2018 Sweet Corn Season is Here!

It's an exciting day!  We're open for sweet corn sales and it has started to rain!

First for opening day...
We do have to double check our records, but opening for sweet corn by July 22 may be the earliest opening  for us in recent history.  That speaks to the heat we've had this summer that corn loves.

Second the rain....
We're enjoying a beautiful drizzly rain that just started at 7:20am as we were finishing picking our first dozens of the season.  While not potentially great for sales, we're very thankful for the much needed moisture.

Looking forward to see you all this summer!
   

Garlic Scape Goodness

We love our garlic scapes!  Chopped, frozen, pickled (and eaten a jar at each sitting!!) and pesto-ed, scapes are delicious.  The Simmentals like the little bits that make it them too!

I've had a few people asking so here's one of the garlic scape pesto recipes I use.  I do like the flavour of this pesto (thanks to The Prairie Homestead) with raw cashew nuts and they're a bit more affordable than pine nuts too!  This year I had a lot of basil to use so added it in the verdict is it adds a great flavour.  Since I'm freezing most of the pesto I make, I wait to add lemon juice until I'm using it.  Likewise, I scimp a bit on the oil when making and add a little more after thawing to get the consistency we want. 

It's delicious as the base for pasta salad, on warm pasta, in garlic dips, added to artichoke dip (Maggie's favourite) or even spread on bread and toasted as an appetizer.  We also love it on top of chicken pieces that are then roasted in the oven with chopped or grape tomatoes -  yum!

Enjoy!