Shorthorn Cattle
Our shorthorn cattle are raised on the grass in the pastures and the hay that we grow ourselves. Shorthorn are one of the oldest beef breeds in Canada. The beef is available for sale in our freezers in the store. We offer steaks, roasts, ground and stewing beef as well as sides of beef custom cut to our customers needs.
Orchard Crops
We offer 15 different varieties of apples that we grow here at Hy-Hope Farm, including some of the most popular such as Honey Crisp, Macintosh, Empire, Gala and some up and coming varieties such as Ambrosia and Fuji. All of our apples are for sale in our store in season as well as baked into our delicious apple pies.
We also produce numerous tender fruits including plums, sweet and sour cherries, red and black currants, gooseberries, rhubarb and our newest addition blueberries. We use a majority of these fruits in our pies and jams as well as offering them for sale in our farm market.
Vegetables
At Hy-Hope Farm veggies are in our roots. From the beginning we have always offered corn, tomatoes, onions and much more . We still grow many different vegetables that we have for sale in our farm market as well as using them in our preserves. From sweet corn in our Corn Relish to cucumbers for Dill Pickles, Tomato Salsa to Zucchini Relish there aren’t many vegetables that we don’t use. For sale in the store we also carry some less common vegetables that are finding new homes on plates every week. We offer kohlrabi and celeriac, romanesco and cheddar cauliflower and we are always looking for something new to experiment with.
Wheat
Our Wheat and Rye crop is one of our newest additions to our farm. Dave is growing his own grains, which are ground into flour for use in his breads. The wheat that he is growing is a Durham Red Wheat, which is a hard wheat, high in protein and excellent for his hearty country loaves. Rye is being planted this year but for right now we are using locally grown rye flour as well as locally grown spelt for a lower gluten option. All of our flours are milled locally as well and the flour is untreated, unbleached and traditional. The flours are available for sale in the store in five and ten pound bags.
