Peter's thoughts....
First of all, we want to say “thank you” to everyone stopping in at the farm for corn, beef and produce during the last two weeks. It has been great to see everyone again and we appreciate everyone adjusting so well to the “COVID” requirements of physical distancing, hand washing, masking and limiting the number of people in the shed; well done!
Tonight, we had two varieties of “peaches and cream” corn on the Doris table for dinner. “Temptress”, the variety that we have been selling for the last two or three days and “Allure” the next maturing variety in the Doris corn patch. I can say that the Temptress has performed very well this year but alas it is getting a bit too mature for my liking (in other words, it is starting to get starchy). This is keeping true to the “Bernadette Doris*” method. Simply stated, the “Bernadette Doris” method is making sure you eat the same produce regularly as your customers and once you notice a variety that has peaked, you need to move on to the next. In this light, the Allure variety tastes great and we will be offering it starting tomorrow (Wednesday). Change is good!
There is still a bit of Temptress in the field but don’t worry, the Doris cows don’t seem to mind if it is a little starchy especially when it is chopped up into bits with the other parts of the corn plant. Watch our video on Facebook to see the excitement in the barnyard when corn is delivered.
*Bernadette Doris is Peter Doris’ mother and she was the Quality Control Manager (and main corn picker) at the Dorisdale Farm sweet corn table until her passing in 1997. We think of her often – especially at sweet corn season.
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