tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449274321119414432024-03-14T07:02:44.286-04:00Day Brightenersgrowing local goodnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-26051576005913445972021-05-18T11:46:00.020-04:002021-05-28T11:51:14.505-04:00<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">PLANTS FOR
SALE 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All plants
are from non-GMO seeds, organic when possible and many are from seeds saved
here.</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Edible Flowers</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3 each<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Calendula 2/$5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strike>Marigold</strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Shungiku (chrysanthemum) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strike>Zinnia</strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Herbs</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3 each<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Basil:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greek/Italian Large Leaf/Sweet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strike>Chives</strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strike>Fennel</strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Mint<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strike>Parsley:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Large Leaf Italian</strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strike>Sage</strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Vegetables</span></u></b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$4 each<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Celery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Cucumbers</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strike>English Telegraph, </strike>Marketmore, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><u>Eggplant</u>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Purple, Little Fingers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strike>Fennel</strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Peppers, hot</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baklouti, Cyklon, <strike>Despellette</strike>, Fresno, Hot
Portugal, Jalapeno, <strike>Long Red Cayenne</strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Peppers,
sweet</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marconi, Orange,
Red<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><strike>Rapini</strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Squash/Melons</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strike>Burgess Buttercup, Burgess Butternut, Canteloupe</strike>,
Delicata, Spaghetti, <strike>Zucchini Black Beauty, Zucchini Golden, Zucchini Ronde de
Nice </strike><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tomatoes,
cherry</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amethyst Cream,
Black Cherry, Cosmic Eclipse, Grape, Green Zebra, Jaune Flamme, Red Cherry, Whipper
Snapper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tomatoes,
medium size</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Candy
Cane, Morden Yellow, Peach Striped, Red/Green Striped, Red Zebra, Rideau,
Sioux, Scotia, </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Tangerine Orange</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tomatoes,
large</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Costoluto Genovese,
Terra Cotta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tomatoes, paste</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bel Star, Genovese Striped Roman, San Marzano<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-73842513314367122292018-08-22T11:36:00.000-04:002018-08-22T11:36:06.515-04:00Let's Talk Tomatoes<br />
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I heard that some people turn away from my tomatoes with cracks at the top or what is considered not ripe or discoloured. I'm shocked by this. The tomatoes I grow are field grown heirloom tomatoes and I follow with <u>a quote</u> from the <b>Cottage Gardeners Heirloom Seedhouse</b> website, from were I buy the bulk of my seeds.</div>
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For much more information on
each type of seed and tomato you can check out their lovely website.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Amethyst Cream Cherry</b>
– the best cherry tomato I have ever grown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There’s no mistaking it’s beautiful burgundy shoulders and cream
coloured bottom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then there’s the taste –
oh my, the taste – nothing compares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Blanche du Quebec</b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">–</b> a Canadian Heirloom which name speaks
for itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The medium fruit is white to
pale yellow and has a wonderful sweet flavour. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Black Plum and Black
Prince</b> – the ones which add so much colour to sauces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are heirloom tomatoes and are not so
much disease resistant but the flavour is worth every bit of cracked top you
may have to take off to get to the real good stuff. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try them and you’ll understand exactly what I
mean.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ceylon </b>– small
red ruffled little pumpkin shaped tomatoes, perfect for salads and keep well a
few days after picking<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Crimean Rose and
Black Cherry </b>– I get these two mixed up when I’m picking, they resemble
each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are good sized cherry
tomatoes with lovely dark tops and rose-coloured bottoms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both have great flavours.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gilbertie Paste</b> –
my most favourite paste tomato.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
long like a pepper with a little point at the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like them because they slice nice and
evenly so are great for the dehydrator, which makes for wonderful tomatoeyness
mid-winter on pizzas, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cut off
ends go into anything I might be making at the time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Green Zebra</b> – How
can a tomato taste so different than any other tomato?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I call it citrus-like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aside form the absolutely brilliant, flashy
yellow and green stripes, these tomatoes add quite a statement to any dish whether
it be a tray of slices or a salsa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
always chop some to add to my quacamole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jaune Flamme Cherry </b>–
I’ve been saving seeds for this cherry for years because it keeps popping up
voluntarily in the greenhouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I let a
few plants grow so we can enjoy their bounty after the field ones are gone and
to save the seeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are so delicate
that some split from the time I pick them in the field to when I get them into
the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They should have a little
teeny label on them saying “Handle with great care” or “Eat immediately” which
of course I very often do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Martino’s Roma and San
Marzano</b> –the paste tomatoes used for most sauces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I vote these the “Most Considerate Tomatoes”
of all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are not bothered by bugs or
weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I approach the plant to
pick I can almost hear it saying “Ok, here she is, all tomatoes that are ripe drop
gently to the ground to make it easier for her.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tomatoes have the decency even to stay on
the ground if they’ve fallen when they’re not quite ripe enough and say “You
don’t want us yet?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No problem, we’ll
just lay here and ripen up in the sun until you come back in a day or two.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they do and are still perfectly firm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Matt’s Wild Cherr</b><b>y</b>
– small red cherry tomatoes from seeds I’ve been saving for years – great in
the Mix.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tangerine Orange</b> –
I must have purchased the seeds for these a few years ago and have been saving
them since then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are the favourite
smallish tomato of everyone who works here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Not only is the flavour as sweet as candy, the smell when you’re slicing
it is enough to make your mouth water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Thorburn’s Terra
Cotta </b>– This one is the brown/clay coloured tomato in the mix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently, the seeds were introduced in 1893,
disappeared in 1921 and re-appeared in 1993!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If not for its wonderful taste, why not for its unusual colour, name and
history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love growing them for this reason.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Yellow Pear</b> – again
a name speaking for itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are
just fun to grow, to have in a mix and to eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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These are most of the varieties I love to grow from year to
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I grow mostly paste tomatoes for
my sauces but find it hard to resist the colours and flavours of the other
heirlooms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I save several of my own seeds from year to year and would
be happy to trade with you if you have some unusual varieties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<br />Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-63385721274969303792018-08-16T17:51:00.000-04:002018-08-16T17:51:42.063-04:00Let the Sauces Begin<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
I am overwhelmed with tomatoes and spaghetti squash and cucumbers and zucchini. I have the dehydrators on every day and have made zucchini breads and zucchini muffins and am starting tomato sauces today. I hoped for red peppers by now but the green ones will do for the first batch or batches.</div>
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There are so any spaghetti squashes and they are so large, I wondered if they were indeed spaghetti squashes, so we had one for dinner last night. Oh yes. Oh yum. It was what it claimed to be and it was delicious.</div>
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We have our first watermelon! I’ve tried to grow watermelon in the past without luck. This is the year.</div>
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As some of you don’t have the means or the inclination to shred zucchini, I’m happy to provide you with two cup measurements of same, which is what most recipes call for. I can pack them in a Seal-a-Meal wrap so you can freeze them. </div>
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By the way, all of our tomatoes are field grown. A couple of roque tomato plants have popped up in the greenhouses and I let them grow. We’ll get some loveliness from them after the first (I can’t say it – starts with “F” and ends in “rost”) hits the field ones. </div>
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I’m trying really hard to get some pickles and relishes made but am finding it hard to do with picking, watering, delivering and attempting to plant so I’ll keep selling those items until I have time. </div>
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In order for me to get back to my kitchen duties, which I’m thoroughly enjoying, let me tell you what’s on our menu this week:</div>
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<b>APPLES</b>, organic, dehydrated <b>$2 / snack bag</b></div>
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<b>BASIL: </b>Genovese, Greek, Large Leaf Italian or Purple<b> $3 / HUGE bunch</b></div>
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<b><span style="background: rgb(253, 254, 250);">BASIL PLANTS $3 each </span></b><span style="background: rgb(253, 254, 250);">Genovese, Greek, Large Leaf Italian, Purple, Thai</span></div>
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<b>TOMATOES, Cherry all colours, shapes and sizes $3.50 / pound</b></div>
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<b>TOMATOES, heirloom all colours $3 / pound </b><i>Order as many as you like, please, really</i></div>
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<u><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="tel:(613)%20258-7970" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">613-258-7970</a></span></u></div>
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<u><span style="color: #1155cc;">joanne.<a href="http://www.daybrighteners.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">daybrighteners</a>@gmail.com</span></u></div>
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Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-2810853576157876072018-08-09T17:30:00.000-04:002018-08-09T17:30:28.891-04:00"Bees" is the word<br />
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much sunshine, the weeds grow quite quickly and flower so there is a bee on
almost every plant on our property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have been stung five times in the last week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On Monday while moving water hoses around I changed from my flip flops
to boots so I’d be less likely to get stung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nope, a bumble bee got caught in between my shin and my boot –
OUCH!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily for me I was at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dr. Shawn Yakimovich</b>’s talk at the
Backyard Apothecary Saturday and learned to grab a leaf or two of plantain
(which happens to grow on every square foot of our property), rub it to create
a “juice”, then apply it to the stung area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I did this right away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sting
stopped in a minute and I applied Dapis gel when I got back to the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
hurt again yesterday so I took some echinacea to combat any infection the bee
might have left with me, then put some calendula ointment on it last night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think I got it right because the rash stopped
getting larger and it doesn’t hurt anymore. <o:p></o:p></div>
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changing colour rapidly so I have many for you this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m getting about 2 or 3 <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cukes</b> a day now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a very
good year for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eggplant.</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m still eager to try some eggplant recipes
but have been a tad busy with all the other veggies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sweet
peppers</b> are large and green and are also available for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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can you believe it - and we should get musk melons in a few weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two other squash plants were entirely done in
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afternoons as I spend in the gardens in the cool mornings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think of salsa while picking tomatoes,
tzatziki while picking cukes, hummus while trimming the curing garlic, slaw
while picking cabbages, veggie tray for all of the above – you get the
picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made about 20 jars of salsa
this long weekend and dehydrated zucchini, cucumber and eggplant slices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tzatziki</b>
and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hummus</b> today and will make <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fresh salsa</b> tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">APPLES</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">, organic, dehydrated <b>$2 / snack
bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">BASIL:
</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Genovese, Greek, Large Leaf Italian
or Purple<b> $3 / HUGE bunch</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: #FDFEFA; color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">BASIL PLANTS $3 each </span></b><span style="background: #FDFEFA; color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Genovese, Greek, Large Leaf
Italian or Purple</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: #FDFEFA; color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">CABBAGE, green <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span> $3 / head<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: #FDFEFA; color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">CELERY<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$2 / bunch </span></b><i><span style="background: #FDFEFA; color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">and you can freeze the leaves
for future use</span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">CUCUMBERS
$2 each</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">EGGPLANT: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Striped or Purple <b>$4.00 / pound</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">GARLIC<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$13 / pound<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">HERBS, <u>fresh</u>: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Bay leaf<b>, </b>Chives, Citrus Thyme, Dill,
Marjoram, Oregano, Parsley, Thyme <b> $3 / bunch</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">HUMMUS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span> </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, ground hot pepper,
cumin<i> </i></span><b><span style="color: #222222;">$5 / 250mL jar<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">not
sealed, to be eaten fresh</span></i><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MICROGREENS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$2 / snack bag<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Arugula<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Broccoli<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kale<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mustard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Radish<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MICROGREENS
MIX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3 / sandwich bag<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ONIONS: $3
/ pound</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sweet Spanish, Sweet White or a Mix<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">PEPPERS: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Green
Sweet <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">$4 /
pound</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jalapeno <b>$0.50 each</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">PESTO,
Basil </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(garlic,
fresh basil, parmesan cheese, walnuts or almonds, lemon juice, pepper)<b> $5
/ <u>125 mL jar</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">PESTO,
Basil </span></b><u><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NO
CHEESE</span></u><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> (garlic, fresh basil,
walnuts or almonds, cashews, lemon juice, pepper) <b>$5 / 125 mL jar</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Red
ORACH $4 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SALSA,
Fresh $4 / 250mL jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">not sealed, to be eaten fresh</span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SPROUTS $3
/ 4oz bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sandwich
Booster </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(clover, alfalfa, radish
& mustard)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Premium Mix </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(<span style="background: white;">Alfalfa, Red
Clover, Broccoli, Arugula and Basil</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #FDFEFA; color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Spring
Salad Mix </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(broccoli,
radish, red clover & alfalfa)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SQUASH,
Spaghetti <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$4 each<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">TOMATOES,
Cherry all colours, shapes and sizes $3.50 / pound</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">TOMATOES,
heirloom all colours $3 / pound</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cucumbers, garlic olive oil, chives, salt & pepper<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i><b>$4 / 250mL jar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span><i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">not
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<br />Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-33582212645703363292018-07-25T16:19:00.003-04:002018-07-25T16:22:56.347-04:00Now Filling your Fridge, Cupboard and Stomach<br />
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<u>Spinach / Red Orach<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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You know how spinach likes to grow in cold weather and that’s
why it’s hard to find in the mid-summer months?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Orach</b>, also known as Mountain
Spinach” grows here during our entire growing season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon googling “orach” once again, I’m reminded
and in turn reminding you of its nutritional value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This plant is <span style="color: #222222;">packed with vitamins and minerals such as </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">calcium</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">,</span> m<b>agnesium</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">anthocyanins</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">phosphorous</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, iron,</span></b> <b>protein</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">zinc</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">selenium</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tryptophan,</b> </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">vitamin C</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">,</span> <b>vitamin
K</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">carotenes</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> and </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">dietary fibre</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Orach is a nutrient-rich superfood</span>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.canadianliving.com/health/nutrition/article/orach-is-the-new-kale-5-reasons-to-eat-more-of-this-healthy-green" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: windowtext; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Canadian
Living </span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span style="background: white;">magazine (</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">May 2016 issue</i>) <span style="background: white;">calls orach “the new kale.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also has a long history of use as a
medicinal plant.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Descriptions include “<span style="background: white; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">possibly one of the more ancient cultivated
plants</span>” and “a substitute for spinach either fresh or cooked”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The seeds are edible and rich in Vitamin A,
can be ground into a meal and<span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> put into stews, breads,
cereals, etc.</span> and are also used to make a blue dye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“<span style="background: white;">You can substitute orach in any
recipe calling for spinach or Swiss chard such as soups, salads, quiches,
lasagnas, etc. The red color of the foliage disappears during cooking, leaving
you with a green vegetable, but stains the water in which you cook it red. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Italy, orach often cooked with pasta and
rice giving them an attractive pink coloration.</span>”</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I’m on a mission to use orach at least once a week, maybe
more, so have made my first Orach Salad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I used the same ingredients as if I were making a Spinach Salad: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>ORACH SALAD according to Jo<o:p></o:p></u></i></b><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Orach cut in ½ slices,
sliced or slivered almonds, toasted sunflower seeds, cherry tomatoes, red onion
(I would use white or spanish onion next time), orange segments, sprouts, goat
cheese, blood orange infused olive oil<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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The result was wonderful. You can
toss in any mixture of nuts, seeds, fresh or dried fruits, sprouts, shoots, cheese
. . . limitless options. Add a bagel or some
multi-grain bread on the side and it makes a complete meal. </div>
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<u>Zucchini, Yellow and Green<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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These little puppies are still playing the “maybe I’ll be
ready Friday, maybe I won’t be” game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
trying to make sure each of you gets some when you order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The peppers are loving the rain and are producing very well.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far, I have green jalapenos and yellow
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Alma Paprika peppers are interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are round about the size of a medium
tomato. They start out yellow, then turn orange and finally a bright red which
makes them look exactly like a tomato and can be confused for one if in the
same basket as tomatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are not
considered a hot pepper but definitely add a bit of “zing” to a salad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I plan to dry some this year to make paprika.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Have you ever said “I love to eat eggplant but don’t know
how to cook it.”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I certainly have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The old standard roasted (or barbecued) 1/2 inch
slices which have been soaked in salt and rubbed with olive oil just doesn’t
cut it for me anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need more recipes
for this truly beautiful looking and fabulous tasting vegetable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re growing hundreds of eggplants which are
getting larger by the day and I really want us all to enjoy them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have two varieties:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>round striped and deep purple (not sure what
size yet nor the proper names but they are lovely).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Back to googling recipes again I found a few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one I’ll try first is Indian Spiced Roasted
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When I went out in the rain to take some pictures for you I
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rain too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are the bush beans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pole beans aren’t quite ready yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj233ZHZaY0h5rBUXWkYzbq1qHAYzdbWPpswRT8R26ROJm0HTUM3h7DqRs_mXAQffbNpSBrDJJdrdnT7mhPZdz2njH4Hwgz4c_OGl6LZQlAFPEckV3HHPp0u3f5obCZsdFcKRKLdMzPLzc/s1600/DSCN2235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj233ZHZaY0h5rBUXWkYzbq1qHAYzdbWPpswRT8R26ROJm0HTUM3h7DqRs_mXAQffbNpSBrDJJdrdnT7mhPZdz2njH4Hwgz4c_OGl6LZQlAFPEckV3HHPp0u3f5obCZsdFcKRKLdMzPLzc/s320/DSCN2235.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">calendula (edible petals)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsawnftTYAX3MDPceMoMbM71xGpBku6t_VvY5xDqxGXOy1YItvFtgaQbYIM5-PtFN793OmOANwXUypvVlKWcn9fJ1cv0K_MSFlexkgrFEg1_KQ6LzSQUsB0y2QycOvAViLq8l2zKmQG8/s1600/DSCN2238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsawnftTYAX3MDPceMoMbM71xGpBku6t_VvY5xDqxGXOy1YItvFtgaQbYIM5-PtFN793OmOANwXUypvVlKWcn9fJ1cv0K_MSFlexkgrFEg1_KQ6LzSQUsB0y2QycOvAViLq8l2zKmQG8/s320/DSCN2238.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">strawberry spinach</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWuQ4nEy-mFKD-b6FOJN_KIkxOq0let6-4C9hxZeAPkq7XrTW5AENH1WEsRnN02B06EsjujqgOI0S_B46eVyDGsAGfzDZgEz2lAKcJt47md81keBOC14DvJ2nkLbZ9pvnI4Tc6fNNMqU/s1600/DSCN2242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWuQ4nEy-mFKD-b6FOJN_KIkxOq0let6-4C9hxZeAPkq7XrTW5AENH1WEsRnN02B06EsjujqgOI0S_B46eVyDGsAGfzDZgEz2lAKcJt47md81keBOC14DvJ2nkLbZ9pvnI4Tc6fNNMqU/s320/DSCN2242.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celery</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kxCzWuVSDvgYPkKhCCUfwb-uexpbuWGJ1_mG9UK0RWL5kZq2_NIYKs_wDSiw_LkYEqUigpl1Kk9jmmoC9yngRGKHPshZSeHawMHDuf_4Mw78zEMTbcpfqaCLw5mxkXlSnVpsZwizJ0M/s1600/DSCN2245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kxCzWuVSDvgYPkKhCCUfwb-uexpbuWGJ1_mG9UK0RWL5kZq2_NIYKs_wDSiw_LkYEqUigpl1Kk9jmmoC9yngRGKHPshZSeHawMHDuf_4Mw78zEMTbcpfqaCLw5mxkXlSnVpsZwizJ0M/s320/DSCN2245.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pot o'Parsley</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-FHLdUOfI8WCwtVUO3qwtOarTkpCHU8ZTC43dRHDWDxIME4UA90KJTmz-GQvDmpC_h_imbYDWoDXeHJHOSwL0829TQ3I4jW7XZDK8g9ZYa1POvfY_0TByJR7lQ3o7klbj7Dv1j3BEYc/s1600/DSCN2243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-FHLdUOfI8WCwtVUO3qwtOarTkpCHU8ZTC43dRHDWDxIME4UA90KJTmz-GQvDmpC_h_imbYDWoDXeHJHOSwL0829TQ3I4jW7XZDK8g9ZYa1POvfY_0TByJR7lQ3o7klbj7Dv1j3BEYc/s320/DSCN2243.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Onions</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ExOuZJ1guWftRRGd1bM3oq-uPJfcm_UYljvcFo2fhc4lWsu2IYHOGjMU-cEThu7yZUqGLJXOJlN8fnDFhHvTPsnC7vcafhRXYHsqpGGGg-xJEjVvG5S9rMQiGe_4Z9Z1_rUiLnpmAnk/s1600/DSCN2246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ExOuZJ1guWftRRGd1bM3oq-uPJfcm_UYljvcFo2fhc4lWsu2IYHOGjMU-cEThu7yZUqGLJXOJlN8fnDFhHvTPsnC7vcafhRXYHsqpGGGg-xJEjVvG5S9rMQiGe_4Z9Z1_rUiLnpmAnk/s320/DSCN2246.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marigolds (edible petals)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse8z-q-9Z8anIab-g49pEg72ZpiPbpOkxZu2RofXx8QxDaUh-ntNJkfK-CFqKtcJmSIe-xZNmO6B8WouWSDFJAj9oJ-ZO8jDQlZxu79yJhvYPGqn78M5AZQ7PPns6XF9eFFue3iznUXU/s1600/DSCN2248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgse8z-q-9Z8anIab-g49pEg72ZpiPbpOkxZu2RofXx8QxDaUh-ntNJkfK-CFqKtcJmSIe-xZNmO6B8WouWSDFJAj9oJ-ZO8jDQlZxu79yJhvYPGqn78M5AZQ7PPns6XF9eFFue3iznUXU/s320/DSCN2248.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bachelor Buttons (edible petals)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJ5_fsQaRyF9p_2gKzbhusMnTmBHvTo5NwcSPqPS-dZMqsOIybUJDeUViFQwL7hEJTftZ1tB84EwwrqjZJV7bBklJHmvN0KDdYqYHKIYbP-fdvRrPfllQ-iy-t9JlxtnTZXx21s_fU9M/s1600/DSCN2263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJ5_fsQaRyF9p_2gKzbhusMnTmBHvTo5NwcSPqPS-dZMqsOIybUJDeUViFQwL7hEJTftZ1tB84EwwrqjZJV7bBklJHmvN0KDdYqYHKIYbP-fdvRrPfllQ-iy-t9JlxtnTZXx21s_fU9M/s320/DSCN2263.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunflowers holding up pole bean vines</td></tr>
