May Updates:

Written By Saria Jones
 

What’s Happening
on the Farm

Our season took off this year to a great start and even through some cold nights our plantings inside and out have thrived! We are excited to be offering the freshest ingredients to kick off your local vegetable season. We have some returning stars that you know and love but will be showcasing some new exciting items for this time of season!

We have beautiful red and green stemmed spinach being harvested as we speak and asparagus has poked it's head out to see what's happening in the farm. Inside our spacious green house our tomatoes are being nurtured and we are excited to have them soon. We planted carrots and beets in the greenhouse so you can have them even earlier, A big thank you to Karl for that one!

As we continue to seed and plant we will update you on all the new and exciting things happening!

 

In Market

In addition to our farmstand we will be located in 4 local markets this spring, summer and fall. 

May 11th Carp Market - every Saturday, 8am - 1pm  Offering both vegetables and cider

May 12th Stittsville at the Barn Market - every Sunday 9am - 1pm Offering both vegetables and cider

May 18th Westboro Market - every Saturday 9am - 3pm Offering Cider only

May 26th Barrhaven Market - every Sunday 10am - 2pm Offering Cider only


New inCider Info!

Well it's been a long time coming but we can officially announce our launch date for our cider at the farmstand! With much love and even more patience we have curated 5 unique ciders for you to enjoy throughout the 2024 season. These ciders are dry, intense in flavour and best served chilled, with friends and your favorites dishes. They are built to age, meant to be sipped and guaranteed to be enjoyed. 

Paradise Road 
A Chardonnay inspired cider with flavour profiles reminiscent to toasted vanilla, apple pie and a soft rich mouthfeel. We have lightly carbonated this cider to provide the right balance of flavour and texture. 

All Together
Foraged from apples in the Carp and Corkery area this cider uses the yeast from our own backyard to produce a truly traditional, authentic cider. Aged in oak barrels for 5 months this cider exudes notes of soft oak, rich green apple character and a unique wild character. You don't get any more local then All Together.

Vulture
Born from a love hate relationship with a neighboring turkey vulture we have created a cider just as intense and temperamental as our perched foe. 50% barrel aged crap apple cider blended with mature russet apples to provide a rich, tannic cider with a strong backbone of acidity. Careful with this one

Last Call 
It's last call, better make it a good one. We have launched a cocktail inspired cider series and couldn't be happier with the result.

Volume one - Raspberry Honey Sparkling Cider, inspired from a cocktail called the Clover Club, sipped in a underground bar in Florence. 

Volume two - Cherry Bourbon Still Cider, inspired from a cherry old fashioned sipped in Kelowna BC. 

Farm Fresh Food & Cider Pairing

We get alot of questions about ways to use our fresh vegetables and the honest answer is they are always best just as they are!

If you are looking for a fun way to step up your culinary game try this recipe provided by our cidermaker, Wes Hunter, below:

Oma's Rhubarb Pie paired with Last Call Sparkling Raspberry Honey Cider

Ingredients:

  • Pre-made pie crust for 1 pie (top and bottom)

  • 3 cups Rhubarb chopped into 1/2 “ pieces

  • 8 white premium plus crackers

  • ½ cup white raisins

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 2 eggs

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 375 C

  • Roll out half of pie crust and place in bottom of pie pan.

  • Use a rolling pin to crush crackers into small pieces (oatmeal size) and mix with rhubarb.  

  • Now add white raisins and sugar and mix

  • Wisk eggs and add to rhubarb mixture and mix

  • Spoon rhubarb mixture into pie shell evenly

  • Oma always makes a lattice top on her rhubarb pie.

  • Place on lowest rack in oven and bake at 375 for 10 min. and then turn oven to 350 and bake for another 40-45 min.  Check that it is golden brown and juices are bubbling. 

1818 Cider Pairing:

Enjoy with a chilled glass of Last Call Sparkling Raspberry Honey Cider

Saria Jones
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