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Farm Happenings at Fiddlehead Farm
"Next Year" will always be better
You could call it the farmer's folly or the farmers' blessing. Next year will always be better. I love the optimism inherent in my job. Each year we're dealt a hand of cards to play with. Frost dates, rains, warmth, sunshine, bugs, weeds, staffing, markets, sales... There are lots of things out of1 read more »
Time to try a new vegetable!
Whether you're a returning customer, or new to our farm I hope you've all had a chance to try something new this season. I love hearing that our customers have discovered new "favourite" veggies! We've got a new round of fall veggies coming out of the gardens these days, so I thought I'd give a bri1 read more »
Enjoy!
We've listed everything we can for you to enjoy this week, even if it's not with the usual crowd. Feasting around here is all about the vegetables ;) Take a moment to peek at all the options, and may you be inspired to cook up some feasts! read more »
Farming with frost
It was with some trepidation that I went for my usual field walk after market last Saturday, we had a gentle frost in the wee hours of Saturday September 19th and you never know what you'll find. I thought I'd share some fun frost facts this week - so many people seem to think frost is the end of a1 read more »
Thank You! We can't do it without you.
It's time to say thank you to all our wonderful CSA families out there, please continue reading to get the full story :)
First some quick notes as we wrap our season:
If you had a "traveller's" share this summer, this may be you last week of veggies! You can always order for pickup just like your1 read more »
Onions are in
You'd never guess we hand weeded this onion patch... at least twice. It was a game of "where's everyone"? Can you spot all five of our staff and volunteers in this shot? We each picked a bed and diligently followed the little rows of onions, four rows per bed to find them all. It's crazy how big a1 read more »
Flavours of Fall
Here come the two most delicious months of the year, in my humble opinion! We get to enjoy all the crops that take a full season to mature, a number of the spring crops are back with the cooler weather, and summer treats are still coming in. There are lots of options for swapping or purchasing extr1 read more »
Reducing Waste
You might not have thought about reducing food waste when you signed up for a CSA, but together we can make a huge difference! While we usually run farmers markets as well as our veggie bag program, this summer the vast majority of what we can grow is being distributed thorough your bags.
While eat1 read more »
Enjoying a rainbow
I think this week's rainbow was trying to tell me something... sometimes we get so wrapped up in everything that we forget to pause and smell the flowers. Farming often feels like a busy game of whackamole, constantly jumping from one thing going wrong to another. Troubleshooting the pumps, trying1 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.