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<u>Onions<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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Lack of rain didn’t help the onions grow large but we do
have many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll start by picking the largest
ones and hope the others will follow suit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<u>Starting Again<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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In order to have cilantro for the fresh salsa when the time
comes, we sowed a fresh batch in the greenhouse and will do the same outdoors
this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also started more
sunflowers for fall decor as well as beets, green onions, parsnips and carrots,
dill and chard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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To please your palate and pallet this week we have:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">APPLES</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">, organic, dehydrated <b>$2 / snack
bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">BASIL:
</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Genovese, Greek, Holy, Large Leaf
Italian, Lemon, Lime or Purple<b> $3 / BIG bunch</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: #fdfefa; color: #222222;">BASIL PLANTS <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3
each<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="background: #fdfefa; color: #222222;">Genovese, Greek, Large Leaf Italian or Purple<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: #fdfefa; color: #222222;">BEANS <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$4 /
pound<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: #fdfefa; color: #222222;">It’s hard to tell how many there will be by Friday, but they will keep
coming<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="background: #fdfefa; color: #222222;">CELERY, </span></b><span style="background: #fdfefa; color: #222222;">thin and flavourful<b> $2 / bunch </b><i>remember you
can freeze the leaves for future use</i></span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">CUCUMBERS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$2 each<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Edible
FLOWERS $3 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">EGGPLANT:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Striped or Purple<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>$4.00 / pound<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">GREEN
ONIONS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$2 / bunch<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">HERBS, <u>fresh</u>: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Bay leaf<b>, </b></span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Chives, Citrus Thyme, Dill, Marjoram, Oregano,
Parsley, Thyme <b> $3 / bunch</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MICROGREENS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$2 / snack bag<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Radish<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sunflower Shoots<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MICROGREEN
MIX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3 / sandwich bag<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(arugula, broccoli, kale, radish, red cabbage)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">ONIONS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3 / pound<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sweet Spanish, Yellow, Sweet White, Red, Multiplier or
a Mix<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">PEPPERS:
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="background: yellow; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Garlic Scape and Basil </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(garlic
scapes, fresh basil, parmesan cheese, walnuts or almonds, lemon juice, pepper)<b> $5
/ <u>125 mL jar</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Garlic Scape and Basil </span></b><u><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">WITHOUT
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basil, walnuts or almonds, cashews, lemon juice, pepper) <b>$5 / 125
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Brassica Blend </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(broccoli,
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Booster </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(clover, alfalfa, radish &
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Mix </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(broccoli, radish, red clover &
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<br />Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-54330309753761305722018-07-04T17:27:00.001-04:002018-07-05T14:06:05.405-04:00Us Cool, Veggies Hot<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
When the weather is this hot, I am so thankful to have indoor gardening and food preparation to keep us busy. We start the day outside doing various chores like setting up remaining irrigation systems, picking veggies that are ready like snow peas, basil, doing some weeding and sowing. Mid-morning, (we go outside before 7 a.m.) when the heat really starts to kick in we move indoors to rinse sprouts, make pesto, and start and/or cut microgreens. Thursday is picking day no matter what temperatures or rain may fall. We then wash and pack our salad greens. Friday we finalize any further pickings of kale, chard, fresh herbs, flowers and other orders for the week. Local deliveries are Friday afternoon. Non-local deliveries are made Saturday and Sunday. </div>
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At this rate of heat I suspect tomatoes will be ready earlier than last year. You’ll hear squeals of delight from me when they are ready. </div>
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<u>Pesto</u></div>
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We thought some of you who don’t eat cheese might enjoy Pesto sans fromage so we used cashews instead of cheese for some of our Pesto this week. </div>
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AND we made some with almonds rather than walnuts. You can tell by the label on the jar which cheese and nuts we used or didn’t use.</div>
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AND we made a few larger jars, so you wouldn’t need to buy two at a time (and because I ran out of small jars <span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif;">😊</span>).</div>
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Please know that, aside from the pesto not being processed and that you need to keep it in the fridge, you can also freeze any that you don’t eat right away right in the jar. </div>
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<u>Onions</u></div>
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I have many small onions from last year’s harvest if you’d like. There are yellow, Spanish and red multiplier. They’re perfectly fine, just small. </div>
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<u>Ordering Amounts You Need</u></div>
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Another question asked of me is if you can order amounts different than what I post. The answer is "Absolutely Yes”.</div>
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That’s why I call our service a “CSA with a twist”. You can order a half bag of salad, small portions of herbs, a half order of lettuce OR you can order more if you need more, if I have it. You can ask for regular delivery of certain items from week to week or some items every other week. It’s pretty easy if you find you’re not getting around to ordering. Let me know what you’d like and I can keep track for you. </div>
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<u>Yogurt Containers</u></div>
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Thanks to all of you who provided me with empty yogurt containers for my plant labels. I believe I have enough now combined with your donateds and what we’ll eat over the next many months. </div>
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Foods for you to enjoy this week are:</div>
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<b>APPLES</b>, organic, dehydrated <b>$2 / snack bag</b></div>
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<b>BASIL: </b>Genovese, Greek, Holy, Large Leaf Italian, Lemon, Lime or Purple<b> $3 / bunch</b></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: #fdfefa;">CELERY, </span><span style="background-color: yellow; color: yellow;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">NEW</span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="background-color: #fdfefa;"><b> </b>pencil thin but flavourful</span><span style="background-color: #fdfefa; font-weight: bold;"> $2 / bunch</span></span></div>
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<b>CHARD $3 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>Edible FLOWERS $3 / bag</b></div>
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<b>GARLIC SCAPES $3 / bundle of 10</b></div>
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<b>Garnet Stemmed CHICORY <span style="background: yellow;">NEW</span> $3 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>GREEN ONIONS $2 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>HERBS, <u>fresh</u>: </b>Chives, Citrus Thyme, Dill, Marjoram, Mint, Oregano, Parsley, Stinging Nettle<b> $3 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>KALE $4 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>LETTUCE VARIETY MIX: $4 / bag </b></div>
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<b>MICROGREENS $2</b></div>
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<b> Arugula</b></div>
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<b> Radish</b></div>
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<b>MICROGREENS MIX: </b> arugula, carrot, kale, radish and red cabbage <b> $3 bag</b></div>
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<b>MUSTARD GREENS (red and green) $3 / bunch </b></div>
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<b>ONIONS </b><i>Small from last year’s harvest </i><b>$2 / pound<i></i></b></div>
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<b>PESTO, Garlic Scape and Basil </b>(garlic scapes, fresh basil, parmesan cheese, walnuts or almonds, lemon juice, pepper)<b> $5 / 125 mL jar</b></div>
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<b>PESTO, Garlic Scape and Basil </b>(garlic scapes, fresh basil, parmesan cheese, walnuts or almonds, lemon juice, pepper)<b> $9 / 250 mL jar <span style="background: yellow;">NEW JAR SIZE</span></b></div>
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<b>PESTO, Garlic Scape and Basil <span style="background: yellow;">WITHOUT CHEESE</span> <span style="background: yellow;">NEW</span> </b>(garlic scapes, fresh basil, walnuts, cashews, lemon juice, pepper) <b>$5 / 125 mL jar</b></div>
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<b>PURSLANE <span style="background: yellow;">NEW </span> $4 / pound </b>–<b> </b>you can order less<b></b></div>
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<b>Red ORACH $4 / bag</b></div>
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<strike><b>SALAD GREENS, </b>washed and table-ready </strike><b><strike>$6 / bag </strike> sold out</b></div>
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<b>SPROUTS $3 / bag</b></div>
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<b> Sandwich Booster </b>(clover, alfalfa, radish & mustard)<b> </b></div>
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<b>Spring Salad Mix </b>(<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">broccoli, radish, red clover & alfalfa</span>)</div>
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<b>Tomatoes, frozen whole </b><i>(Gardener's Delight - ping pong ball size)</i><b> $2 / pound </b></div>
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Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-16536290225473975672018-06-29T06:28:00.002-04:002018-06-29T11:48:10.633-04:00Cooking with Fresh Herbs<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
What’s for dinner you ask? Well, let me tell you. Last night we enjoyed a lovely pan-fried salmon filet with wild rice. The best part was the garlic scapes gently sautéed in myer lemon olive oil and a pinch of Himalayan salt which were sprinkled over the salmon, rice and beet greens also sautéed in the same olive oil. Every lunch or dinner now we enjoy lettuce, sometimes alone with a lovely infused olive oil and red or white balsamic vinegar and sometimes tossed with various other crunchy ingredients like toasted nuts or shelled sunflower seeds, a cheese of some sort, fresh or dried fruit, shredded or sliced radish or carrots, sun-dried tomatoes – whatever has colour and is within my reach at that moment. What do you put in your salad? </div>
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<u>LETTUCE v. SALAD GREENS</u></div>
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Some of you wondered out loud what the difference might be between the <b>Lettuce Variety Mix</b> and the <b>Salad Greens</b>. </div>
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The <b>Lettuce Variety Mix</b> is heads of lettuce we cut at the base, tear off any undesirable looking leaves and gently place in a bag for you to wash and combine to make precisely the salad you want. This Mix may contain any of the lettuces we grow here such as Australian Yellow Leaf, Black-Seeded Simpson, Boston, Cracoviensis, Flame, Heirloom Romaine, Iceberg, Red Salad Bowl, Royal Red, Green or Red Deer Tongue, Speckled, Sunset, Tango to name a few. </div>
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<b>Salad Greens</b> are a combination of lettuces, mustards, herbs, flower petals and some leaves, chard, beet greens, arugula, chicory, spinaches and baby leaves of most of the above “Mix” lettuces. We wash all of these, spin them dry and package them for you to serve up immediately either with or without your own additions. </div>
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<u>IT’S ABOUT THE BASIL THIS WEEK</u></div>
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Usually I would include basil as one of the herbs BUT I believe <b>Basil </b>belongs in its own category today. Did you know there are more than 40 varieties of Basil. It is a member of the mint family and such a wonderful herb you can use in so many dishes, such as Pesto, which many of us love. <b>Greek Basil</b> has tiny little leaves packing a rich strong flavour and is used to spice up salads and soups. <b>Genovese</b> <b>Basil</b> and <b>Lar<wbr></wbr>ge Leaf Italian</b> <b>Basil </b>are the favourite of pizza chefs. <b>Purple Basil</b> boasts the loveliest smell with a hint of floral aroma. <b>Lemon Basil</b> and <b>Lime Basil</b> smell like their names and add a nice touch to fish dishes and iced tea. <b>Holy Basil</b>, also known as Sacred Basil, has leaves which can be used to make tea for boosting your immune system. These are the kinds we grow here from which you can choose. <span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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And since we have so much basil, why not blend this fantastic herb with our <b>garlic scapes</b> to create that <b>pesto </b>yumminess we’ve been missing since last summer.</div>
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What will you choose from the following list this week?</div>
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<b>APPLES</b>, organic, dehydrated <b>$2 / snack bag</b></div>
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<b>BASIL: </b><span style="background: yellow;">NEW</span><b> </b>Genovese, Greek, Holy, Large Leaf Italian, Lemon, Lime, Purple<b> $3 / bunch</b></div>
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<b><strike>BEET GREENS <span style="background: yellow;">NEW</span> $4 / bunch </strike> sold out</b></div>
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<b>CHARD $3 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>Edible FLOWERS $3 / bag</b></div>
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<b>GARLIC SCAPES $3 / bundle of 10</b></div>
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<b>HERBS, <u>fresh</u>: </b>Chives, Citrus Thyme, Dill, Marjoram, Mint, Oregano, Stinging Netlte<b> $3 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>KALE $4 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>LETTUCE VARIETY MIX: $4 / bag </b></div>
