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May 24, 2009
We are OPEN!!! This is a very early start for Wholesome Pickins - We have worked hard all spring to get the berries nice and early and it has worked! We are currently picking our Ever-bearing Variety - We will continue to harvest these until Thanksgiving! We expect our June crop to come on heavy in about 10 days - check back or give us a call for Pick-Your-Own opening. We will take orders now so give us a call! Come visit us for the earliest berries in Norfolk County and stick around because they are here all summer long!!
March 27, 2009
Well another winter season is winding to a close!! We have started to gear up for spring and we are looking forward to another great summer! We are seeding greenhouses and checking plant orders to make sure we have everything ready. Check back to the site soon for more crop information, updated recipes and more details on the variety of crops you can find at Wholesome Pickins - Don't worry you can always count on STRAWBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES AND MORE STRAWBERRIES!!
November 03, 2008
We have closed for the season!! We will be updating the website regularly with pictures from the year and new recipes for you to try. Please check back regularly for news and updates on the farm and our family!
THANK YOU FOR A GREAT SEASON!!
October 23, 2008
The Season is winding down!! Our stand is now full of beautiful pumpkins!! Berries and veggies are at an end! We wish to extend our greatest thanks to all of our wonderful customers - those that stop in at the stand and those that take large orders! We have another fun-filled strawberry season and we are looking forward to doing it all again next year! We will be keeping busy this winter trying to make improvements so that we can offer our customers the best possible experience. Stay tuned on the website for updates through the winter to find out what's coming up for 2009!!!
We are off on our first family vacation - Cape Breton Island! Check back for pictures from the summer on the farm and maybe even a few vacations photos!!
Have a Happy Halloween and a wonderful winter season!
October 11, 2008
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
This is the final weekend for our Everbearing Strawberries! We are so greatful to all of our patrons for their continued support of Wholesome Pickins. We have thoroughly enjoyed our summer and we are looking forward to new things for next season. Pumpkins will be available until Halloween. From our family to yours - Have a Great Thanksgiving!
September 06, 2008
The stand is now self-serve!
As students head back the the classroom Wholesome Pickins is now self-serve. Our strawberries and the rest of our fruits and veggies are in full swing and everything looks great! Fall brings in great weather to keep our crops going and we are looking forward to a strong fall harvest. Our pumpkin crop is full this year and we will be harvesting some HUGE pumpkins by mid-month. We also have a variety of decorative pumpkins in many sizes and colours.
We have a bumper crop of tomatoes this year and the weather looks like it will allow us to continue harvest for a while. If you are interested in large bushel orders for tomatoes or peppers (for salsa or canning) please give us a call - Wholesale Pricing is available. 519-582-1114
July 30, 2008
EVERBEARING STRAWBERRIES ARE READY!!
The Everbearing Strawberry patch is ripe and ready! We are harvesting fresh berries daily and they are available at the stand. For large orders please call - 519-582-1114. We are also currently harvesting green and yellow beans and raspberries from our fields and tomato and peppers should be here by the weekend. We are also carrying sweet corn, blueberries, new potatoes, and peaches.
July 10, 2008
We are reopening today after the arrival of our NEW BABY BOY!! Ryan Joseph VanDeVelde was born on Monday July 7th and he and his mother are both doing well. He weighed in at 9lbs 11.5oz and was 22 inches long!!
July 02, 2008
Our hours have changed today to 10 to 6, seven days a week. Our pick-your-own patch is still OPEN and we are still harvesting the June crop. Our raspberries are looking great and we are hoping to begin harvest this weekend. We have added fresh NEW POTATOES to the stand and will continue with asparagus until the end of the weekend.
For those that placed a guess on Baby VanDeVelde's Arrival....STILL NO BABY YET!!! If you guessed past our due date of today you still have a shot at winning!! We'll keep the website updated!
June 18, 2008
Our Pick-Your-Own Patch is now OPEN! The cool weather continues to slow down the ripening of the berries and the rain/hail storm we received on Monday made us all shake our heads at the weather! Our strawberries were lucky to make it through the storm without any significant damage, but our tomato crop will definitely be set back. We are looking forward to some warmer weather ahead!
June 12, 2008
Opening Day! This is our latest opening date in the last three years. The cool nights made it difficult to get the crop up and running but last weeks hot, humid temperatures pushed things along. We are selling asparagus for the first time this year. We are getting it from the DuWyn family just around the corner in Lyndoch and we are excited to add another crop to our stand.
The first picking variety is Veestar. This variety is typically a small, dark red berry with a very sweet, Ontario flavour - a customer favorite for taste! We will be opening the patch up to Pick-Your-Own by early in the week, please call for details or check back on the site.
We are having a fun Pick-The-Baby's-Arrival-Date contest at the stand. His due-date is July 2nd (of course we would love to meet him anytime!!) so drop by and give us your guess - the closest date and time wins 2 flats of Wholesome Pickins Strawberries!!!!
May 27, 2008
Website is Launched!
We have officially launched our website! As you move around the site you will see that there is still lots of information to come so keep checking back regularly! We will have seasonal recipes posted and nutritional information and storage tips for much of the produce we carry. Feel free to provide us with any feedback you have!
The berry crop is in full bloom and with a chance of frost tonight we will be keeping a close eye on the temperature! We received our first crop scouting report today and everything looks great.
Tomato, Pepper and watermelon transplants are in the ground as well as the first few plantings of beans. Hopefully we start to see some warm, consistent weather so thier growth can really take off!
May 20, 2008
Planting has started!!
Our new crop of strawberries is in the ground and beginning to take root. We have a new three acre June-bearing strawberry patch and a one acre ever-bearing berry patch.
This years harvest patch looks great! We have removed the row covers and have lots of bright white flowers that are beginning to form berries! As harvest season quickly approaches we will be taking great care to ensure our berries make it to the stand in top shape!
April 26, 2008
First planting for 2008
We planted our first fruit and vegetable seeds, namely tomatoes, peppers and watermelon to begin growing in the greenhouse. As the weather progresses we will see when we can transplant them into the field.
Land work has begun on the new 2008 strawberry planting and we will begin to plant in the first week of May. It will soon be time to lay the plastic and drip irrigation for our crops. This helps to warm the soil and provide consistent water to growing transplants.
We have also been busy raking the straw off of our strawberries and applying a protective row cover to our early varieties. This cover will keep the plants warm and provide fresh berries 2-3 days earlier!! The straw was put on in late November to cover the strawberries and protect them from extremely cold winter temperatures.
Preparing to open for the season in early June
We look forward to opening for another season in early June. We will see what the weather is like in the next month and how our crops grow. Closer to June, we will have a better idea of our official opening date.
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