Author: earthapplefarm

If you’re like me, you love home cooked food, but time is limited.  Really there is nothing quite like freshly baked bread right out of the oven.  I very rarely have time to spend on kneeding the dough and waiting

I know I’m not alone in loving this time of year.  My senses are flooded with the vibrant colours and fresh scents of autumn.  And its the time of year when I crave warm, creamy and spicy foods and it

This weekend I hope everyone has a chance to celebrate friends and family with some good food!  I’m feeling rather nostalgic this time of year and I am thankful for so many things right now that I won’t even begin

Four weekends ago, 15 really awesome people volunteered to pull out nearly 3000 lbs of potatoes with shovels and a wagon.  I don’t know what we would have done without their help, because it was a really hard job and

Earth Apple Farm has changed significantly with each month of production.  From  straight, parallel trenches; to small, budding potato plants; to magnificent mounds of large green overflowing plants baring white, purple and pink flowers and berries; and now—it looks like

Have a pickle! Cukes and beets are ready at Earth Apple Farm!   Email me if you’re interested in putting in an order: earthapplefarm (at) gmail.com

The flowers are dwindling, the berries are forming and the potatoes are just about ready.  A lot can happen in one week at the farm.  Greg and I, somewhat spontaneously, decided to take a vacation this past week.  Backcountry camping,

A couple of weeks ago a party of four took on the task of hilling the potatoes. It was really great to have some helping hands, because it was a big job! However, after comparing blisters and doing a few

Ever feel like you need to get a little dirt under your nails, hang out with earthworms and work those back muscles a little more?  Here is an opportunity to connect more intimately with the food you’ll be munching on by the

One of my neighbors in Vancouver recently sold their two-lot home.  The grass has been left uncut for weeks.  I think most folks walk by and shake their heads in dismay.  I had the opposite reaction.  I walked by and