We have been very busy the past two weeks! We made it through the Canada Day long week-end and we got all of the hay off and into the barns. We were able to get it put away before it got rained on, which is extremely important for good quality hay to feed to the cattle.
We have also been hilling our potatoes and we have dug a few for sale in the store. New potatoes are the best! The potato crop is doing pretty well but we are in need of a little rain, for everything on the farm. We feel a little guilty saying that especially after the spring that we had with so much rain. But all of this sunshine and heat makes everything that much sweeter.
We have had a bumper crop of red currants and we have been busy making jam and freezing them for us to use in our pies through out the year. The black currant crop has not been very good this year which is odd compared to the red currants. We will be making a little bit of black currant jam as well so if you are a fan of black currant jam make sure you stock up because it won’t last long!
Our freezers are also full of our beef, pork and whole chickens. We have been sold out of our chickens for a while but our freezers
are full now! Our free range chickens are between six and nine pounds and are great for roasting or even making that great beer can chicken recipe on the B.B.Q. They are also big enough to have leftovers which is nice during the hot summer!
We will be busy in the kitchen baking and canning or at the farmers’ markets in Pickering and Oshawa Centre or out in the fields or on the golf
course. Where ever we are make sure you say “Hi” and take home some healthy fruit and veg or some treats for your family and friends! Stay cool!
