This coming Saturday, AGI Coop is hosing Christmas Market and we will be there! There will be bonfire, mulled wine, cider, Bailey’s coffee, hot chocolate, a Somerset Farm turkey sausage or a plant-based sausage on a bun, sweet treats, live festive music, and of course, our bread. Following is our schedule and availabilities this week:
Thank you to those of you who requested for information on our miso-making workshop. We are happy to share this healthy and delicious tradition of Japan! In this workshop, we will: Available dates for December and January are: Class size will be small (2-4 people, maximum 5). Fee is $75/person including all the ingredients and
One week after we started making apple vinegar (link here), the liquid became darker and started to taste like alcohol! The surface is really bubbly. Definitely something is going on. We strained and moved the bottle to our pantry where it is cool and dark. 3 to 4 more weeks and it is supposed to
As we mentioned in our blog (link here) we started making apple vinegar with apple skin and cores last Friday. It has already become bubbly. After 1 week, it is supposed to become alcoholic. We will share the progress in our next newsletter. Our salad mix is back this week! Last week many people came
We planted four apple trees this spring. They survived aphides attack during summer and have grown nicely. Now one of them is blooming! Whatever the reason is, looking at these pretty flowers certainly brightens up our day. This week, our veggies need a break. Therefore, we will not host a farm gate sale… We will
We have been delivering our salad mix to Ground Up and Bruno’s Kitchen and Catering every Tuesday until last week… now we had to ask them for a break… For Saturday market last week, it took us almost 4 hours to harvest and make 21 bags of salad mix. During summer it was less than
Before I started farming, all the lettuces I knew were iceberg, red leaf and romaine. Now I am amazed how many varieties exist and how different and beautiful each of them is! The photos show red oakleaf lettuce. We planted them because one of our customers said these are his favourite. They are tender and
Baby lettuces are so cute. After being sown, it takes 3-4 weeks before they are ready to be transplanted. They are nicely protected from elements and slugs! After being transplanted, it takes 3-4 weeks before ready for harvest. As temperature drops, they grow slower and slower. Although official summer market is over, we will be
