Edgar Farms Asparagus & Farm News May 29, 2010 |
 Edgar 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 !!  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.  With 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 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. 1907 !! 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.
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