Friday, May 14, 2010

Edmonton Newsletter May 13, 2010

Edgar Farms
Asparagus & Farm News
May 13, 2010
Dear Friends:
We will be at Old Strathcona Farmers' Market and the Downtown Farmers' Market on 104th. St. this Saturday May 15 !!
The Early Birds May Get a Taste of Asparagus on Saturday !!!Three  Generations in asparagus May 13
Finally, Wednesday morning - NO FROST !! and the temperature has been warmer every day and night. The soil had cooled down with the recent rain and snow so it takes a couple of days to get it warmed up. The moral of my story is that we have a few tips that are up about 3 - 5". We are hoping to pick a few of the tallest ones Friday afternoon if it doesn't freeze tonight - and the forecast is for 0.
Pea Tendrils
Pea Tendrils with Row CoverPea Tendrils are edible delicious little baby pea plants. They are fantastic in stir frys or salads.
We hope to have pea tendrils at our booth by early June.
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.
We plant more pea tendrils every week to have a consistent supply all season long.
Edgar Farms Asparagus Festival May 29 & 30 2010 !!
Asparagus Festival Field tour "Get into the 'SPEAR IT' of Spring!!"

If you are a lover of asparagus, looking for some fun on a real working farm, or maybe just a little curious about how this quirky member of the lily family grows, then you will definitely want to attend the hugely popular "Get into the 'SPEAR IT' of spring!!" Asparagus Festival at Edgar Farms. There will be something for everyone; hay rides to the largest asparagus field in Alberta, tastings prepared by executive chefs, petting zoo, bale fort, shopping at our Edgar Farms store, other locally made/locally baked booths and lots more, so bring along the kids for a fun experience and create great family memories! 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.
Thank you, everyone for all the support of our family farm for the past yearsAdopt 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

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Edgar Farms | RR#3 | Innisfail | Alberta | T4G 1T8 | Canada

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