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 !!! 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 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 !!  "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 !!  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 years !! 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 |
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Edgar Farms Asparagus Festival is a go May 29 & 30 2010 !!
With the cooler weather, we have had a crew of only 6 people helping to harvest the asparagus the last few days. 
Asparagus pickles, come in dill & garlic or spicy flavors, are very versatile. They are delicious in everything from appetizers to salads or right out of the jar. The spicy spears are also delicious in Ceasars. 
