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Farm Happenings at Steel Pony Farm
Farm Happenings for September 18, 2018
Merry Christmas!
When I think about why I love being a vegetable farmer I usually think about silently hoeing in June with the hot sun shining down on me and a gentle breeze keeping me just cool enough to maintain a quick pace. Or harvesting kale with my crew, telling jokes and laughing as as1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 11, 2018
Hi Folks,
September is a great month on a vegetable farm. All of our fall crops are ripening, the daytime temperatures generally become a lot more comfortable, and we see all of the hard work we put in during the summer month paying off.
On the other hand, daylight hours are shorter an1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 4, 2018 - Welcome to the Farm-ily!
Hi! I hope you've been enjoying the root crops this week to make some warmer dishes in this colder weather. Wow, fall seems to be coming on fast and we have sure been feeling in the early mornings this week!
This week I'm announcing a contest for my members to win a free share for next year. 1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 21, 2018
Dear Eaters,
For the very first time since I started Steel Pony Farm 8 years ago, I'm headed away on a one week vacation during the farm season. My very capable farm crew - Mackenzie, Laken and Julie - will be holding the fort down this week while I'm away. I'm going to minimize the amount of1 read more »
Farm Update Aug 10th
Hi Folks,
It was a scorcher out there last week, but we made it through. We typically harvest your vegetables first thing in the morning before it gets hot and then we either cool them further with water or put them straight into our walk in cooler. We prioritize getting greens1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 7, 2018
Hello!
I hope that your kitchens are busy places as you work through all of the vegetables that we have been harvesting for you. My mission is to add nutirient dense and delicious vegetables to your diet to help you reach your health goals and I really hope this this program is working for yo1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 31, 2018
Hello! Good things are happening out at the farm. Our potatoes are finally ready, all of our greens are doing really well, and we have lots of beautiful cabbage that we're harvesting for you this week. It's a good time to be a farmer and a good time to be an eater.
I want to thank all of you1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 24, 2018
Hello!
I hope that you have been enjoying the hot weather, eating lots of vegetables, and just plain old feeling good. Holy smokes, this summer is such a joy for me - we have been harvesting so much good food, and we only have more and more variety coming each week.
It was aweso1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 17, 2018
Hello!
It's been a transition week at the farm. The week of July 9th was our first week of real harvest. This means that we move from primarily spending our days weeding, to primarily spending our days bunching, cutting, washing and bagging. We still have a goal of keeping the1 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.