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Farm Happenings at Steel Pony Farm
Farm Update June 17
Pictured above is a pretty darn full rain gauge! Boy was I happy for the fantastic rain this week. In spite of the rain we were still able to get close to a full week of work in and we are caught up on transplanting and seeding. We are still a week or two away from our first Steel Pony harvest, but1 read more »
Farm Update June 10
As we approach mid-June our seed staring greenhouse is almost empty and much more of our time is spent weeding than even a week ago. We got close to an inch of rain this week which has been fantastic for the crops and for the weeds.
Above Michele is happily displaying a healthy looking celery1 read more »
Farm Update June 3
The garden is coming together and crops are finally starting to germinate and show a bit of growth. Holy smokes it has been dry out here. We're putting a lot of time into irrigating and just barley keeping our freshly transplanted crops alive. I'm hoping the moisture in the forecast comes to fruiti1 read more »
Farm Update May 27
Another productive week at the farm! We spent a lot of time setting up and running irrigation to keep all of our transplanted crops alive and to help our direct seeded crops to germinate. We finished transplanting all of our onions and the first succession of beets, transplanted cabbage, col1 read more »
Farm Update May 20
We've had such an awesome week at the farm. The farm team is gelling, morale is high, we're getting lots of work done and the vibes are good! Above is a photo of farmer Mack (with help from Farmer Adler) using our paper pot transplanter to get some kale into the ground.
This week we transplanted ko1 read more »
Farm Update May 13
Pictured above our garlic plants peeking through straw mulch.
This was the first week of full time work for the farm staff. There are five of us working full time and three people working two to three days per week. It has been fun to start focusing on the farm full time. This1 read more »
Farm Update May 6
Happy May!
Months of waiting, dreaming and casual preparation have led us to May, the busiest month of the year in a vegetable garden...who am I kidding - every month from May to September competes for that title. After the rush of seeding and transplanting in May we weed like crazy in June a1 read more »
Farm Update for April 29, 2022
Hey there!
I was very happy to have had the chance to seed my first outdoor crops of the year this week. I got a bed of radishes and spinach in just before the rain on Wednesday night. Fingers crossed that we get enough moisture and heat for those to germinate. I for one am going to be so hap1 read more »
Farm Update April 22
I hope that you have been enjoying the variety of items we have available for you. The large majority of all the food that our family eats comes through this program and we are sure well fed these days. I'm hoping that you are too :)
I am happy to have had the chance to restock a number of products1 read more »
About the farm
Steel Pony Farm provides fresh, local, and chemical-free produce in Red Deer. We put our complete love and care into every seed that we plant each spring until it becomes beautiful, colorful produce that you get to enjoy.
My farm's mission is to provide my community with nutritious produce, while respecting the people, land, and ecosystem that provides for us. We provide you with sustainably grown produce grown just outside of Red Deer.