Goodbye Summer & Hello Apples!

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*

View this email in your browser Summer seemed so slow to arrive this year and now here we are nearing the end of August already.  But what a fantastic summer we’ve enjoyed - weeks of hot weather to visit our amazing beaches, warm evenings for outdoor barbecues, and time spent with friends on our patios.  I’ve personally enjoyed my deck early most mornings with a cup of coffee, ever grateful for clear skies. Funny how, after last year's smoky summer, I don’t take clear skies for granted anymore. I’ve really experienced summer to the fullest this year by taking time to hike, kayak, and enjoy beach time with our grandkids on “Grandma Day”. The crops were slow to mature this year because of our cool spring, but this recent stretch of hot weather has accelerated the heat-loving crops such as field tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon, and sweet corn.  Now is the time to make salsa and can tomatoes for the year.  The abundance of fresh fruit and veggies is overwhelming.  What a delicious time of year to have our fill of healthy fresh produce! September is just around the corner - a time to get back to routines, prepare for school, and plan for weekend adventures at the farm.  September 1st brings the start of our Apple Harvest Fest which means U-pick Apples are back!  Apple picking tours will run Wednesdays to Sundays from 10 am-4:30 pm throughout September.  Soon we will have pears and many of your favourite apple varieties.  Ginger Gold, Silken, McIntosh, and Gala will be the next apple varieties to harvest with Honeycrisp soon to follow.  The Sunrise are available now in our Produce Market and are a great eating apple! Enjoy these last days of summer, Tamra For the family Learn to make Corn Chowder with Rachel and the girls!

This email was sent to *|EMAIL|* why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences *|LIST:ADDRESSLINE|*