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<b>MICROGREEN MIX: </b>broccoli, cress and kale <b> $3 bag</b></div>
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<b>MUSTARD GREENS (red and green) $3 / bunch </b></div>
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<b>PESTO, Garlic Scape and Basil <span style="background: yellow;">NEW</span> $5 / 125 mL jar</b></div>
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<b>RADISHES $3 / bunch </b></div>
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<b>Red ORACH $4 / bag</b></div>
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<strike><b>SALAD GREENS, </b>washed and table-ready </strike><b><strike>$6 / bag </strike> sold out</b></div>
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<b><strike>SNOW PEAS <span style="background: yellow;">NEW</span> $4 / bag </strike> sold out but can pick and wash more with enough notice :)</b></div>
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<b>SPROUTS $3 / bag</b></div>
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<b> Sandwich Booster </b>(clover, alfalfa, radish & mustard)<b> </b></div>
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<b>Spring Salad Mix </b>(<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">broccoli, radish, red clover & alfalfa</span>)</div>
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<b>Tomatoes, frozen whole </b><i>(Gardener's Delight - ping pong ball size)</i><b> $2 / pound </b></div>
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I deliver to Kemptville Friday afternoons, to Merrickville and Ottawa at some point each weekend. You can also pick up your order here.<br />
I look forward to receiving Your Special Order. Call or email me with amounts you’d like and any questions. </div>
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Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-85603905891369055892018-06-13T18:58:00.000-04:002018-06-13T18:58:52.043-04:00Many Hands . . . <br />
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. . . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make light work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jennie are I were feeling a little overwhelmed
by the backlog of tomato and pepper plants needed to be transplanted in the last
couple of weeks and this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sent
out an S.O.S. to a few people and they showed up, gloves in hand, rainboots on feet,
sleeves rolled up and we are now almost done. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s not just a matter of plunking plants into lovely soft soil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rows of 30” width needed to be weeded, hilled,
smoothed out with a rake and flattened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then the extremely heavy roll of plastic mulch (made of non-GMO organic
cornstarch which breaks down after the first year of use) needs to be rolled
out to cover the 50’ long rows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We dig
trenches on either side of the mulch and then bury those sides so the wind
doesn’t blow it all away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then cut slits in the plastic, dig a hole large enough for each plant, THEN we plunk each plant
into its space, covering each one with the soil we removed from the hole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a lot of work and we are so very grateful
to Marg, Kelly and Lisa for getting us through this stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomatoes and sweet peppers are all in the
ground now and we’ll get the outside hot peppers in over the next several
days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Tom’s been loving the tractor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He jumps into the seat, turns the key and goes – for hours and hours –
moving soil, rocks and wood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He cuts the
grass in the field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our lawn mower is in
the shop so he’s been trimming with the weed trimmer where the tractor can’t go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are grateful for Tom making our gardens
look like gardens again instead of the hayfield they resembled a week ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Thomas will be pounding stakes into the tomato rows so we can start the
Florida weave in a week or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
tomatoes have only been in for many days really and they’re already forming
suckers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you follow me on facebook
you saw me post to get yourselves out there and remove those suckers or you’ll
have a jumanji effect in your garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
sucker (the new leaves that form in the crotch of the stem and an already
existing branch on indeterminate tomato plants) produces an entirely new plant,
which if you have only a couple of tomato plants is not such a bad thing and if
you have space for the hugeness of it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But in a garden bed with hundreds of plants it gets totally out of
control and you end up stepping on plants in the aisles and can’t reach, or even
see, the tomatoes themselves for the leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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You know I’m always thinking of you and the foods you like so we
started producing microgreens again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They should be available the week after next,
or sooner, I’ll let you know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I haven’t forgotten about the workshop for growing microgreens and
sprouts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll let you know the date once
we get the last of those hot peppers in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Garlic scapes should appear in a week or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Some radishes have chosen to be ready this week, some are waiting a
little longer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a few handfuls of
green onions ready so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Lettuce heads are a pretty good size so I offer them to you in a mix before
it gets hot again and they bolt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mix
includes a variety of some of the following beautiful colours: Black Seed Simpson,
Boston, Heirloom Iceberg, Heirloom Romaine, Red Deer Tongue (funny name), Red
Salad Bowl, Speckled and Tango.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can choose a bag of your favourite
varieties or leave it up to me – mwah ha ha ha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Here’s what you can eat from here this week:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">APPLES</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">, organic, <b>dehydrated</b> <b>$2 snack
bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">CHARD (aka Swiss Chard)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> $3 bag </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Edible
FLOWERS $3 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Green Onions <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span> $2 / bunch<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">HERBS,
<u>fresh</u>: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Chives,
Citrus Thyme, Dill, Lemon Balm, Marjoram, Mint, Nettle, Oregano<b>
$3 / bunch</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Lettuce Mix:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$4 / bag <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mustard
Greens (red and green) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3 / bunch<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Radishes
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">NEW</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>$3 /
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Red
ORACH $4 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SALAD GREENS, </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">washed and table-ready <b>$6 /
bag </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SPROUTS $3 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Broccoli Brassica
Blend </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(broccoli, broccoli raab,
radish, mustard & arugula)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Sandwich
Booster </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(clover, alfalfa, radish
& mustard)<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> <b>Spring Salad
Mix </b>(<span style="background: #FDFEFA;">broccoli, radish, red clover
& alfalfa</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">TOMATO SAUCE $6 /500mL
jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">sealed
– very few jars left now</span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Tomatoes, frozen whole </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(Gardener's Delight - ping pong ball size)</span></i><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> $2 / pound </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I look forward to receiving Your
Special Order. Call or email me with amounts you’d like and any
questions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Thanks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-6603119844766213362018-05-30T15:47:00.000-04:002018-06-06T18:18:42.155-04:00Catching UpIt's that time of year where I'm on the computer as little as possible and outside as much as possible - like 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.<br />
Here's what's been going on since last post.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>May 16, 2018</b></span><br />
<u>This Weather</u><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Totally Amazing! It can’t be
beat. We love it. It’s fantastic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">We are getting so much done, inside and outside –
wow!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Four of us loaded up fourteen 50’ raised rows with
compost in one of the new gardens Saturday morning. This will be
the <b>Tomato Garden</b> of 2018 when we get those plants in during
the last week of May and first week of June. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the hot peppers today. I am hoping with all hopes it’s ready soon to
get those eager plants in before they begin making peppers. We’re
still snapping the first flowers from them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The eldest <b>kale</b> in the greenhouse
was starting to bolt so we transplanted the younger and baby kales to their
outside garden today. We’ve been sowing more <b>salad greens
and lettuces</b>. While I was away last Monday, Jennie sowed <b>carrots</b> and
they are already up! <b>Onions</b> we planted many days ago are
showing their tops above the soil so we’ll mulch them this week. The
other day we put floating row cover over <b>the rapini and broccoli</b> to
keep those pretty little cabbage moths from laying eggs. Today we
prepped the <b>Edible Flower Bed</b> and will arrange the plants
tomorrow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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systems</b> today. It’s quite a time saver when we can turn on
the tap and get another project done while the hoses do the watering for
us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lettuces etc. to their outside gardens to make room in the Greenhouse for
the <b>cucumbers</b>. It’s been a few years since growing them
inside and I hope the cucumber beetles and squash bugs are long gone and have
forgotten about us here. The long English cucumbers do so much
better in the Greenhouse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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beets</b> in the next several days. The <b>leeks</b> will
go in the ground next week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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last week, there are a few kinds in the bag: bloomsdale, wild,
strawberry and orach. I love the mix and the red really adds
colour. Edible <b>arugula flowers</b> were also in
your arugula bag. This week I’m pleased to have the opportunity of
adding a few flowers like <b>violets, cress flowers and pansies to your
Salad Greens</b>. I expect <b>lilacs and honeysuckle</b> will
be next.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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nests in various locations, orioles must have babies since I hear them calling
to them, flickers are having a great time eating from our backyard lawn and we
hear killdeer calling all day. I saw some cardinal parents with
their babies at the feeder and the hummingbirds are back. What a
wonderful spring we’re having. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><u>Flowers and Food</u></span><br />
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When I pass by the blooming lilac bush I can hear the little
hummingbirds chitchattering away. I
assume their nest is in there. I found a
killdeer nest in the row where we planted potatoes. The first day there were two eggs looking
like oval shaped rocks, then three the next day and four eggs last time I
looked. The mom and dad work pretty hard
to steer us away. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A chipmunk that wouldn’t get out from under the hood of the van (and
believe me we tried) came to Kanata, Bells Corners, back to Kanata and then to
Kemptville and home with us last weekend.
It was pretty freaked when we arrived home, but apparently Tom saw one
going back under the hood again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So many flowers bloom at once it’s hard to keep up. Every corner I turn I see a new flower and
think to myself “Hmm, is that one edible?
If so, into this week’s salad it goes.” Maybe we’ll have lettuce with flowers instead of salad with flowers soon<span style="font-family: "segoe ui emoji" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span>
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The <b>plant sale</b> is going
well. It’s always a pleasure meeting
fellow gardeners and discussing what’s going where and how long everyone has
been at this, some only recently and some much longer. If you’re looking for <b>more plants</b> than are posted in my blog I probably
have them in the gardens and can <b>dig
some up for you</b>. I’m open to any
suggestions that I may not even think of as I’ve been here 27 years and there’s
a good variety of perennials and self-seeding annuals here. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We’re <b>selling our old tractor</b>
if you know of anyone interested. It’s a
<b>1952 Massey Harris Pony</b>. We’ve put quite a bit of money into upgrading
and some other parts that I don’t need to know the names of but someone else
might. We have all the receipts for work
done and replacement parts like tires etc. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The <b>green peas and snow peas</b>
we planted what seems like eons ago are about 5” tall now and hundreds of <b>leeks</b> have been transplanted. Yesterday we sowed <b>parsnip, radishes</b> and all the <b>beans</b>
and transplanted more <b>broccoli</b>. We sowed more <b>lettuces for salads</b> today, as well as <b>chard, pak choi, green</b> <b>onions
and arugula</b> and transplanted <b>celery</b>
we started a couple of months ago. I’m
itching to get the <b>cucumbers</b>
transplanted outside and keep watching the night temperatures. <b>Potatoes</b>
are up. Dean is almost done the
greenhouse and I’m hoping we can get the tiller in there this weekend (the
grass is growing furiously while he’s building) so we can transplant ALL the <b>hot peppers</b>. Once the peppers are out of the greenhouse we
can get some of those <b>LongFellow and
English Telegraph Cucumbers</b> growing in there. It’s funny how we wait and wait and wait for
spring, then it arrives and everything needs to be done right away. We’re also waiting for that Last Frost Date
which I’m afraid these last few years has been as late as the end of May, then
we can transplant the <b>tomatoes,
eggplants, sweet peppers</b> and those other warm weather foods we love so much. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanks again for all the yogurt containers. I’m still cutting up labels and may well have
a good start on next year’s at this point.
