Instead of weather sadness, we're being positive and savouring the season!
We have two delicious varieties available today - a bi-colour and a white corn (one of our family favourites). As you know, our crop is running at about 25-30% of where it should be, so that just means enjoy it while you can!
We love experimenting with new corn recipes each year. Well actually, to be honest, trying new recipes that feature locally and Ontario grown vegetables and fruit is a favourite past time. We've had great success.....well except for maybe the pickled milk weed experiment a couple years ago.
Here's a few new ideas fresh from the Toronto Star. Why not try them today with Dorisdale corn that we actually have today! We'll be posting some of our favourite garlic recipes shortly too.
https://www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2016/08/03/the-best-and-easiest-ways-to-cook-with-corn-this-summer.html
If you need corn, we recommend calling (705-295-2755), emailing (cpdoris@nexicom.net) or sending us a Facebook message if you have immediate corn needs. We'll do our best to help you out!
Have a great hot day!
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Monday, 1 August 2016
Ears Today, Gone Tomorrow!
Well 2016 is certainly shaping up to be quite the sweet corn season to go down in history. It's a year of corn one day and not the next. We've been calling it "Ears today, gone tomorrow"!
We did have a very light sprinkle of rain last night but it didn't amount to really anything. We're hopeful that the forecast later this week will bring more at a critical time for our later corn. But after this growing season so far, we're not holding our breathe. Drought 2016 is hitting the history books.
So we do recommend that if you see our signs up on County Road 2, stop in for sweet corn. It will likely be a day or two in between availability.
On the positive side, what corn we have is ready is delicious! We have white corn - a definite family favourite - on the table today. And we have time to do some fun stuff....like swimming, a visit to a beautiful cottage, pickling (beans are processing right now), bringing in the last of first cut hay and working with 4-H calves and sheep. 4-H Achievement Days are coming up quickly now that the calendar has turned to August 1!
For some tips on selecting and storing sweet corn, check out this great website:
http://producemadesimple.ca/select-store-corn/.
We can guarantee that with our fresh picked daily approach, you won't find dry silks at the top of our cobs. (Note: the article says tassels but that's the top part of the corn plant that we leave in the field.)
Looking forward to seeing you later today....or in a couple of days!
We did have a very light sprinkle of rain last night but it didn't amount to really anything. We're hopeful that the forecast later this week will bring more at a critical time for our later corn. But after this growing season so far, we're not holding our breathe. Drought 2016 is hitting the history books.
So we do recommend that if you see our signs up on County Road 2, stop in for sweet corn. It will likely be a day or two in between availability.
On the positive side, what corn we have is ready is delicious! We have white corn - a definite family favourite - on the table today. And we have time to do some fun stuff....like swimming, a visit to a beautiful cottage, pickling (beans are processing right now), bringing in the last of first cut hay and working with 4-H calves and sheep. 4-H Achievement Days are coming up quickly now that the calendar has turned to August 1!
For some tips on selecting and storing sweet corn, check out this great website:
http://producemadesimple.ca/select-store-corn/.
We can guarantee that with our fresh picked daily approach, you won't find dry silks at the top of our cobs. (Note: the article says tassels but that's the top part of the corn plant that we leave in the field.)
Looking forward to seeing you later today....or in a couple of days!
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