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Farm Happenings at Terra Verde Homestead
Summer Share Week Eight
We have some delicious organic sweet corn from Fair Fields Farm again this week! This will be the last time for corn, so be sure to swap for it if you would like some. We also have another co-production from Funky Ferments: sauerkraut made from our own farm-grown cabbage. All of Funky Ferments prod1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 24, 2021
The tomatoes, purple peppers, and beans continue to crank out fruit so there is lots of these to enjoy this week. The red and orange bell peppers will be back soon as more ripen! The first planting of zucchini and cucumbers has been pulled from the field as they were ending production so we will be1 read more »
Summer Share Week Six
I'm sending this share customization out a day early because there is sooo much bounty available for members that I think I will need to start harvesting early! Mid-August to September is a wonderful time in the market garden because there are many different summer crops hitting their stride and th1 read more »
Summer Share Week Five
Reminder that after this week we have a week off before returning to shares on the week of August 16th!
There is plenty of exciting summer crops in the shares this week plus some fun items in the swap area. Anyone who is interested in making sauerkraut (or just loves cabbage) may want to swap1 read more »
Summer Share Week Four
There are lots of great summer veggies making an appearance in shares or the swap area this week! Delicious, tender, new potatoes and our first carrots are the stars of the show! You will also find shishito peppers and cauliflower in the swap area for a few lucky members. The vegetables are all loo1 read more »
Summer Share Week Three
Whew! It's been a busy harvest day! Terran and I spent the better part of the day harvesting 2400 bulbs of garlic and they look great so far! Fingers crossed that they cure well and then we will have lots of garlic to enjoy for the rest of the season. I also just harvested the cucumbers and filled1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 13, 2021
Another week with lots of fun, new summer crops becoming available! You will notice that the limited first tomatoes are in the swap section this week. The plants are not big enough to produce enough for everyone yet (we have to wait closer to the end of July for that) so in the meantime I put1 read more »
Summer Share Week One
Welcome to the first week of the summer shares! We have lots of exciting summer vegetables starting to be ready and our bunched leafy greens are looking beautiful. Be sure to stock up on some greens for your freezer while they are at peak deliciousness! Kale, chard, collards, and napa cabbage galor1 read more »
Spring Share Week Five
Wow! It's already the last week of the spring shares! For those that are continuing on with a summer share, remember that we take a week off before the summer shares start on the week of July 5th.
This is also the last week to purchase some fresh strawberries!
Things are shaping up to be very1 read more »
About the farm
Terra Verde Homestead is a small-scale family farm 20 km south-east of Mount Forest. Two acres of the farm is dedicated to a certified organic market garden and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). The remaining acres are in pasture and nut and fruit tree plantings. This diversity is complemented by honeybees and heirloom chickens, Guinea Fowl, and Kune Kune pigs.
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