Farm Updates:
It has been a wet July. The moisture is fantastic but the hail we got on July 23rd and 24th was not! Some of our crops got damaged but those survived will taste even better although they might have some blemishes on them. We always believe tough weather trains our crops to have more characters and better tasting. We just have to look beyond the surface and open our hearts and minds to taste the “plant survivors”. The chance is they are the fittest!
Disregard of the hail and the damages we got, most of the crops seem to be growing very well, including the weeds! With the continuous sunshine, moisture and the TLC ( tender loving care) Eric and the staff have been given to the crops, they turn out really healthy and tasty. Eric has been bringing in different kinds of beautiful and tasty vegetables for us to sample before we bring them to the markets. We are so blessed to have an organic garden! We are glad that we can share our joy and abundance harvest with you.
We have been harvesting the following items to our market and selling them at our farm store: peas, beans, carrots, baby corns, beets (purple, golden, candy cane), spinach, lettuce mix, rainbow swisschard, baby bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower (cheddar, the funky lime green veronica, tatsoi, kale, amaranth greens, strawberries, rhubarb, radishes, dill, parsley, basil, cilantro, sweet pea tips with edible flower, purslane … Customers have been asking for the coming back of rapini and a few other new products after they tried it out in June and early July. We are sorry to tell you that we won’t have any more until next year because of the hail damage. Oh! Our BABY CORN is ready and they will be at the farm store and the markets this week (August 6). Quanitity is limited, just please come early!
I (Ruby) am back to the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market already as the St. Albert Outdoors Farmers market started on June 19. It was exciting to see all those familiar and new faces at the market. From now on, Eric’s fans have to meet him at the St. Albert Outdoor Farmers’ Market unless they catch him between 4:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. at the Strathcona when he is setting up every Sat. morning.
Farm store is open again every Friday from July 9 to August 27, between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Please also check out our other selling locations. This year we will continue to participate in the Edmonton Good Food Box and the new Organic Box program. For those who can’t make it to the farmers’ markets to pick up our produces can consider joining the program. You can check out their website on our links.
Last but not least, our webmaster (Jonathan) has already downloaded some highlight of the Endless Feast which held at our farm last summer. Please check it out on our Media page. Thank you for all of your support!
“The Endless Feast” is a PBS series that brings together local farmers and food artisans, food lovers and star chefs, to explore the connection between the earth and the food we eat. Peas on Earth was honoured to be one of the featured producers and hosting the feast on August 28 (Friday) at our farm. The award winning chef, Blair Lebsack from Madison’s Grill prepared a scrumptious feast for all the guests. You can click on the following link to read about the