Sunday, October 24, 2010

Farm Store now closed for the season


With the colder weather now happening we will be closing our farm store this weekend. For the last couple of weeks we have not had the preserves out on the shelves as they could freeze during the nights.
We are still open by appintment for preserves or beef at anytime so just call and we can arrange a time. 403-227-2443

Friday, July 16, 2010

Farm Store News July 16, 2010

Edgar Farms
Peas & Farm Store News
July 15, 2010

Dear Friends:

We now are picking PEAS!! and they are available at our farm store located 10 km. west of Innisfail on the Cottonwood Road. For a printable map www.edgarfarms.com also at the Innisfail Growers booth at Central Alberta Farmer's Markets. For locations and times www.innisfailgrowers.com

Our pea crop & more
Granddaughter picking peasSUPER SWEET PEAS - Our first planting of peas is now ready so we are picking delicious, incredibly sweet garden peas daily.
We have many more plantings that will be coming on all summer so we should have peas right through until the first frost this fall.
Peas love cool, damp weather and this year's growing conditions are perfect for them, the cool nights make them even sweeter!!
Pictured here is our granddaughter that loves to go out to the pea field with us for snacks.
BROAD BEANS - We have just now discovered the first baby broad bean so we should be picking by the last week of July with a few days of sunshine.
GREEN & YELLOW BEANS - crop looks great, should be ready by August 10 or so.
Swiss ChardBABY BEETS, SPINACH, LETTUCE, SWISS CHARD, GREEN ONIONS and MORE - We are harvesting fresh daily out of our chemical free garden.
BECK FARMS CARROTS - Shelley tells us that her delicious super sweet carrots are very early this year; the wet spring helped to speed the germination of the carrot seed. She expects to start digging them about July 25.
Potato FieldUPPER GREEN FARMS POTATOES - Unfortunately, the potatoes are growing very slowly because of the unseasonably cold weather. We aren't expecting any new baby potatoes until about July 25 as well.
Edgar Farms Asparagus Relish
Asparagus Relish Our delicious Asparagus Relish has been selected as # 4 of 29 Great Eats & Drinks in the City in the Summer by Julie Van Rosendaal as listed in the July August edition of "City Palate" magazine. She wrote "Asparagus Relish from Edgar Farms -Burgers and dogs are just vehicles to get this stuff from the jar to my mouth, and I'm not above eating it straight-up, scooped with a spoon."
Asparagus Relish is available in our farm store or at the Farmers Markets at the Innisfail Growers Booth in 250 mL. & 500 mL. jars.
Stop by our farm store to check out our entire selection of home made pickles, relishes, candies, pies, fruit leathers and much more.
Asparagus Fern
Asparagus FernThe asparagus is now growing into it's fern stage and we are no longer picking. The stand of fern that we are seeing is the best that we have had in years. This indicates that the crowns getting strong are busy storing energy so that they will produce a great crop of asparagus next year. This picture was taken July 13, 2010 with our two adorable granddaughters posing in the fern for us.
Asparagus Festival Gift Basket Winners
Asparagus  Festival Gift Basket WinnersPictured are the Jopkos, the winners of our Edgar Farms gift basket from our asparagus festival. They are members of the Red Deer Garden Club, at which I had a lot of fun giving a presentation all about asparagus early last spring.
Open House on our Farm
IG Customer appreciation DayMark your calendars for August 7 & 8. We will be having a petting zoo, bale fort and many other fun kid friendly activities, a wagon ride out past the asparagus field to the pea field where you can sample our delicious sweet garden peas straight off the vines. Our open house in in conjuntion with Summertime Country Drive. for 15 other sites to visit that weekend, go to countrydrive.ca
Keri and Randy !!
Keri & Randy Planting Trees
Keri & Randy are bringing more energy and enthusiasm into our farm and are leading the discussion we are in about continuing on the asparagus venture by the possibility of planting another field of asparagus to replace the old original one. This should maintain our level of production and allow us to keep supplying the markets.
Also, Keri and Randy planted 540 baby trees last spring
. The rain and cool weather have been perfect for the newly planted trees. They planted 4 varieties: Scot's Pine, White Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce and Balsam Fir. In about 8 years with lots of love and attention, these trees should be mature enough to be sold as choose and cut Christmas trees!
Thank you, everyone for all the support of our family farm est. 1907Adopt a Road !!
Picture is of our family, the 4th, 5th,and 6th generations on our family farm.

