains late this week were a blessing as the crops were getting desperate for moisture. Like all of you we (and our vegetables) would love some sunshine and warm weather, but increasingly it's looking as if summer was a friend who stopped by only1 read more »
IMPORTANT - NEW LOCATION AND DAY FOR PICK UP
The Sylvan Lake Farmers’ Market hasn’t been working out for me in terms of time invested vs product sold and so I have decided to stop attending and so have set up a new delivery location for you. Here are the details of your new pick up location and time:Address: Natural Solutions1 read more »
August 5th - Farm Happenings - Potatoes and Beef
I just checked progress on our potatoes and things are looking great so this week we are offering potatoes. In an effort to reduce our use of plastic on the farm we will set these these potatoes out in bulk bins. We will provide a container for you to use to measure out your portion, and then you c1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 6, 2019 - Potatoes and Beef
I just checked progress on our potatoes and things are looking great so this week we are offering potatoes. In an effort to reduce our use of plastic on the farm we will set these these potatoes out in bulk bins. We will provide a container for you to use to measure out your portion, and then you c1 read more »
About the farm
Steel Pony Farm provides fresh, local, and chemical-free produce in Red Deer. We put our complete love and care into every seed that we plant each spring until it becomes beautiful, colorful produce that you get to enjoy.
My farm's mission is to provide my community with nutritious produce, while respecting the people, land, and ecosystem that provides for us. We provide you with sustainably grown produce grown just outside of Red Deer.