Farm Happenings at Wooler Dale Farm
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Farm Happenings at Wooler Dale Farm

Farm Happenings for September 10, 2020

Posted on September 9th, 2020
Officially fall is not here yet, however it sure feels like it! Or I like to say soup weather! The fall crops are looking a lot better than the summer crops. New potatoes will be back next week and are looking amazing! Cauliflower are starting to form, so it wont be much longer for them either. Squ1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 3, 2020

Posted on September 2nd, 2020
Lots of beautiful beans from our new seeding this week! We seed beans every 2 weeks throughout the season, to ensure we have beans for you! Our last seeding we call our "thanksgiving beans" are flowering now and will produce our last set of beans for the season. Beans are heat lovers, so they reall1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 29, 2020

Posted on August 27th, 2020
Tomato Season is now starting to slow down & it's starting to feel like fall! Go figure we'll have a rainy fall! And yes, us farmers will always have something to say about the weather! haha Mother Nature truly is our real boss! Our heat loving melons had a rough go this year. They are fruiting1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 27, 2020

Posted on August 25th, 2020
We've hit our peak with tomato season, and now they will start slowing down especially with the cooler wet weather in the forecast. Which is great weather for the fall cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower! Our first cutting of broccoli is starting this week. They are not the most beautiful broccoli I1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 20, 2020

Posted on August 18th, 2020
Hooray, we got another 2 days of rain! A total of an inch and a half! So I have high hopes for our fall crops! Other than that, nothing too exciting happening on the farm. Lots of weeding and seeding some fall greens. Melons and peppers are just starting to ripen for us, and some lettuce is growing1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 13, 2020

Posted on August 11th, 2020
Tomatoes are in full force! Above is a picture of our heirloom tomatoes. They are varieties that are older than 50 years, and haven't been bread to be more productive or crack resistant, they are just old varieties that have amazing flavours! Tomatoes are not on the top of my list for favourite veg1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 6, 2020

Posted on August 4th, 2020
RAIN! FINALLY! The first significant amount of rain since asparagus season! Along with the hottest July ever recorded, it's been quit the planting and seeding season! It's a struggle to get winter storage crops germinated in 30C+ and planting in dirt that resembles dust. Most of our time this seaso1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 1, 2020

Posted on July 29th, 2020
New Potatoes this week! Also, TOMATOES are picking up speed & BASIL is growing like crazy too! A good combination! If you haven't tried our cherry tomatoes & are on the fence about tomatoes, try ours! They turn tomato haters into lovers! My girls eat them like candy. It takes me offering my1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 30, 2020

Posted on July 28th, 2020
New this week, New Potatoes & a limited amount of Sweet Corn! The sweet corn is smaller than normal due to the dry weather, but certified organic sweet corn is always a treat ! Also, tomatoes are picking up speed & BASIL is growing like crazy too! A good combination! If you haven't tried ou1 read more »