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Farm Happenings at Fiddlehead Farm
Garlic time
One of our first big annual harvests is garlic, and we're well on our way to having it all in. Usually it would be cured for a month or so and then it's considered good for the year... but we wanted to sneak some out to you uncured. When fresher, the cloves are harder to peel as the protective laye1 read more »
Good bugs! ~ July Bounty
Today we got to try something new (to us)… using beneficial insects! Our greenhouse cucumbers have been hit hard by spider mites, and so Stephanie went looking and discovered that there’s a predatory mite that can be used to help control spider mite populations. Did you know that spide1 read more »
Zucchini and Pattypans
We’ve got a lovely big patch of zucchini and pattypans this year, did you know we plant fresh ones every month to get continuous supply? Our first planting is finishing, up and our second planting is producing abundantly so I’m hoping you can all enjoy some this week. While we started h1 read more »
Caring for our soils ~ Skip for a holiday ~ Fennel
All of our veggies grow in the soil, so to care for our veggies, we care for our soil! We recently got back a soil test, which is one way to measure our impact on the soils and I was thrilled with the results. Let me try to put it in plain English… We had tested a hay field, as well as our v1 read more »
Tending the gardens ~ Just on time delivery ~ Sold out items
One of the first things people say when they walk around the gardens is wow, and “that’s a lot of work”. Veggies don’t just grow themselves, and we had been harvesting and selling veggies twice a week… but we realized we were short changing ourselves on actual growing1 read more »
Growing great ~ Pick up tips ~ Garlic Scapes
Here we are again at the start of our summer season and we’re excited to feed you all! Each week I’ll provide you with news from the farm, veggie notes and helpful tips, but it never fits in the top of these emails. Just click to read more at the end to see the full version of my little1 read more »
What a spring!
It's hard to believe these are your last spring bags, my what a spring it has been!
I wanted to make sure you all knew the wonderful team that has grown and packed up your veggies. We're a five person full time crew, with Valerie part time. Along the top from left to right we have: Joanna, Norma, M1 read more »
Allium Party
Mini biology lesson and cooking with spring alliums ~
"Allium" is the latin genus for a group of plants that are included in nearly every meal as a flavour staple. Think onions, leeks, chives and garlic but also those gorgeous round spiked flower balls found in decorative gardens. Here's a little b1 read more »
Field planting time
The first seedlings are in the fields, greenhouse harvests, and why we still have storage veggies. ~
These past two weeks have been very busy around the farm. We've been planting our first seedlings out into the fields! So far we've focused on veggies that won't mind a nip of frost in case the temp1 read more »
About the farm
Heather and Stephanie have been running Fiddlehead Farm since 2012 in Prince Edward County, Ontario. With a small team of employees they are ecologically growing twelve acres of tasty vegetables. Selling veggies year round, they pack up shares in spring, summer and winter seasons.
While they grew up in cities it is their shared passions for good food and the environment that led them to start their own vegetable farm after studying in ecology and politics. They started with a modest group of farm shares and a handful of farmers' markets. With the help of family, friends, and a dedicated following of both veggie box members and market customers the farm has steadily grown from its humble beginnings.
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While they grew up in cities it is their shared passions for good food and the environment that led them to start their own vegetable farm after studying in ecology and politics. They started with a modest group of farm shares and a handful of farmers' markets. With the help of family, friends, and a dedicated following of both veggie box members and market customers the farm has steadily grown from its humble beginnings.