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Farm Happenings at Steel Pony Farm
Farm Update for April 15, 2022
With the recent snows and cold weather it takes some imagination to think that we will be transplanting crops out into the field in about three weeks. Luckily, it is warm in the greenhouse where I am pictured above, watering our onions. We have about 15,000 onions seeded that are all doing quite we1 read more »
Farm Update April 8, 2022
Hello!
In the image featured above you will see a compostable plastic bag that we are trialing and some Steel Pony Farm stickers.
Compostable Bags
We've been working on ways to decrease the waste our farm and customers produce and have been looking for a good compostable bag option. If you ha1 read more »
Farm Happening April 1
Hello!
We are steadily progressing toward spring on the farm. Our seed starting greenhouse is filling up with onions, beets, rosemary, thyme, oregano, mint, sage and celery, and we are seeding more each week. I am so excited for the first crop that we get into the ground outdoors. I am hoping to se1 read more »
Farm Update March 25
Hey there! With the warmer weather some of our big mud puddles are starting to dry up and this place is almost starting to look like a garden again. When I stand in our 8 acre vegetable garden I can begin to imagine this big patch of soil waking up from a long winter sleep and producing an ama1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 24, 2022
Hey there! Wow, things are happening quickly on the farm right now. We started some of our first seeds of the year in the greenhouse this week and so life is now punctuated by nearly constant trips to the greenhouse to check on temperature. It's fun to feel spring coming. My wife Mac1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 17, 2022
Updates and Improvements:
We are focusing on improving our pack line processes to decrease packing errors. We are also reviewing our product listings to add clarity to each item – whether that is the image, description, or the unit type. This work will be ongoing. We apologize for any errors1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 10, 2022
I really hope that you have been enjoying the local food that we have been sending your way. Milk from Rock Ridge Dairy is on our product list again this week. We're starting to make some new connections with local producers - nothing new to add to our list this week but I think that we might have1 read more »
Feb 26
Milk from Rock Ridge Dairy is back on our product list this week and we have also have some new products from our baker Organic from Dovganyuk - poppy seed buns, smokies in cheesy bread, cheese and bacon sticks, and sourdough focaccia.
If you have not already joined our facebook group, feel f1 read more »
Farm Update - Feb 18
Yesterday was the first delivery of our new program and overall, it was a great success. I am happy with the variety of items we were able to pull together and as far as I can tell the quality of the products we have curated seem excellent. Thanks to those of you who participated and I am looking f1 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.