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Friday, July 29, 2011

July 2011 crop tour

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Just finished with the little patch of summerfallow...trying to get rid of thistle and wild buckwheat. Up on the tractor tire for a better v...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Spelt Flour

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We now have organic Spelt Flour for sale! This is the only grain that we are currently not growing ourselves. Spelt is an ancient grain that...
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Friday, June 24, 2011

farm update - june 24

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Finally got around to getting some farmyard work done yesterday. I made a few dump runs with all of the construction garbage that we've ...
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

a nice email

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I just got this wonderful email from Ruth. I can't tell you how much I love getting messages like this! It really makes me want to work ...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

busy busy

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Gosh...been so busy lately trying to get caught up financially. I have found work again off-farm with a friend's company in Edmonton. I...
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Wednesday, June 08, 2011

market update June 11

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I have a little 'man'power shortage this weekend as Brittany will be recovering from a stint in the dentist's chair. So, I will ...

a guest post! Maria Rainier

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A Look at the Global Organic Market In recent years, the global organic market has been booming thanks to more and more considered citizens...
Friday, June 03, 2011

Buckwheat Flour

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Is tomorrow the first time in Edmonton's history that locally produced Buckwheat Flour will be offered for sale? Was it offered decades ...
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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

flax quenelles recipe!

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This is a nice email I received from a customer of ours that I met at market last weekend...Sorry Angel, but I don't know much about egg...
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

market update May 19

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Starting this weekend we will be outdoors at City Market on 104th Street as well as our usual, albeit temporary, spot at Old Strathcona Far...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

spring work

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Very busy trying to get caught up with the spring tillage. Most of the fields were tilled last fall so they are pretty much ready to go for ...
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Friday, May 13, 2011

sold the cows

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This spring has been a very trying time for us. Having just built and relocated our home and farm...starting our flour business...being laid...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

focaccia bread with our Soft White Wheat Flour!

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Blogger and cook extraordinaire Get Cooking's Kathryn made a wonderful looking Focaccia Bread with our white wheat flour. This is not w...
Wednesday, May 04, 2011

acanadianfoodie at it again!

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A wonderful review from Valerie using our flours for her huge day of bread baking! http://www.acanadianfoodie.com/2011/05/03/gold-forest-g...
Sunday, May 01, 2011

crepes with strawberry maple sauce

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I made some lovely crepes this morning with our Soft White Wheat flour. It was a little trickier to make crepes using an entire grain flour,...
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desiccation

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Why do so many people look at me as though I am crazy or some sort of conspiracy theorist when I mention the fact that so many crops are now...
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Friday, April 29, 2011

market update

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I just thought I would post a bit of an update here on the blog. We have been tweeting and facebooking a bit more lately and the blog has be...
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

girls! girls! girls!

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Meet the girls. My favorite bovine girls...Missy and Miley. These are our two purebred Galloway cows. Actually, Miley is a heifer...a girl c...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

farmer cable tv

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I built myself a digital antenna recently. Actually, I built it right around Christmas. I found the recipe on Youtube and built it in an aft...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

odd jobs

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Lately, since being laid off from my off-farm job I have had to look for work elsewhere. It has been an adventure to say the least. Not many...
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Friday, April 08, 2011

yorkshire pudding recipes baby!

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My absolute favorite baking project...even better than pancakes, is yorkshire's from a smoky hot oven. Crisp, golden brown and savory I...
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slow week turnaround

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It has been a rather slow week so far at the markets. Last Saturday at City Market was the slowest yet for our sales and then again this Thu...
Friday, April 01, 2011

RIP Jedi

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There is nothing worse about farming, or life in general, than the feeling of hopelessness and the realization that you need to put an anima...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

lessons learned?

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This past winter (and I use the word 'past' with hesitation) has been very trying for Cindy and I. While there have been many positi...
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Monday, March 28, 2011

wheat beer - guest post by Mark Senior

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Making Wheat Malt I recently got a 50 lb bag of wheat from John, with the idea to experiment making my own malt for use in homebrewing be...
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