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What a week, the new Hot Pepper
Palace (aka greenhouse) is done . . . mostly. We took the entire day
Saturday to till and hill prepping the soil for those hot peppers to be
transplanted. So bring on the heat, we are ready.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have now transplanted every hot pepper that can fit into the
greenhouse. The rest and the sweet peppers will need to wait until
we can re-till the outside garden this weekend. We moved on to the
new prepped Tomato Garden yesterday and have planted several of the many
varieties. The irrigation system is only set up in one small garden
now so we’re hand-held hose-watering for hours each morning and evening. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Suppers
around here are a little lame these days. We eat good food, just
nothing too exciting and really late, around 9ish and then do the
fall-asleep-before-your-head-hits-the-pillow thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>We
still have plants for sale.</b> See the <b>Prices</b> section for details. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The
lettuces are growing so nicely right now. The arugula, cilantro and
spinach have bolted in the heat. No worries – we keep planting more
all the time. There are only a few jars of tomato sauce left, but
soon we’ll be eating other fresh foods like beans, peas, garlic scapes, beets,
green onions and dreaming of tomatoes and cukes and zukes to come. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">For
your tables this week, we have the following to offer:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">APPLES</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">, organic, <b>dehydrated</b> <b>$2 bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Edible
FLOWERS $3 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">HERBS, fresh: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Chives, Citrus Thyme, Lemon Balm, Marjoram, Mint,
Nettle, Oregano, Sorrel, Tarragon<b> $3 / bunch</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">KALE $4 bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Red ORACH $4 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">PLANTS </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">yes you can order plants for delivery too – see Prices section for plant list<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SALAD GREENS, </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">washed and table-ready <b>$6 /
bag </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SPROUTS $3 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Broccoli Brassica
Blend </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(broccoli, broccoli raab,
radish, mustard & arugula)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Sandwich
Booster </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(clover, alfalfa, radish
& mustard)<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> <b>Spring Salad
Mix </b>(<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">broccoli, radish, red clover
& alfalfa</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">TOMATO SAUCE $6 /500mL
jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">sealed</span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222;">Tomatoes,
frozen whole </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222;">(Gardener's Delight - ping pong ball size)</span></i><b><span style="color: #222222;"> $2 / pound</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I look forward to receiving Your
Special Order. Call or email me with amounts you’d like and any
questions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Thanks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flowering crabapple tree<br />
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<u></u>Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-84406541583849689822018-05-16T18:51:00.004-04:002018-05-16T18:51:30.690-04:00<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">PLANT SALE</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">begins May 19</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">See "Prices" tab in this blog for list of plants</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you</span>Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-32413543596031543382018-05-02T18:17:00.000-04:002018-05-02T18:17:39.125-04:00Food Food Food<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
Let’s see now, where did we leave off last week? Oh right, we were praising the rain and sun for creating ideal conditions for our garden plans. Let’s just skip past that un-nice weekend we survived through and move on to today. Could it be any better? This is definitely the hardest working day we’ve put in so far this year. We’ve been preparing for it for the last two months doing some lifting, stretching, bending and getting our hands somewhat messy. But now we’re actually outside hauling wheelbarrows and kneeling in the muckiness and feeling the sun’s glow with some wind and setting up soaker hoses and weeding rows and moving straw around. </div>
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We <b>transplanted </b>most of the <b>cabbage</b> varieties and <b>onion sets</b>. Em and Lu came out today to help Jennie and I plant <b>potatoes</b> while the last onion row was broadforked. Some rows were never used last year because they were so wet we couldn’t till, dig or plant in them. This year is already better. </div>
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Here’s a cool thing. We planted spinach outside last fall. I read an article on how you could over-winter it so we did. It worked. It’s not lush yet, but it is alive. </div>
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The <b>compost</b> arrived yesterday. The compost will go on the newly-tilled-last-fall gardens where the tomatoes and peppers will live for the summer and early fall. But wait . . . it gets better. I just found out this afternoon that the <b>new greenhouse</b> is being delivered TOMORROW! What perfect timing. We’ve been snapping off the first flowers from the hot pepper plants to avoid the peppers themselves from starting to form before we get the plants into the ground. </div>
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Again, I have to say I really appreciate all of the yogurt containers you’ve been providing to me for labels. Let me get a plug in here for <b>Biemond Yogurt</b>. If you haven’t tried it, you can’t know what you’re missing. It’s organic. It’s made right near here at Upper Canada Creamery in Iroquois by a local family. It has two TWO (2) only two ingredients. Neither of these two ingredients are sugar nor anything you can’t pronounce. You can buy it for $4.99 at Heather’s Healthy Harvest and B & H Grocer. Just sayin’. Your health is worth it. </div>
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Yes, I said <b>old pants</b>. I love to reuse things – like old pants. When we put floating row cover over certain plants to keep them bug-free, such as arugula, cabbage, broccoli and others, that row cover needs to be held down on the sides with something heavy. A few years ago we shovelled soil over the sides, removed the soil when we picked, then put soil back. This was a good idea but a lot of work and not overly efficient time-wise. The next year, we used large rocks but found the strong winds could actually blow the covers enough that the rocks would fall off and expose the plants, letting those cabbage moths and other nasty bugs in to lay eggs and eat our food. Removing the rocks was also heavy work and not time-efficient. Last year I starting making <b>rock bags out of old pant legs</b>. I cut and sew the pant legs leaving one end open. We fill the “bags” with as many large and small rocks as we can, tie the ends and simply roll the rock bags off the sides of the row cover when we pick and roll them back on when we’re done. It’s much easier to do and takes very little time. Eventually the fabric disintegrates and we just toss it into the compost. </div>
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If you’re getting ready to trash those old pants or are making shorts out of them for the summer, please <b>save me the legs</b>. Thanks. </div>
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Thank you to those who have provided me with <b>your own containers</b> to fill with your orders. Putting your name on them with some sort of marker is a good idea. I’m happy to collect empty ones from you each week in place of the full ones I leave with you. Any little bit we can do to save on using so many plastic bags is a good thing.</div>
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This time of year is so satisfying as we see our foods getting larger by the day. On that note, we have <b>kale</b> for the first time this year and it is lovely. </div>
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The <b>baby spinach</b> we planted in November has been in your salad greens the last couple of weeks and what we planted in February should be ready for everyone by next week. </div>
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We also have <b>cilantro</b> and <b>sorrel </b>for the lovers of same. </div>
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To let you know <b>how ordering works</b> here, I have it all set out in the previous blog entitled <b>Green Green Green </b></div>
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Just a reminder I’m growing for you. We’ll have our <b>Plant Sale</b> beginning <b>May 19 and continuing the week after.</b> You can pre-order. I’ll be making lettuce pots, herb pots, edible flower pots (no the pots are not edible) and a mix of these. I also have heirloom tomatoes and hot and sweet peppers, cucumbers, various summer and winter squash plants, kale mix . . . . . . . . and more.</div>
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<b>This week’s available food</b> is as follows:</div>
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<b>Apples</b>, organic, <b>dehydrated</b> <b>$2 bag</b></div>
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<b>Arugula</b> <b>$4 bag</b></div>
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<b> with fruit</b> <b> $8 /500mL jar</b> </div>
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<b> with nuts and fruit</b> <b> $10 /500mL jar </b></div>
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<b>HERBS: <span style="background: yellow;">NEW</span> Cilantro, Sorrel $3 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>KALE <span style="background: yellow;">NEW</span> $4 / bunch</b></div>
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<b>MICROGREENS: $2 / snack bag</b></div>
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<b> Arugula</b></div>
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<b>Curly Cress</b></div>
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<b> Kale</b></div>
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<b>MICROGREEN MIX: </b>(<span style="font-size: 10pt;">arugula, basils, curly cress, kale, parsley, radish, red cabbage) <b>$3 sandwich bag</b></span></div>
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<b>SALAD GREENS, </b>washed and table ready <b>$6 bag </b></div>
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<b> Broccoli Brassica Blend </b>(broccoli, broccoli raab, radish, mustard & arugula)</div>
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<b>Spring Salad Mix </b>(<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">broccoli, radish, red clover & alfalfa</span>)</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>SUSTAINABILITY FAIR – EARTH DAY - APRIL 22</u></b><br />
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was awesome!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently more than 1000 people came out for
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not surprised at all by this number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a steady flow of eager gardeners,
consumers, eaters and generally people happy to be around those of us who are
helping take care of our earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sold
everything I brought packaged and ended up cutting fresh greens by mid-afternoon.
What I love best about this Fair is the various conversations that take place about
plants, soil, seeds, growing, cooking and everything food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The musicians added a wonderful background to
the whole affair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>NEW TO DAY BRIGHTENERS</u></b><br />
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Welcome to you who signed up for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">weekly emails and future workshops</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please let me know if weekdays or weekends are
best for your workshop enjoyment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I
can set exact dates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of you
suggested an additional workshop for Canning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That is definitely doable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carol Pillar, Registered Holistic Nutritionist of Wholesum Approach, agrees to be on board for the Cooking Your Fall Crops Workshop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll keep everyone posted on dates as you and I choose
them together.<o:p></o:p><br />
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In my hurry to get the brochures printed
for the Fair I forgot to include an extremely important event here – <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE PLANT SALE</b> – which begins May 19 and
runs for about a week after or until all plants are sold or planted in
here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try to keep the blog updated on the plants
for sale and prices and will do this more as the Sale date approaches.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Let me explain <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">how to order </b>our delicious, nutritious,
organically grown, free from GMOs, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides,
herbicides, fungicides goodness for your plates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I send an<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
email every Wednesday </b>(or Thursday if Wednesday gets a little out of
control) telling you the exciting stuff going on here and letting you know what
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">food is available for you to buy</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You then let me know by the end of Thursday</b> what you would like.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When you order, I deliver to you Friday
afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you live out of the
immediate area you can pick up your order at an agreed upon time or I can
deliver to you on the weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I deliver
to Ottawa every weekend so that’s when you would receive your order if you live in Ottawa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>SUN AND RAIN = THE PERFECT GARDEN</u></b><br />
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Wow, a week ago, there was snow
on the garden rows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yesterday we could
have worn shorts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Every Tuesday we begin our day by
rinsing the sprouts on the go for Friday’s harvest and carefully picking
microgreens for Little Sisterz restaurant in Spencerville.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we deliver to Little Sisterz.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lately I’ve been delivering to Heather’s
Healthy Harvest and B&H Grocery Store Tuesday afternoons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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Upon our return, after opening the
greenhouses, removing all covers from the trays of plants we then water any
that need watering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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We go back indoors to begin next
week’s round of microgreens to ensure we have enough for all of you and
Gina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When this is done, we’re on to outdoor
planting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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Yesterday we transplanted broccoli,
rapini and kale to their chosen outdoor garden rows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also transplanted lettuces, which we
started a couple of weeks ago, to an appropriate spot in the greenhouse beds to
grow beside the lettuces we plunked in there a few weeks ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are our weekly Salad Greens until the others
begin to grow outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re always sowing new seeds either in soil
or in pots/cells.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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Today we sowed in pots many herbs
and flowers after re-arranging most of the tables and shelves in the greenhouses
to hold about 20 more trays of peppers we brought from the house yesterday and
today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just when it seems we’ve run out
of space, we find yet another table to clear for more plants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transplanting to outside helps free up some
shelf space too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next few weeks will
be a frenzy or outdoor sowing and transplanting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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Tomorrow and Friday, after
picking, washing and packing Salad Greens and harvesting sprouts and
microgreens for you, we’ll transplant more broccoli, rapini and kale along with
onions, leeks and beets to the garden beds and we’ll re-arrange the shelves yet
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Weather these days, and nights, plays
a big part in when and where everything goes, whether on or off heat mats, high
or low on shelves, in or out of light and covered or not covered. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many decisions to make from hour to
hour each day, some from experience and some from plain old experimenting and
hoping for the best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not every decision
is the perfect one, but we do our best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>YOGURT CONTAINERS<o:p></o:p></u></b><br />
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Again, thank you for saving these
for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can cut about 15 labels from
each container and we use about 200 a week right now – and we’ve just begun up-potting
from 72 plants <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">per </i>tray to 18 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">per</i> tray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m happy to receive any and all
you can provide to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>PLASTIC USAGE<o:p></o:p></u></b><br />
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I’m happy to provide your fresh
produce in containers provided by you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
you order similar items each week and let me have containers for yours, I can
fill them for you and begin a cycle of filling/washing/returning/refilling etc.
