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Loving the vibrant beauty of this red kale!
#DYK that the reddish-purple colour is due to the presence of anthocyanins? These pigments are known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
It's gorgeous now, but just wait until fall - cooler temperatures intensify these hues 🤩
15 seconds for radicchio to show off 😏 Gorgeous and satisfyingly bitter!
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These collards are the whole package - sturdy, large, robust leaves, packed with nutrition just begging to be eaten!
An excellent source of Vitamins K, A & C, they have good amounts of protein and calcium too! Talk about plant power 💪
A few moments to appreciate the gorgeous-ness of this chard! (Hold your applause until the end please 👏)
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Watch out for it in a store near you! 4/4
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For those who haven't tried it before: it can be eaten raw, but unless you REALLY love bitter, it's best mixed with milder tasting greens like lettuce, chard, or spinach to keep it in balance. Cooking also mellows out the bitterness, and it's a great choice in soups or sauteed. 3/4
Often overlooked as food for humans, dandelion is a bitter green with so many health benefits. Its high potassium content makes it particularly useful as a mild diuretic. 2/4
Embracing the bitter beauty of dandelion! Cut by hand and bunched with utmost care, the variety we grow is different than what grows on your lawns, characterized by extra large leaves. 1/4
Once they reach beautiful maturity, they are harvested with care and sent on their way to your plates! 3/3
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Those will be the first crops to be ready. We also plant lettuce from seed, so other lettuces begin their journey right in the field. We do our best to time growth cycles so that by the time one batch is finished, another is good to go. Steady supply is our goal! 2/3
Some of our lettuces begin their journey with a head start in a warm and humid greenhouse in early spring. When the time is right, the tiny seedlings get transplanted into our fields where they can spread out in the great outdoors, rooted in healthy soil. 1/3
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We're ready to *broc your world! 😂
Broccoli season is here and our fields are bursting with it! There’s nothing like the taste of local, organic, in-season abundance. Watch out for it in your favourite stores 💚
What's your favourite Pfenning's green?
Read more: www.freshplaza.com/north-americ... 3/3
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Our sales mngr, Lauren, shares some perspective: "It seemed like a slow start with the cooler weather. Then, in the past week or two, things have been coming on so fast. The recent heat & rain have really helped bring the crops on." 2/3
After a bit of a slow start, our greens have SHOWN UP! And, the appetite for local food is strong. 💪🥬 1/3
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The #InSeasonStar you've been waiting for: strawberries!🍓
After a slow start, they're finally here! We're celebrating this decadent local favourite with this irresistible strawberry blondies recipe! The perfect summer indulgence to highlight the fresh flavour you've been craving.
And now with this morning's rain, we can breathe a bit easier! 3/3
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This heat wave has come at a crucial time for our beloved carrots, & we've been watching closely. The emerging plants are still in their infancy, & if the soil temp reaches a certain threshold, they will die. While unpleasant for us, the humidity helped keep the temp below this critical point. 2/3
Truly thankful for the rain we got this morning! A "Million Dollar Rain" - just enough of the right kind of rain at the right time. 1/3
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Although the kickoff to strawberry season has been disappointing, we're harvesting limited amounts regularly now. We are hopeful for the rest of the season.
What's your favourite way to enjoy local strawberries? 3/3
Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"What we are harvesting right now is maybe one per cent of what we were harvesting last year," said Tristan Pfenning, a strawberry grower with Pfenning Organic Vegetables in New Hamburg. 2/3
Where are the Ontario organic strawberries?
If you're feeling like it's been harder to find Ontario's beloved strawberries this year - you're not alone. This growing season has seen a much slower start thanks to unseasonably cold weather in May. 1/3
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What we do:
☀️Shift the work day- early start, early finish to avoid the worst
☀️Workers minimize physical exertion, take frequent breaks in the shade & stay hydrated
☀️Team leads are trained to watch for signs of heat exhaustion
☀️Teammates look out for each other with a buddy system 2/2
The weather forever shapes our days, and with today's forecast calling for 36 degrees with a humidex well into the 40s, safety has to come first. We can't bring the fields indoors, but we can take steps to ensure the safety and well-being of the teams who work outside. 1/2
