Welcome to Waratah Downs Farm. We are located on Rowena Rd, in Iroquois Ontario. We are committed to providing our customers with fresh, healthy, organic vegetables. We also raise organic beef, chickens and eggs. Locally grown and consumed food is better, therefore we are excited to share our delicious organic produce with you.

Monday, May 5, 2008

What you will Get

Here is what our garden will producing each month:

JUNE:

  • swiss chard
  • lettuce (various varieties)
  • radishes
  • spinach
  • baby beets (with tops)
  • garlic scapes (very delicious)
  • herbs (basil, cilantro, dill)
  • small beans (late June)
  • organic flour

JULY:

  • broccoli
  • lettuce
  • beets (with tops)
  • beans
  • spinach
  • herbs (basil, cilantro, dill)
  • cucumbers
  • cherry tomatoes (end of July)
  • table tomatoes- several varieties, including fantastic heritage
  • eggplant (end of July)
  • peppers (including banana and jalepeno)
  • carrots

AUGUST:

SWEET CORN!

  • lettuce
  • beets
  • beans
  • spinach
  • herbs (basil, cilantro, dill)
  • cucumbers
  • cherry tomatoes
  • table tomatoes-several varieties, including heritage
  • eggplant
  • peppers (including banana and jalepeno)
  • roma tomatoes
  • carrots
  • potatoes
  • onions

SEPTEMBER

SWEET CORN!!!

  • spinach
  • herbs (basil, cilantro, dill)
  • cucumbers
  • cherry tomatoes
  • eggplant
  • peppers
  • tomatoes
  • onions
  • potatoes
  • carrots
  • squash

October (until the frost!)

  • squash
  • beets (by the pound)
  • carrots (by the pound)
  • tomatoes (esp. canning)
  • potatoes (by the pound)
  • SWEET CORN!!!
  • peppers
  • Lettuce and spinach

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Colleen,

I forwarded this on to our Seaway Referral Network as well as our Ladies INvestment Club and of course Ellen Lee.

Margaret

okra

okra
Okra!

lamb

lamb
Colleen With Lamb

calves

calves
some of our calves- Limousin crossed with Red Poll

beets and sungold cherries

beets and sungold cherries
some produce

The Family♠

My photo
John and Colleen and family have been farming for well over 25 years. John was born and raised on a dairy farm in Queensland Australia, and has really been farming all of his life- that's a few years more than 25! Colleen worked on farms in Ontario while attending school and went on to study agriculture at the University of Guelph. Colleen and John farmed together in Queensland for about 13 years, before moving to Canada in 1995. They have been farming in eastern Ontario since then. Their three children have been actively involved in farming since they were born. Because of the diverse and manual intensive nature of the farm, the whole family has to work. We also try to employ local youth whenever possible. If you know of anyone who would like to work on an organic farm, please direct them our way. Colleen is the Women's President of the National Farmers Union of Canada. The farm is an extension of her activism, which focuses on social justice around food, farming and land. We welcome visitors to our farm. Please call ahead. We are closed on Sunday.

Isaac picking tomatoes

Isaac picking tomatoes
Isaac picking tomatoes in Sept. 07

romas

romas
Romas