Cleaning the Market

  The key  to the success of any small fruit farm is to maintain a small scale market that is warm and appealing to your clientele; but keeps the rustic, natural spirit of the farm alive. As I am sure whomever of you visited the farm over the past few years will remember those warm summer days we sold from under the gazebo, and we certainly remember the countless hours spent underneath it; mind you they were quite enjoyable! 

  Recently at organics we have started to construct our market building and bakery, which has required many days of hard labour and countless hours of planning and preparation. We built it in a style similar to that of the barn. It is two stories the downstairs will house the market and bakery with the upstairs still to be decided upon. Though there are inside renovations to be done and it will not be ready for this years season, it has made a wonderful addition to our little farm and it is my family and my hope that you may find it as pleasant an addition as we do.

  The farm is finally beginning to shape up, the front flower beds are weeded and almost done being arranged and planted, all our crops for this year are in the ground, growing tall. As of today I have eaten the first strawberry fresh from the field, it was truly amazing. nothing says summer like local Ontario strawberries, you just can't beat them! Although the amount of work is beginning to catch up with us and we are now working close to seven full days a week, when I tasted that first strawberry the only thing I could feel was that it was all worth it; and for any of you who will be joining us this year, I hope you will too!