THUS using less plastic bags.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>UPCOMING EVENTS<o:p></o:p></u></b><br />
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If you missed the Fair and don’t
have a brochure, here are some Events and Workshops we plan for this growing
season:<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Plant Sale </b>– May 19 and the following week<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Growing Microgreens & Sprouts Workshop – </b>mid June – date to be
announced<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Farm Tour & Tomato Tasting</b> – mid July – date to be announced<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Canning Workshop</b> – end of July – date to be announced – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you might be put to work picking tomatoes<o:p></o:p></i><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Farm Tour & Seed Saving Workshop</b> – mid August – date to be
announced<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cooking Your Fall Crops Workshop </b>– mid September – date to be
announced – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nutritional education
included <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Please feel free to email or call with any questions.<br />
Until next post, have a great every day.<br />
Jo<br />
joanne.daybrighteners@gmail.com<br />
613-258-7970</div>
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I thought you might enjoy some shots of the "babies" now that they're fully grown. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This guy, Sweet William,<br />
stops when I have the camera</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zinnia, our crazy-looking frizzle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This girl has green legs, her<br />
name is Olive</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill loves to pose for any photo op</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daisy and Bluebell are<br />
on top of a straw bale<br />
trying to keep away from Bill</td></tr>
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<br />Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-63352634362753405702018-04-18T19:38:00.001-04:002018-04-18T19:38:55.542-04:00Haven't been away, just busy, as usual this time of year<br />
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<u>Salad, microgreens, sprouts, etc.</u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Several of you have been on board with me delivering your
various greens to you in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">non-plastic bag-like
containers.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bought many glass
bowls with tight fitting lids when they were on sale at CTC and we’ve been exchanging
one for the other for a couple of weeks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like to play a part in reducing
plastic bag usage, I think Day Brighteners is a small enough business that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">I can deliver product to you in your own
containers</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you provide me with a
re-usable container or two or three or four, I can fill it or them with what
you order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s say you always order
sunflower shoots, you can keep me supplied with your own container large enough
for the shoots, I’ll bring them to you in that container in exchange for a new
clean empty one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This can be done with most
things you order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Lucky for Local<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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At the North Grenville Summit 2018 a couple of weekends ago
Jim Beverage spoke in detail about how he has spent many years keeping true to
local producers and basically fighting the system which tells him where to buy his
grocery store supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am somewhat embarrassed
to say, although I’ve lived here for 27 years, I hadn’t met Jim until a month
or so ago at another event at the College Campus to do with supplying local food
to the community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started a
conversation that day and continued it at the Summit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m very pleased to say Jim is now selling my product at his
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">B&H Your Community Grocer’s</b>
Store in Kemptville.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Heather’s Healthy Harvest, Healthily Ever After,
Yellow Canoe Café, Little Sisterz</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Arlington
Five</b> I’m thrilled to be able to grow for all of these wonderful
establishments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m also very grateful for those of you who have been
ordering from me for about eight years and those new people who have jumped in recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m looking forward to meeting even more
people interested in better health through eating local, organically grown food
at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">North Grenville Sustainability
Fair this Sunday April 22.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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This past weekend’s lovely dump of snow, sleet, rain, ice
pellets and wind kept me indoors which in turn prompted me to spend many, many
hours updating my Garden Planner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Jennie
and I, when we’re not watering, harvesting and starting new microgreens and
sprouts, have been starting new greens, herbs, flowers and up-potting trays
upon trays of tomato, eggplant and pepper plants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re hoping to push some peas into the soil
and transplant some rapini and broccoli next week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes I said “hoping”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who really knows these days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I envision the weather will turn nice one
day, every single plant will be beyond ready for transplanting and Jennie and I
will be out there from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for several days desperately
trying to get everything into the ground all at once – jeesh – better rest
now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I'm in the process of updating the Price List for the upcoming Plant Sale this year.</span></div>
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We are eating the following right now:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Apples</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">, organic, <b>dehydrated</b> <b>$2
bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Baby <b>Arugula</b> <b>$4
bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MICROGREENS: $2
/ bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Arugula<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kale<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pea Shoots<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Radish </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Red
Cabbage<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sunflower Shoots</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MICROGREEN
MIX: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">arugula, basils, curly cress, kale,
parsley, radish, red cabbage, spring salad) <b>$3 bag</b></span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Salad
Greens, </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">washed and table ready <b>$6
bag </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SPROUTS $3
/ bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"> Ancient Eastern Blend NEW
again </span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">(fenugreek, <span class="il">lentils</span>, kamut & adzuki</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="il"><b><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crunchy</span></b></span><b><span style="color: #222222;"> <span class="il">Bean</span> Mix </span></b><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">(peas, lentils & garbanzos)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sandwich
Booster </span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">(clover, alfalfa, radish &
mustard)<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> <b>Spring
Salad Mix </b>(<span style="background: #FDFEFA;">broccoli, radish, red
clover & alfalfa</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sauce $6 /500mL jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">sealed</span></i><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Call or email me with amounts you’d like delivered and any
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<br />Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-83309352650248706442018-03-21T18:58:00.002-04:002018-03-23T18:58:45.295-04:00Laptop, Sprouts, Garlic<br />
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Fortunately for me, although I was annoyed at the time, I
was unable to get attention from anyone at Staples last Friday afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Saturday morning search on the Net pointed
me to a laptop sale at Staples, which prompted me to call them, leading me to
pick up my new laptop for almost $100 less than I would have paid if anyone
would have given me time in the store the day before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems everything does happen for a
reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s still in the box. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JoeComputer transferred my old info to the new
and I might have time to play with it tomorrow afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The extremely active, small but loud, Kindergarten little
ones at the school planted more microgreens today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Em stole the show with her illustrated talk
about Compost. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next week we’ll start a special
project to be ready by Mother’s Day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Sprouts – the idea of starting the Broccoli Brassica Mix a
day earlier worked nicely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Garlic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- </b>Jennie, our main gardener is also an
organic gardener on her personal time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She has excellent garlic from her fall harvest, which I’ve been using
for our hummus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told her you might
like to buy some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll add it to my list
below but I need to let you know it’s not mine, but it’s really nice and I know
you love garlic. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was pleased to make our first delivery of microgreens and
sprouts to Gina at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Little Sisterz</b> in
Spencerville this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I picked up some
of her vegan lasagna for dinner tonight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It looks delicious and smells wonderful as it warms up in the oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will go nicely with the kale salad I’m
making after I get this email to you.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">basil plants taking off to<br />
new heights</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful micros</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trays upon trays waiting for spring</td></tr>
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Each week is different as we’ve been mixing
the microgreens up a bit for variety and each week we sow new seeds for what’s
to come once we can get outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have
a few trays on heat mats in the greenhouse with more herbs, flowers and lots of
celery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was absolutely not expecting
lows of -20C.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite this drop in
temperature, I see some seeds have sprouted and spy more each time I spritz
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We planted spinach, some mesclun
mix and more pansies and transplanted some lettuces in the greenhouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some rotten scoundrel of a rodent has been,
not only digging to chew on the tulip bulbs we planted in November, but
actually taking the big leaves and dragging them towards it’s exit path but isn’t
able to pull them through, so just<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>leaves them – grrrrrr.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those
flowers are for the bees when they awaken from their sleep in the mason bee
house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">IMPORTANT<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll
deliver Thursday next week</b> before the long weekend. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As they take 6 days from start to finish, <u>please
let me know before Friday this week if you’d like me to grow sprouts for you</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Otherwise, I won’t do up more sprouts than I
need for Arlington Five and Little Sisterz as they have standing orders.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GARLIC, </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jennies: Korean Purple and Music<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>$10 / pound<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> with fruit</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b> $8 /500mL jar</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> with nuts and fruit</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b> $10 /500mL
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HUMMUS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"> </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">chickpeas*,
tahini*, olive oil*, lemon juice*, roasted garlic*, a teeny bit of hot pepper
flakes* and cumin (*organic)</span></i><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";"> </span></i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">$5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>250/mL jar </span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Arugula</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Sunflower Shoots</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MICROGREEN MIX: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(arugula, basils, chard,
radish, mesclun mix, mizuna)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b>$3 / bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SPROUTS $3 / bag</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Broccoli Brassica Blend </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(broccoli, broccoli raab,
radish, mustard & arugula)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Premium Mix<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">Alfalfa, Red Clover, Broccoli, Arugula and
Basil</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tomato Sauce $6 /500mL jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">sealed</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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frozen whole </span></i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">$3 pound</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I look forward to receiving Your Special Order. Call or
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<br />Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-28021747879740719212018-03-14T15:32:00.005-04:002018-03-14T15:32:51.712-04:00Jumps and Hurdles<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Obstacle</span></i></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> - a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or
hinders progress</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We were without a
furnace for over two weeks, the first week being quite comfortable, the end of
the next week not so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m happy to
have our furnace fixed with the upcoming cooler nights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I ordered 100 lovely
new 10X10 seedling trays, half with holes, half without holes, for the
microgreens so the holey ones could sit in the solid bottomed ones to make
watering the microgreens from the bottom easier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These you can’t buy in Canada so I ordered
them from the States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unclear in the online
description was the fact that the two series which I ordered were not
compatible and 10X10 doesn’t always mean 10X10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I guess it’s like wood as there’s not a 2X4 anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sizes are just “general”. So I ordered
the correct holey trays to fit inside the non-holey ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The order wouldn’t come right away as
Pennsylvania was expecting a huge snow storm so deliveries would be late. The
trays are now here but jeesh, sometimes it’s just not that easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I tried to buy the
regular organic dried chick peas for your hummus this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nope, none available until April, maybe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have some which I froze right away after
cooking the other day so I can make hummus this week. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll search elsewhere in the meantime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t like using canned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And, on top of this,
my laptop became sick last week, some resuscitation was done on it but, alas,
it has expired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll be picking out a
new one next time I’m in town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">However, this snow
will not be an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">obstacle</i> to block our
way or prevent or hinder our progress tomorrow when we’ll be in the greenhouse
transplanting lettuces and green onions started indoors a month ago and sowing
radishes and spinach. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We cleared tables,
brought out a few trays of seedlings, folded frost blankets and row covers and
laid out the heat mats which were rolled up really really tightly in the
basement since last May.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once they warm
up from the sun they should be more pliable but they fought us pretty hard while
we were unrolling them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We up-potted even
more hot peppers yesterday and sowed some edible flowers, herbs and many more
microgreens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’m quite surprised
how wet the Broccoli Brassica Blend and Broccoli Sprouts are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m trying to correct this if I can by
starting them a day earlier than the rest to see if that makes a
difference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll find out Friday
morning when I harvest them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you use
them for smoothies, the moisture is okay but I’d like them to be somewhat drier
for eating on their own or on sandwiches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I was unable to buy
Spring Salad Mix Sprouts seeds but have a Premium Mix which I haven’t tried
before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sounds interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ingredients are listed in the “menu” below. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">If you’re on March Break
and you ski, you must be laughing in style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And the mild weather adds to the whole experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’m back at the
school next week and bringing a friend to talk with the kids about
Compost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m quite amazed how much these
little ones know about the food system – it’s not a secret anymore – hooray for
knowledge!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Busy hands have made
or will make the following foods for you to enjoy this week:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GRANOLA:</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> with fruit</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b> $8 /500mL jar</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> with nuts and fruit</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b> $10 /500mL
jar </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HUMMUS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";"> </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">chickpeas*,
tahini*, olive oil*, lemon juice*, roasted garlic*, a teeny bit of hot pepper
flakes* and cumin (*organic) </span></i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif";">$5 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>250/mL jar </span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MICROGREENS: $2 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Cilantro <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Red Cabbage<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MICROGREEN MIX: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(arugula, basils, carrot,
chard, kale, radish, red cabbage, spring salad mix) <b>$3 / bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SPROUTS $3 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Broccoli </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(just broccoli)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Broccoli Brassica Blend </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(broccoli, broccoli raab,
radish, mustard & arugula)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Premium Mix <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Alfalfa, Red Clover, Broccoli, Arugula and Basil</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sandwich Booster </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(clover, alfalfa, radish & mustard)<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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another quick week passes and we lose an hour this weekend, which can never be
replaced but maybe the cats won’t wake up so early and the rooster will be more
content to stay in the coop until daylight shows itself an hour later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the weather turns warmer (keep your eyes
off the snow falling out there) I’ll be happy for an early sunrise so I can get
outside with it at the earliest hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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decided to name our new and any future chickens after living items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our beautiful rooster will be Sweet William
(we call him Bill), the brown hen with the green legs will be Olive (Kate tells
me she’ll lay green eggs), the other brown hen will be Mahogany and the frizzle
will be Zany Zinnia (Zini for short). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re
not sure if Zini is a hen or a rooster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He/she is pretty bold and stands up to the rooster even though he is
five times the size of the frizzle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Time
will tell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We already have a Daisy, a
Shelly (because her spots look like sea shells which were living at one time)
and a BlueBell – who all fall into the living items category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we have Elsa, Beauty, Bess (BS-short for
Black Spots) and Sophia who are all holding their own and have no idea what on
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up-potted 250 hot pepper plants yesterday with several hundred waiting in line
for the same step forward tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll
sow more seeds of herbs, flowers, microgreens and lettuces for future
transplants into the greenhouse raised beds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lights 24/7 for the next five weeks</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">The trays of sunnys and other micros will be ready next week.</span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">We have loads of </span><b style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif;">pea shoots </b><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">and the</span><b style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif;"> microgreen mix </b><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">this week will consist of more varieties, just because it’s fun to mix it up.</span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">“Broccoli sprouts contains glucoraphanin, a chemical that when
eaten is converted by the body into sulforaphane-the strongest natural inducer
of the body’s own enzymes against carcinogens. The broccoli sprouts contains
concentrations of the glucoraphanin that is up to 50 times greater than the
mature broccoli. . . . (Specialty Seed) Vitamins A,B,C,E and K Calcium, Iron,
Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Zinc Carotene, Chlorophyll, Amino Acids and
Protein:35%.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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they are so popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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organic and from Canadian companies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tell you about the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Holy Cross Learning
Garden</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was with the Kindergarten
classes this week and each girl and boy is bright eyed when it comes to
gardening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s hard to believe they are
so young and know so much, thanks to the teachers and parents providing this
very valuable life lesson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s a feel-good
story from one of our teachers:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">“The children are truly enjoying ALL the different experiences
and being able to reap the benefits of their labour. They really enjoy
all the different tasting experiences. It is incredible to see how keen
they are to try the food they have grown. No fussy eaters...they truly just
jump right into the experience (even the radishes!).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">You can never underestimate how much the little ones absorb.
