Happy Halloween
Wishing you all a spooky and spectacular All Hallows Eve! Read More
A trip to O'Shea's
For those who have not been, O”Sheas Farm is many things. It is a place to get pumpkins of all sizes, a place to get lost in a corn maze, a place to take a fall hay ride, a place to listen to live music, a place to visit an “Enchanted Forest”, a place to meet farm animals, a place to try a pie called the “Mile High Apple Pie”, phew!…and it is a place where the Irish Pickle lives. So just what the heck is an Irish Pickle? Well you will have to get to O”Sheas to find out, it is cloaked in mystery and you won”t know until you go! O”Sheas is located on 34089 Stonehouse Line, which if coming from London – you drive straight out Adelaide Street North, make a right on Highway 7 and then a left on Stonehouse line (there is a stone house on the corner!). Just travel down that road heading north a few minutes and O”Sheas is on your left. www.osheasfarmfresh.com/519-225-2600 Read More
It's that time again…
Yes, that”s right..Halloween is just over 2 weeks away and its time to get your pumpkins! Now I know what your thinking, this blog is about eating local – not about Halloween and decorating. Contrary to what your Halloween Happy Friends may tell you, pumpkins are for eating too! Alot of people neglect to eat this lovely orange (sometimes white), meaty, fleshy squash… but do not be afraid.. and do not underestimate the earthy flavours hiding beneath the hard skins of these voluptuous beauties! Let”s also not forget to save the pepitas (seeds), for toasting and eating, they are delish! Pumpkins are everywhere right now. They are available at all of our city markets, they are available at small grocers, large grocers and they are available from farmers at the side of the road -oh and you can always go and pick your own just like Charlie Brown! I love driving by a field or a patch of pumpkins, it never fails to make me smile – seeing all that orange when everything else is busy turning brown, pumpkins are doing their part to make fall pretty! I grew these two,small but perfect white pumpkins (above photo). I had high hopes when I began to see all of the flowers budding on my vines and the baby pumpkins growing earlier in the season – but then.. oh then… these horrible little striped beetles attacked my small crop. Unfortunately,they were relentless and they destoyed all but these two. Still, I will not be thwarted and I plan to try again next year – so if anyone has any tips on battling cucumber/squash beetles, please help a ”greenhorn” out and post me a comment! Now go make a farmer happy.. pick up some pumpkins, decorate your porch or make a pie.. buy one.. buy ten! Happy Harvest. Read More
