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This page contains news, event information, and other items added by Ian and Adam, the resident farmers at Old 99. We send out a message every week, but most are set with a delete date about two weeks later. I archive some of the posts if they have content other than weekly availability of produce and meat.

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Week of March 11th 2024


Hello friends of Old 99 and Equilibrium Acres,

We hope that everything is going well on your end as you read this.

This is the last week of our Winter Harvest offering, we will no longer be offering veggies for the CSA or a la carte until we re-start in mid April.

We’ll send out details to launch sign ups next week.

During this break from providing vegetables we’ll be getting the farm growing for the spring and summer seasons ahead.

Available this week in the store, by request, asterisks demarcate items in this week’s CSA box:

Garlic*
Curly Kale*
White Potatoes*
Baby Green Swiss Chard*
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*
Mache*
Spinach*
Claytonia*

We’ve just received a new flock of chickens and our egg supply is topped up to meet your needs. We will be blending dozens to meet average weight minimum of Canada Grade A. Most will be large dozens, rather than extra large. Price is $7.50 per Lg dozen.

Farm Baked Fresh Frozen 2lb Sourdough by Cami is available. Please request this a week in advance, cost is $10 per loaf.

We also have put the stoneground flour mill back in service. Whole wheat (Hard Red Winter wheat) and spelt are available now in 1 and 2.5lb bags.

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.

For all inquiries kindly reach out to us with an email : adam@equilibriumacres.ca

Surf to the online store here to place your custom order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Have a great week,

Adam, Ian and Cami

Week of March 4th 2024


Hello friends of Old 99 and Equilibrium Acres,

We hope that March is off to a good start for you.

This mild weather is very enjoyable at the farm, pleasant to get lots of work done in.

We’re winding down our veggie offering for the winter season.
We’ll continue to offer what is growing while supplies last then will take a break until we re-start in mid April.

Available this week in the store, asterisks demarcate items in this weeks CSA box:

Garlic*
Kale: Curly*
Potatoes: Purple*, and White*
Garlic*
Green Swiss Chard
Cabbage Collards*
Micro Greens*
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*
Mache

Farm Baked Fresh Frozen 2lb Sourdough by Cami is available. Please request this a week in advance, cost is $10 per loaf.

We also have put the stoneground flour mill back in service. Whole wheat (Hard Red Winter wheat) and spelt are available now in 1 and 2.5lb jars.

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.

Winter Harvest Baskets are available on a week by week basis for the next couple of weeks, $30 for 6-8 vegetables per week, all produce grown on the farm.

To sign up for either of the above, kindly reach out to us with an email : adam@equilibriumacres.ca

Surf to the online store here to place your custom order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Have a great week,

Adam, Ian and Cami

Week of February 26th 2024


Hello friends of Old 99 and Equilibrium Acres,

We hope that everything is well on your end.

The days are getting longer and we’ve been busy starting seeds in the greenhouse. As well as seedlings for the coming season there are also micro-greens for next week.

Available this week in the store, asterisks demarcate items in this weeks CSA box:

Celeriac*
Garlic*
Kale: Curly, Red Russian
Potatoes: Purple*, and White*
Green Swiss Chard*
Cabbage Collards*
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*
Mache*

Farm Baked Fresh Frozen 2lb Sourdough by Cami is available. Please request this a week in advance, cost is $10 per loaf.

We also have put the stoneground flour mill back in service. Whole wheat (Hard Red Winter wheat) and spelt are available now in 1 and 2.5lb jars.

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.

Winter Harvest Baskets are available on a week by week basis while supplies last, $30 for 6-8 vegetables per week, all produce grown on the farm.

To sign up for either of the above, kindly reach out to us with an email : adam@equilibriumacres.ca

Surf to the online store here to place your custom order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Have a great week,

Adam, Ian and Cami

Week of February 19th 2024


Hello friends of Old 99 and Equilibrium Acres,

We hope that you’re staying nice and warm through this cold spell. We could barely feel it while working in the greenhouses today, we had to open the doors to keep cool in there as it was reaching the high 30s with the sun shining.

