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JULY 2010 - Hot Weather = Great Crops!!

Farmers tend to complain about the weather a lot, but not Steve this month!!  The weather has been fantastic and even though we haven`t had a tremendous amount of rain, he just irrigates from his pond to make up the difference in rainfall.  In fact the weather has contributed to Cooper`s Farm having corn 2 1/2 weeks earlier than normal!!!  By the end of the month our corn stand on Yonge & Holland Marsh Road will be open for business...so keep your eyes (or ears!) peeled!

Speaking of corn, the corn maze is also doing really well and it is now shoulder high!  Watch for a members only access, Toronto Maple Leafs maze opening announcement in August...







This week when  you visit the farm the Thanksgiving turkeys will be outside for you to admire!  Also, the next batch of broiler chickens are doing well and also enjoying the lovely weather.  Hope all of our poultry share members enjoyed their chickens over this past week - my personal favourite is beer can chicken on the grill, but using some of the fresh herbs, I stuffed the chicken with a cut lemon, some herbs and salt and pepper before tying it`s legs and roasting it - YUM!

For the first time in years, thanks to our new
weeding attachment, we`ve been ahead of
the weeds and the fields are looking better
than ever!


Out in the fields, Steve and the guys have tied up the leaves around the tender cauliflower heads to ensure they stay snowy white - not too long before those will be appearing in the CSA boxes!  All the tomatoes are staked and in another week they should be picking our own field tomatoes!  The grape tomatoes in the greenhouse tunnels are already ripe and being picked. 

Lastly all the garlic has been pulled and it is DELICIOUS!  If you want to preserve this fantastic garlic you can either pickle and preserve it to include in your favourite recipes, or roast the whole heads and place the roasted cloves in a mason jar topped up with olive oil - store it in your fridge for spreading on breads, adding to dressings and marinades or any of your favourite recipes...and the best is once you`ve finished all the cloves, you have some wonderfully flavoured olive oil for cooking with!








Have a fantastic July and come out and visit the farm to see the crops, animals and Steve & Lisa Cooper!!!
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