At this time of the year customers often confuse our early variety leeks with spring onions. Early variety leeks have the more slender stems whereas the later varieties have the traditional thick stem. Both are renowned for soups and stews, adding a creamy texture as they cook down. These young leeks are also delicious…
Quick reminder as per our note last week we are taking this week off deliveries to get caught up out in the fields. See you next week! ~Your Willo’Wind Farm Team
Every season about this time we press pause on deliveries for one week. This gives us a chance to spend more time in the fields and catch up on weeding; finish up transplants from the greenhouse to the fields; hill potatoes; trellis tomatoes; clear out fields that have been harvested and get them reseeded for…
Fennel harvest has begun! In your bin you have Florence Fennel, or Finocchio, known for its bulb like base. This is different from Common Fennel, a perennial sometimes growing up to 5ft high! Both varieties have the feathery foliage that is similar in look to dill. In fact, it can be interchangeable with dill…
As farmers we always face riddles as we navigate the complex system of an ecosystem that include insects, birds, coyotes, water tables, weeds, vegetables, humans etc.! For example: If birds like to eat bugs why don’t birds eat potato bugs and help us out with that? If we have shelter belts for the health…
A bountiful harvest this week! New from our fields this week are beets, napa cabbage, peas and topping up with carrots and cucumber from our good friends at Zephyr Organics and strawberries from Springview Farm. When local farmers can work together and support one another by sharing our surplus, farmers can steer clear of large…
Berry season is here and in your bin this week you will enjoy fresh, organic strawberries from our good friends at Lunar Rhythm Gardens and Haskaps from Willo’Wind! Strawberries you are familiar with but Haskaps may be new to you. Also known as Honeyberries, this fruit bearing plant is from the Honeysuckle family and…
Did you know that there are certain foods that give off high amounts of a naturally occurring, odorless, colorless gas and plant hormone known as ethylene? …
What is a CSA? We often get asked this question and it can be answered simply: Community Supported Agriculture But there is also another way to define the acronym: Committed: Customers are making a wonderful commitment to welcome and accept seasonal…
On June 4, 2014 Willo’Wind was welcomed into the Bloor Market family. Twelve years of learning, of growing, of friendships! We are looking forward to the coming season and though there will always be challenges in farming, your appreciation and support keeps us in the fields farming. In Your Bin: Regular Share: Green Onions, Potatoes,…