Check out what is happening on our other websites:
Edgar Farms Produce News
Doug's Farm Blog
http://dougsfarmblog.blogspot.com/
We also have all our previous newsletters at
We have a Flickr account with lots of pictures of what is happening at
We also have a Facebook page and would love you to be our friend.

Last but certainly not least we have our web site at
Pea Field
Sincerely,
Doug & Elna
Keri & Randy
Edgar Farms

Friday, June 18, 2010

Edmonton-Edgar Farms Asparagus & Farm News June 18, 2010

Edgar Farms
Asparagus & Farm News
June 18, 2010
Dear Friends:
Look for us at the Old Strathcona Farmer's Market and also the Downtown Farmer's Market on 104th. St. this Saturday June 18, 2010 with a limited supply of our delicious, sweet and tender locally grown asparagus.
Supply This Week !!
Toward the end of asparagus season, our yield always drops off, plus we have been faced with unseasonably cool, wet weather. Our supply for this final week of asparagus is going to be rather limited.
Long Term Healthy Asparagus Plants!!
This last year has presented very difficult growing conditions with the very hot and dry summer and the fall of 2009 (even the trees didn't go into winter properly and drop their leaves) followed by the extremely cool, wet spring this year.
Pencil Thin AsparagusOur asparagus is very stressed and is producing extremely thin spears. Asparagus experts state that you must stop picking asparagus when it is thinner than a pencil in size. We are seeing the majority of the spears emerging extremely thin as indicated in the picture. Our yield is much lower than in previous years. These two factors are telling us that it is time to quit stressing the plants. Asparagus is a perennial plant and what we do this year will effect the production and survivability of the plants for the next several years. We feel very positive that if we take proper care of the plants this year by giving then the rest they need, they will reward us with a great season for the next several years.
Keri and Randy !!
Keri & Randy Planting Trees
Keri & Randy are bringing more energy and enthusiasm into our farm and are leading the discussion we are in about continuing on the asparagus venture by the possibility of planting another field of asparagus to replace the old original one. This should maintain our level of production and allow us to keep supplying the markets.
Also, Keri and Randy planted 540 baby trees last week
. The rain and cool weather have been perfect for the newly planted trees. They planted 4 varieties: Scot's Pine, White Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce and Balsam Fir. In about 8 years with lots of love and attention, these trees should be mature enough to be sold as choose and cut Christmas trees!
Pea Tendrils !!
Pea Tendrils with Row CoverPea Tendrils are edible delicious little baby pea plants. They are fantastic in stir frys or salads.
We will have a few at the market this Saturday.
Thank you, everyone for all the support of our family farm est. 1907Adopt a Road !!
Picture is of our family, the 4th, 5th,and 6th generations on our family farm.

Check out what is happening on our other websites:
Edgar Farms Produce News
Doug's Farm Blog
http://dougsfarmblog.blogspot.com/
We also have all our previous newsletters at
We have a Flickr account with lots of pictures of what is happening at
We also have a Facebook page and would love you to be our friend.

Last but certainly not least we have our web site at
Pea Field
Sincerely,
Doug & Elna
Keri & Randy
Edgar Farms

Farm Store News June 18, 2010

Edgar Farms
Asparagus & Farm Store News
June 18, 2010

Dear Friends:

We are very near the end of asparagus picking season. Our delicious fresh sweet and tender asparagus will be available at our farm store located 10 km. west of Innisfail on the Cottonwood Road for a few more days. For a printable map www.edgarfarms.com