After tasting the microgreens you left us, one of the children went over to the
playdoh table to work with the green playdoh. He brought me a plate of greens.
I thanked him for the delicious sprouts. He responded "they are my
microgreens". Talk about one of those proud teacher moments!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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jar</b> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tahini*, olive oil*, lemon juice*, roasted garlic*, a teeny bit of hot pepper
flakes* and cumin (*organic) </span></i><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif";">$5 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>250/mL jar</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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mix, red cabbage, spring salad)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <b>$3 / bag</b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">SPROUTS $3 / bag</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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alfalfa, radish & mustard)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tomato Sauce $6 /500mL jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">sealed</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tomatoes, frozen $4 /4Cup package </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">great
for sauces and soups</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tomatoes, Gardeners’ Delight </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(ping
pong ball size) frozen whole </span></i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">$3 pound</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I look forward to receiving Your Special Order. Call or
email me with amounts you’d like and any questions. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "bookman old style" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-88938199959487653982018-02-28T14:05:00.000-05:002018-03-07T08:03:09.662-05:00Chipmunks, Geese, soft ground - could it be?<br />
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Be still my heart, and my hands and my head to keep me from
planting outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get fooled every
year at this time before we get pummelled with yet another s--- storm (I can’t
say it).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you are enjoying every
moment of this wonderful weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
so nice to not scrape, defrost, shovel and preheat vehicles before going out,
not to mention the lack of clothing layers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I notice some birds are singing their song.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh and we definitely have a rooster in our
little cluster of new chickens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is so
beautiful and pretty gentle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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feathers have come in and he/she is pretty crazy looking, but cute as anything
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The hot pepper seedlings are now growing their second leaves
and the most recently planted are sprouting their first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll be up-potting them next week, which
means 72 seedlings from one tray will need four trays of 18 pots each, which
means more shelves!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The plant rooms
smells like spring so it must be spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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We’ll encourage anything currently growing in the greenhouse
to get a move on and grow quicklier and will also be starting new seedlings to
transplant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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We were at EcoFarmDay in Cornwall on the weekend where we
listened to a couple from the Finger Lakes area in New York talk about
transitioning from conventional farming to organic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s always good to chat it up with the
suppliers of organic materials at the trade show in between sessions, like the
Biemonds with their yoghurt and cheese, Norm from Multi-Shelter Greenhouses, Julie
from Spread-X who deliver our organic compost, Homestead Organics, Canadian
Organic Growers and so many more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I became a member of The Organic Council of Ontario at this
event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In one of the sessions this day,
there was an entire discussion, as there have been several in the past, of
simplifying organic certification for smaller farms, like Day Brighteners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve not felt the need, through your
reassurance each year, to become certified, but I am definitely interested in
the process, just in case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From what I
understand it is quite expensive and there’s a truck load of paperwork
involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I plan to attend an evening at
Just Food in March which will go through the process and then I can decide if
this is right for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Much of the discussion was about the wording of
Organics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of us feel that you, the
consumers, are confused by the wording.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
your delivery this week, I will put some postcards with words you recognize and
may or may not understand completely, and which will lead you to the OCO
(Organic Council of Ontario) website where, if you’re interested, you can learn
more about all of this kerfuffle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hell,
if I’m confused, you must be too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I
don’t become certified soon, I won’t be able to use the word “organic” in any
form for my produce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me know what
you think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Meanwhile back at the farm, we have several pots on the
stove and are very excited to begin a new growing season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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One thing I must respectfully remind you of is that we are
growing mainly for those of you who let me know what you would like best to eat
and how often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you choose to order
from the menu I send out each week, food will first be disbursed amongst our
regular steady customers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s at this
time of year, if you would like to be a regular steady customer, you should let
me know before we begin seeding, planting, growing, weeding, picking, sorting,
packing and processing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love it when
everyone who orders gets their complete wish list delivered to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I was at Holy Cross Elementary School this morning with
the Kindergartens, saw what has developed since the kids started their pea and
sunflower shoots, showed them which they could eat and which should be
transplanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took a tour of the
outside to make planning a bit easier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
left some seed catalogues which should encourage them once they see pictures of
the beautiful foods they’ll grow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Beautiful foods available to you this week are:<o:p></o:p></div>
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What a deliciously warm long weekend we just had! Over and above sowing more seeds indoors we
were able to open the greenhouse doors, clean up a couple of table tops in
preparation for the incoming seed trays and we washed and disinfected a few
hundred trays. Now, each day when I sow
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You also let me how much you liked last week’s new sprout addition – Broccoli Brassica Blend. I grew them for a customer who asked. So like a smarty pants I figured I’d make double the amount this week. Nope. It would be easier if I had seeds to do this. I had a little bit, which prompted me to put in an order to Sprout Master which arrived today. They have such good service.</div>
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Today, I was at the college learning about Selling Food to
Ontario. Quite a diverse panel of
knowledgeables informed us of labelling requirements for our food. There was a good mix of attendees who asked
some pretty interesting questions. It
was a learning experience for sure. I
forgot how those fluorescent overhead lights suck the energy right out of you
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Eco Farm Day is this weekend, more learning involved. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">GRANOLA: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> with fruit</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> <b> $8
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chard, kale, parsley, radish, red cabbage, curly cress)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> <b>$3 / bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-56354153357497447902018-02-14T15:19:00.000-05:002018-02-14T15:19:05.861-05:00Spring, spring, spring. Spring?<div class="MsoNormal">
The new Team is now ready to roll. It was inspiring to interview many like-minded
people, some of whom probably know more than I do about soil and such things as
they have degrees in Environmental Studies, etc. Each chosen member is enthusiastic, ready to
learn, ready to share and raring to get their hands and feet deep into the
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But first things first.
I’ve begun many seedlings myself to get a jump on the long-growing
vegetables like hot peppers, onions, some herbs and flowers as well as the
continuing supply of microgreens and sprouts - to the point where we need to
build more shelves this weekend. Each
new Day Brightener will join me for a few days in March and then we’ll be in
full swing by the beginning of April when we’ll start tomatoes, sweet peppers
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />It's always exciting when those first seeds germinate. <br />Here are some lettuce mixes I'm testing. </td></tr>
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As I say every year at this time “And so it begins again”. Days are definitely getting longer, nights
shorter and excitement around here is rising for the upcoming growing
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We're currently putting together a brochure/pamphlet with information
about Day Brighteners Farm, a General Price List, some lovely pictures of what
grows here and Upcoming Events such as the annual Sustainability Fair to be
held April 22 for Earth Day, a Garden Tour here in the height of growing season,
Customer Appreciation Day in the fall and I’m thinking of some teaching
sessions. I’m very happy (and relieved)
that the seeds I saved and have tested so far are viable. If you’re interested in a Seed Swap let me
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When we were sowing microgreen seeds at the school, I
offered the kids a choice between sunflower seeds and pea seeds. Each group made their choice until a group
asked if they could have both. I hadn’t thought
of that. I know they grow at different
rates but let them go ahead with it anyway.
I’m always saying that gardening is full of experiments, so why
not. I also discovered this about you a
few weeks ago when I had a variety of microgreens. Some of you asked for a mix. I wouldn’t have thought to do that yet this
year. So this week you can have a mix
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Here's a picture of those little baby chickens
at age almost four months. Spring must
be soon as we got two eggs this week. I
can’t even remember the last time I held an egg from our own girls. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As promised last week, this week’s menu is larger and will
continue to be so each week from here on (basil is doing great so pesto will be
coming soon). Here's what's to eat this week:<o:p></o:p></div>
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whole </span></i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">$3 pound</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-78855420635734851452018-02-07T18:00:00.000-05:002018-02-07T18:00:44.810-05:00Everything is back to normal<div class="MsoNormal">
i haven't been away, just doing other things like working in my husband's office last week, interviewing and hiring. The office week is over and I’m back in my own world
now. I'm done interviewing and in the midst of choosing the best members for the Team. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The log/record keeping/journal I referred to a few emails
ago is proving itself very useful this week.
I’m looking back over the last couple of years to see when certain seeds
were sown and my notes which tell me to hold off on some things and don’t
bother with others. I am in the process
of starting fresh microgreens, several flavours of basil, more herbs, flowers
and some hot peppers. The bright days
(never mind all that snow) are very inspiring while I collect and wash trays
and pots from storage, then carefully choose which seeds will be meticulously
placed in tiny 1” cells or gently sprinkled on top of seed starter in pots and
spritzed. Everything sown from here on
will need my attention every single day until they are up-potted, some several
times, and eventually moved out to their designated spots in the gardens. I am in my happy place – until April when my
happy place will be outside and in the greenhouses. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I ordered seed potatoes today, some reds, yellow and russets
– totalling 100 pounds! They’ll arrive
in May to be planted shortly thereafter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The menu is compact this week, next week will be larger:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222;">Granola, with fruit</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> <b> $8
/500mL jar</b> <i>I’ll make it when you order</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222;">Granola, with nuts and fruit</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> <b> $10 /500mL jar </b><i>I’ll make
it when you order</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222;">Hummus: </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222;">chickpeas*, tahini*, olive oil*, lemon juice*, roasted garlic*, a
teeny bit of hot pepper flakes and cumin (*organic) </span></i><b><span style="color: #222222;">$5 250/mL jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222;">I’ll make it when you order</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222;">SPROUTS, Sandwich Booster </span></b><span style="color: #222222;">(clover, alfalfa, radish & mustard<b>) $3 / bag</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222;">SPROUTS, Spring Salad Mix </span></b><span style="color: #222222;">(broccoli, radish, red clover & alfalfa) <b>$3
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<b><span style="color: #222222;">Tomato Sauce $6 /500mL jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222;">sealed</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222;">Tomatoes, frozen $4 /4Cup package </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222;">great for sauces and soups</span></i><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222;">Tomatoes, Gardeners’ Delight </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222;">(ping pong ball size) frozen whole </span></i><b><span style="color: #222222;">$3 pound</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">I look forward to receiving Your Special Order.
