This Saturday’s Peninsula Country Market at the Saanich Fairgrounds is open for an extra hour (9 to 2) to celebrate Family Day! So don’t forget to come see your Favourite Farm Girl! In honour of family day we will have black currant sundaes for all of the kids, big and small. We will also have our black […]
Market Update
Rain or shine we are going to have some tasty treats tomorrow morning at the market (9 to 1 at the Saanich Fairgrounds). In partnership with the Roost Farm Centre we will have green gooseberry blossoms. This pastry treat looks so good, you won’t want to eat it. Also new this week, we will have […]
Berry Update
We are picking the last of the currants and the josta berries right now. We did not have much of a josta berry crop this year due to some extensive pruning to our older bushes, but they will look fantastic next year. If you don’t know what a josta berry is, it’s a cross between […]
Berry/Market Update
We are still picking black currants but we are getting closer and closer to the end of the field. The window for fresh currants is closing quickly so get them while you can… We are also coming to the end of the lapin variety of cherries and we should be into the stellas just in […]
Market Update
We hope to see you at the Peninsula Country Market today (and every Saturday) from 9 to 1 at the Saanich Fairgrounds. We will have lots of cherries, black currants, an assortment of jam made with this year’s berries, and a new treat! See you there!
Berry Update
The cherries are ripening quickly. We have just started picking our lapin variety, which is the earlier of our two varieties. It will be a slow start over the next few days until they are fully ripe. That means we will have a limited number of cherries available on the farm stand until we start […]
Nets are up!
The nets are going up over the cherry trees this week, with a few new extension pieces. The cherries are ripening nicely but the birds are already trying to get at them. Now, if only the nets kept the deer out…
More Health Benefits
Dark coloured foods like black currants are full of antioxidants and the darker the colour, the more antioxidants they contain. The purple colour of these berries means that they have a high concentration of flavonoids (including resveratrol) which can help decrease blood pressure by relaxing arterial walls and allowing better circulation. Animal studies have found […]
Did you see your Favourite Farm Girl in the newspaper?
Your Favourite Farm Girl was in the Times Colonist last week. If you didn’t see her you can read the article online, it’s all about how the growing season is shaping up. Please note that in the picture she is pointing to a honey bee not a mason bee.
Farm Update
We’re busy getting the farm ready for the new season. Our newest addition is 2,000 new black currant cuttings to plant the top field with. But since that field is too wet to work on right now, all of those cuttings are being planted in 1-gallon pots. It’s quite the task but the sooner those […]
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