Long Term Healthy Asparagus Plants!!
This last year has presented very difficult growing conditions with the very hot and dry summer and the fall of 2009 (even the trees didn't go into winter properly and drop their leaves) followed by the extremely cool, wet spring this year.
Pencil Thin AsparagusOur asparagus is very stressed and is producing unusually thin spears. Asparagus experts state that you must stop picking asparagus when it is thinner than a pencil in size. We are seeing the majority of the spears emerging extremely thin as indicated in the picture. Our yield is much lower than in previous years. These two factors are telling us that it is time to quit stressing the plants. Asparagus is a perennial plant and what we do this year will effect the production and survivability of the plants for the next several years. We feel very positive that if we take proper care of the plants this year by giving then the rest they need, they will reward us with a great season for the next several years.
Keri and Randy !!
Keri & Randy Planting Trees
Keri & Randy are bringing more energy and enthusiasm into our farm and are leading the discussion we are in about continuing on the asparagus venture by the possibility of planting another field of asparagus to replace the old original one. This should maintain our level of production and allow us to keep supplying the markets.
Also, Keri and Randy planted 540 baby trees last week
. The rain and cool weather have been perfect for the newly planted trees. They planted 4 varieties: Scot's Pine, White Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce and Balsam Fir. In about 8 years with lots of love and attention, these trees should be mature enough to be sold as choose and cut Christmas trees!
Peas Coming Soon
To wet your appetite for gardenPea tendrils peas, we are now picking pea tendrils. Pea Tendrils are edible delicious little baby pea plants. They are fantastic in stir frys or salads.
We will have some at our farm store along with freshly picked spinach, rhubarb, and bunched green onions. We also have a great supply of locally grown vine ripened tomatoes that actually taste like tomatoes. There are beefsteak, orange and cherry. All of these veggies are grown without the use of any pesticides.
Also, we will soon be picking our wonderful mixed lettuces, bunched beets, kohl rabi, swiss chard and lots of other delicious summer veggies very soon.
Girls in Pea Patch
Regular podded peas will be in season soon, we are seeing lots of bloom on the plants. We will send out another email so that you are one of the first to hear of their arrival.
Beans are just starting to grow and we will be harvesting them approx. August 10.
Thank you, everyone for all the support of our family farm est. 1907Adopt a Road !!
Picture is of our family, the 4th, 5th,and 6th generations on our family farm.

Check out what is happening on our other websites:
Edgar Farms Produce News
Doug's Farm Blog
http://dougsfarmblog.blogspot.com/
We also have all our previous newsletters at
We have a Flickr account with lots of pictures of what is happening at
We also have a Facebook page and would love you to be our friend.

Last but certainly not least we have our web site at
Pea Field
Sincerely,
Doug & Elna
Keri & Randy
Edgar Farms

Saturday, May 29, 2010

May 29, 2010 Asparagus Festival sitll a go!!!

Edgar Farms
Asparagus & Farm News
May 29, 2010
Picking asparagusEdgar Farms Asparagus Festival is a go May 29 & 30 2010 !!
"Rain, snow or shine!!"
We are definately going ahead with the festival. We have been very busy preparing for the weather and making rain and snow plans for our festival.
We have fashioned a cover for the wagon ride to the field, and have moved many of the Artisan booths inside our bundling shed as well as set up many more tents and covers. We have even had sympathetic neighbors volunteering shelters for us.

We have lots of indoor activities, especially in the barn so bring along the kids for a fun experience and create great family memories!

We do have some asparagus at the farm for sale this weekend and will be picking daily, so we hope to have some asparagus for everyone that visits. However, if you are looking for a case to make pickles or to freeze for the winter, perhaps wait until the temperatures warm up.
When making plans for a visit to our farm this weekend, please dress accordingly with warm clothing and waterproof footwear.

May 29 & 30, 2010 - 10 km. west of Innisfail on Cottonwood Road

. www.edgarfarms.com
Country Drive May 29 & 30 2010 Too !!
Petting a goat For a great action packed weekend of adventure and fun visit ww.countrydrive.ca. and go to the Showcase Weekends page. There are twelve other sites in our area that are offering special events and other fun things to do on the same weekend as our festival.
Asparagus supply !!
Asparagus loves heat and grows very rapidly when it is hot and slower when the days are cooler. We have seen it grow up to 10" on a hot day.
Lug of asparagusWith the cooler weather, we have had a crew of only 6 people helping to harvest the asparagus the last few days.
The supply this weekend will be somewhat lower than we would like, but we will be harvesting all day so more will be ready as the days progress and it will be very fresh!!
The great news is that there is no frost in the forecast.
Picked the first Pea Tendrils !!
Pea Tendrils with Row CoverPea Tendrils are edible delicious little baby pea plants. They are fantastic in stir frys or salads.
Our row cover worked beautifully, we picked the patch of pea tendrils that were under the row cover. The ones that are not under the row cover are not nearly as far along.
Picture is of the first planting that we were able to get in on April 3 this year, the white in the background is row cover that we covered part of this planting with. Row cover helps protect the delicate little plants from frost and wind.
Next year we will be putting down a lot more row cover.
Thank you, everyone for all the support of our family farm est. 1907Adopt a Road !!
Picture is of our family, the 4th, 5th,and 6th generations on our family farm.

Check out what is happening on our other websites:
Edgar Farms Produce News
Doug's Farm Blog
http://dougsfarmblog.blogspot.com/
We also have all our previous newsletters at
We have a Flickr account with lots of pictures of what is happening at
We also have a Facebook page and would love you to be our friend.

Last but certainly not least we have our web site at
Pea Field
Sincerely,
Doug & Elna
Keri & Randy
Edgar Farms