Call or email me with amounts you’d like and any questions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-31882641019807681922018-01-18T18:16:00.001-05:002018-01-22T12:33:02.586-05:00HIRING FOR 2018 <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fdfefa; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>HIRING - FULL-TIME and/or PART-TIME for the Gardening Team of 2018</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Job Details</u>:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- seed starting - begins in greenhouse April 1, includes sowing seeds, up-potting seedlings, building table space as needed, watering, maintenance and care of seedlings</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- row making and soil-amending - begins when ground is not frozen, usually mid-April, the first step for the newly tilled gardens, adding compost and making 30" raised rows to allow plants to survive through flooding conditions</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- direct sowing and transplanting - can begin mid-April and continues through the entire season, also includes prepping garden rows with compost or other soil amendments and/or laying plastic mulch</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- weeding - with various implements, mostly by hand</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- sowing new seeds - a constant task to ensure regular transplanting of seedlings, mostly salad greens</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- tending to approximately 1000 tomato plants - involves transplanting, post-pounding, stringing and constant pruning to ensure tomato production through the entire season June through September</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- picking/washing/packing - picking quickly in the earliest hours of the day to provide fresh quality produce, manipulating wash stand with weigh scales, packing coolers and boxes for delivery</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- delivering - we deliver to more customers now and to more areas</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- kitchen - making and canning salsa, tomato sauce, pesto, freezing produce</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- seed saving - when some things "die off" it's time to save as many seeds as we can - it's a learning process right now</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">- operation of tractor - new Kubota with front bucket, tiller and rotary cutter</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>A knowledge of plants is definitely an asset, an eagerness to learn is beneficial. </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Special Note</u>: Em, who has volunteered many precious hours here over the last couple of years, out of the goodness of her great big heart, asked me to mention the following about working here:</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>I am open to people with ideas who want to try things out - like being present at a local farmers' market or managing a new greenhouse. When there's time, we all get together to eat good food at lunch. We have hot coffee/tea to warm our hands when they’re almost frozen from cutting salad greens. We like the atmosphere to be light-hearted so we listen to music while working (taking turns choosing of course) and talk about everything under the sun. It’s hard work, but we make it fun with food, music and conversation. </b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Contact me by email or by phone to apply. </b></span></span></div>
Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-34728735735302027872018-01-17T09:43:00.000-05:002018-01-17T09:43:16.160-05:00Indoor Planting and Planning<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
I had occasion to see and listen
to Diana Leeson Fisher speak last week.
She is smart, interesting and funny.
Before her talk, she asked each of us in the room if we ever kept a
diary or a journal. Some answered yes
with little stories attached and a few answered no. I was the last to answer which gave me time
to think – I certainly have been and am currently keeping a journal but have
never thought of it as such.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was given one of those Lee
Valley 10 -year Garden Journals many years ago, jotted down a few notes from
year to year, put it aside and didn’t think about it very much after that. When this business started to be a going
concern I dragged the book out to the greenhouse (it’s big) in the spring and now,
each spring when we start our seeds we carefully write down when and how many
seeds we plant in how many cells or trays and follow through (mostly) on dates
and times of up-pottings. This ritual
continues each year so much that I may have to buy another one of those
Journals soon. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And since I send emails to you
each week and post as often in my blog that is, in fact, a journal as well as
my record keeping. So my answer was that
I certainly do. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m very thrilled to be included
in the advancement of the Holy Cross School garden project which begins this
week. It’s a little too soon to start
sowing so I’m bringing a small portion of my world of microgreens to the
school. If the kids share a fraction of
the excitement I have for growing food, then they are on their way to a
wonderful gardening season. I’ll keep
you posted on the progress. A parent is
going to talk about beekeeping at some point and you can be sure I’ll be there
to take in as much info as I can.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could do Everything we want to?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>I am actively advertising for full-time and part-time help</b>. I want to put together an amazing team for
the growing season and would ask you to mention this to everyone you know so I
can have the opportunity to interview many and pick the best to grow here. Thanks.
The details are on my previous blog here posted January 10, 2018. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I ordered the first batch of
seeds last week and hope to see them arrive any day now. Then the fun really begins. I now have the seed potato order form and am
choosing which to grow this year. We
experimented with growing them in straw last year – failed – so will be back to
the good ole tried and true method of plunking them deep into the soil,
continuously hilling them up, digging and enjoying them. And putting them in earlier than we did last
year will be a better way too. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">microgreens to keep us healthy during the cold season<br />pea shoots/pea shoots/sunflower shoots<br />radish/radish/kale,<br />red cabbage/arugula/arugula</td></tr>
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There are more sunflower shoots above these and more in trays started the other day. They are the favourites so I'll keep them going for a steady supply. </div>
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Until then, we have the following
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Granola,
with fruit</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"> <b> $8 /500mL jar</b> <i>I make it when
you order</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Granola,
with nuts and fruit</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"> <b> $10 /500mL jar </b><i>I make it when
you order</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">chickpeas*, tahini*, olive oil*, lemon juice*, roasted garlic*,
a teeny bit of hot pepper flakes and cumin (*organic) </span></i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">$5
250/mL jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">I’m making it today</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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they choose to be ready by Friday (sigh)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"> Sandwich
Booster </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">(clover, alfalfa, radish & mustard<b>) </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Salad Mix </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">(broccoli, radish, red clover & alfalfa) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sauce $6 /500mL jar </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">sealed</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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frozen $4 /4Cup package </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">great
for sauces and soups</span></i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">Tomatoes,
Gardeners’ Delight </span></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">(ping pong ball size) frozen
whole </span></i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">$3 pound</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sprouts, Ancient Eastern Blend Sprouts and/or Wheat Grass, let me know. I can do that but I don’t unless I know you
are interested. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.5pt;">I look
forward to receiving Your Special Order. Call or email me with amounts
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">New Year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">New You – if you have resolved to eat better, to learn more about new and familiar foods, to take an active role in your health and well-being.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">A variety of microgreens is currently under way in the plant room. Sprouts are sprouting in my north window. The first order for seeds is going in this week. The now frozen bale of seed starter is inside thawing. Various edible flowers, leeks, herbs and all hot peppers will be started before February kicks in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Mother Earth News Vegetable Garden Planner for 2018 has been purchased and begun in my computer. The builder for the new greenhouse (aka Hot Pepper Palace) is set to go as soon as we can break ground on the newly tilled garden – most likely mid to end of April.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The valued piece missing from my pretty little picture is gardeners. I need a team of strong reliable early-risers and outdoor-loving, dedicated market gardeners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>HIRING - FULL-TIME and/or PART-TIME for the Gardening Team of 2018</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- seed starting - begins in greenhouse April 1, includes sowing seeds, up-potting seedlings, building table space as needed, watering, maintenance and care of seedlings</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- row making and soil-amending - begins when ground is not frozen, usually mid-April, the first step for the newly tilled gardens, adding compost and making 30" raised rows to allow plants to survive through flooding conditions</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- direct sowing and transplanting - can begin mid-April and continues through the entire season, also includes prepping garden rows with compost or other soil amendments and/or laying plastic mulch</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- weeding - with various implements, mostly by hand</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- sowing new seeds - a constant task to ensure regular transplanting of seedlings, mostly salad greens</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- tending to approximately 1000 tomato plants - involves transplanting, post-pounding, stringing and constant pruning to ensure tomato production through the entire season June through September</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- picking/washing/packing - picking quickly in the earliest hours of the day to provide fresh quality produce, manipulating wash stand with weigh scales, packing coolers and boxes for delivery</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- delivering - we deliver to more customers now and to more areas</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- kitchen - making and canning salsa, tomato sauce, pesto, freezing produce</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>- operation of tractor - new Kubota with front bucket, tiller and rotary cutter</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>A knowledge of plants is definitely an asset, an eagerness to learn is beneficial. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Special Note</u>: Em, who has volunteered many precious hours here over the last couple of years, out of the goodness of her great big heart, asked me to mention the following about working here:</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><b>I am open to people with ideas who want to try things out - like being present at a local farmers' market or managing a new greenhouse. When there's time, we all get together to eat good food at lunch. We have hot coffee/tea to warm our hands when they’re almost frozen from cutting salad greens. We like the atmosphere to be light-hearted so we listen to music while working (taking turns choosing of course) and talk about everything under the sun. It’s hard work, but we make it fun with food, music and conversation. </b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><b>Contact me by email or by phone to apply. </b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><b>joanne.daybrighteners@gmail.com</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><b>613-258-7970</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">To eat this week, I offer to you:</span></div>
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<b>Apples, dehydrated $2 /snack bag</b></div>
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<b>Granola, with fruit</b> <b> $8 /500mL jar</b> <i>I’ll make it when you order</i></div>
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<b>Granola, with nuts and fruit</b> <b> $10 /500mL jar </b><i>I’ll make it when you order</i></div>
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<b>Hummus: </b><i>chickpeas*, tahini*, olive oil*, lemon juice*, roasted garlic*, a teeny bit of hot pepper flakes and cumin (*organic) </i><b>$5 250/mL jar </b><i>I’ll make it when you order</i></div>
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<b>SPROUTS, Sandwich Booster </b>(clover, alfalfa, radish & mustard<b>) $3 / bag</b></div>
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<b>SPROUTS, Spring Salad Mix </b>(broccoli, radish, red clover & alfalfa) <b>$3 / bag</b></div>
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<b>Tomato Sauce $6 /500mL jar </b><i>sealed</i></div>
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<b>Tomatoes, dehydrated $2 /snack bag</b></div>
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<b>Tomatoes, frozen $4 /4Cup package </b><i>great for sauces and soups</i></div>
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<b>Tomatoes, Gardeners’ Delight </b><i>(ping pong ball size) frozen whole </i><b>$3 pound</b></div>
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I look forward to receiving Your Special Order. Call or email me with amounts you’d like and any questions. </div>
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Until next post, have a great every day.</div>
Joanne @ Day Brightenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148773450847678786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344927432111941443.post-33902388655991924572018-01-04T09:26:00.003-05:002018-01-04T09:26:31.663-05:00staying warm these days?<div class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
Happy New Year 2018 to all!</div>
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The kids were elsewhere at Christmastime so we’ve been enjoying their company this week instead. I have Pea Shoots and Radish Microgreens right now and will be starting everything else in full swing this weekend. The armchair gardening in January and February is as exciting as the actual outside event. </div>
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We’ll start leeks and basil next week, hot peppers in a couple of weeks and then will really take off in February. When it was -18C last week outside, it was -2C in the greenhouse so I am looking forward to working out there. </div>
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The arugula, spinach, herbs and salad greens, etc. under cover out there are also looking forward to warmer days and nights to become food for us around end of Feburary or beginning of March.</div>
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If you would like anything from me this week I do have the following foods and am happy to bring them to you:</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Apples, dehydrated $2 /snack bag</span></b><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Granola, with fruit</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <b> $8 /500mL jar</b> I’ll make it when you order</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Granola, with nuts and fruit</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <b> $10 /500mL jar </b>I’ll make it when you order</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hummus: </span></b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">chickpeas*, tahini*, olive oil*, lemon juice*, garlic*, a teeny bit of ground hot pepper* and cumin (*organic) </span></i><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">$5 250/mL jar </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I’ll make it when you order</span><i><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Microgreens, Daikon Radish $2 / bag</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pea Shoots $2 / bag </span></b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tomato Sauce $6 /500mL jar </span></b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">sealed</span></i><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tomatoes, dehydrated $2 /snack bag</span></b><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tomatoes, frozen $4 /4Cup package </span></b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">great for sauces and soups</span></i><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tomatoes, Gardeners’ Delight </span></b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(ping pong ball size) frozen whole </span></i><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">$3 pound</span></b><span style="font-size: 9.5pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I look forward to receiving Your Special Order. Call or email me with amounts you’d like and any questions you may have. <u>Remember you can order any day</u>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Thanks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Until next post, have a great every day.</span></div>
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