Edgar Farms Newsletters: May 2011

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Edgar Farms

Asparagus & Farm News

May 18, 2011

www.EdgarFarms.com

Dear Friends:

Spring greetings

everyone, our farm store is now open daily 8AM - 8PM !!

We are now picking asparagus

Finding a perfect spear to pick

The soil has now warmed up and the asparagus is just nicely started growing. We are now finding a few spears to pick as our granddaughter in the picture is showing us. We will have a some what limited supply at the markets, but should have some at our farm store as we are picking every day. There are lots of spears that are just starting to emerge so the plants are definitely alive and well after our cold, cold winter. We are hoping for a really great supply of our delicious sweet and tender asparagus for our Asparagus Festival next Saturday & Sunday if the weather co-operates and the frost and snow stay away.

Check out our great selection

Asparagus Pickles
of our wonderful homemade asparagus pickles in spicy or dill & garlic, delicious asparagus relish, and many other homemade preserves, home raised hormone & antibiotic free beef, homemade pies and our asparagus cookbook.

Asparagus Crowns

If you are interested in planting your own patch of asparagus, we have Jersey Supreme crowns available. There are detailed planting instructions with them.

Supply is limited so don't delay.

Planting more asparagus patches !!

Randy displaying an asparagus crown while planting.
With Keri and Randy back at our family farm, we have decided to keep our asparagus venture going for the next generation. In 2008 we planted a new 4 acre patch of asparagus that we will pick this year for a few weeks. Planting a patch of asparagus is no easy feat, each crown needs to be placed in an 8" deep trench.

2011 - We have just finished planted another 55,000 crowns in 6 1/2 acres so we hope to have a great supply of our delicious asparagus for many years to come.

"Get into the 'SPEAR IT' of Spring!!" Asparagus Festival

Next Weekend May 28 & 29

Touring the asparagus field

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 our farm. Enjoy a hay ride 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!