Farm Baked Fresh Frozen 2lb Sourdough, for which Cami has perfected the recipe is available. Please request this a week in advance, cost is $10 per loaf.

We also have put the stoneground flour mill back in service. Whole wheat (Hard Red Winter wheat) and spelt are available now in 1 and 2.5lb jars.

Available this week in the store, asterisks demarcate items in this weeks CSA box:

Celeriac*
Garlic*
Herbs: Sage*
Kale: Curly, Red Russian
Lettuce*
Onions
Potatoes: Purple*, and White*
Green Swiss Chard*
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*
Mache

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.

We have a few Winter Harvest Baskets available for the next 2 weeks, and will be running a few more weeks into March while supplies last, $30 for 6-8 vegetables per week, all produce grown on the farm.

To sign up for either of the above, kindly reach out to us with an email : adam@equilibriumacres.ca

Surf to the online store here to place your custom order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Have a great week,

Adam, Ian and Cami

Week of February 12th 2024


Hello friends of Old 99 and Equilibrium Acres,

Can you believe the mild weather we’re having has held on this long. Between that and increasingly longer days I’m almost fooled into thinking winter’s over. It’s been great to be able to work outside comfortably and keep preparing for the coming season.

We’ll be starting seeds in the Hobbit House this week as well as micro greens for the next few weeks of the CSA.

Farm Baked Fresh Frozen 2lb Sourdough, for which Cami has perfected the recipe is available. Please request this a week in advance, cost is $10 per loaf.

We also have put the stoneground flour mill back in service. Whole wheat (Hard Red Winter wheat) and spelt are available now in 1 and 2.5lb jars.

Available this week in the store, asterisks demarcate items in this weeks CSA box:

Arugula, Roquette
Celeriac*
Garlic*
Herbs: Sage*
Kale: Curly, Red Russian
Lettuce
Onions*
Potatoes: Purple*, Red, White* and Fingerlings
Green Swiss Chard
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*
Mache*

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.

The Winter Harvest Basket is still underway and will run till the end of February, 3 weeks for $90 for 6-8 vegetables per week.

To sign up for either of the above, kindly reach out to us with an email : adam@equilibriumacres.ca

Surf to the online store here to place your custom order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Have a great week,

Adam, Ian and Cami

Week of February 5th 2024


Hello friends of Old 99 and Equilibrium Acres,

I hope that you and your loved ones are well and enjoying this spring like weather while we have it. Here at the farm we’re making the most of it by getting some field work done ahead of the coming season, clearing some remaining beds, tarping garden blocks to suppress grass and kill weeds in anticipation of planting in the spring, as well as mowing the asparagus patch.

Today marks the first 10 hour day of the year, this means that the plants are going to come out of dormancy and start growing again, very exciting!
This means that the lettuce that we have in the greenhouse as well as the mache in the new hoop house are going to start growing at a faster pace.
We’ll include some mache in this week’s CSA box and have added it to the store. We still have other cold hardy greens from our greenhouse, and storage crops including many potato varieties.

Farm Baked Fresh Frozen 2lb Sourdough, for which Cami has perfected the recipe is available. Please request this a week in advance, cost is $10 per loaf.

We also have put the stoneground flour mill back in service. Whole wheat (Hard Red Winter wheat) and spelt are available now in 1 and 2.5lb jars.

Available this week in the store, asterisks demarcate items in this weeks CSA box:

Arugula, Roquette
Celeriac*
Garlic*
Herbs: Sage
Kale: Curly*, Red Russian
Leeks*
Lettuce*
Onions*
Potatoes: Purple, Red, White* and Fingerlings
Sweet Potatoes
Green Swiss Chard *
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.

The Winter Harvest Basket is still underway and will run till the end of February, 4 weeks for $120 for 6-8 vegetables per week.

To sign up for either of the above, kindly reach out to us with an email : adam@equilibriumacres.ca

Surf to the online store here to place your custom order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Have a great week,

Adam, Ian and Cami

Week of January 29th 2024


Hello from Old 99 and Equilibrium Acres,

I hope that you’ve had a good January and enjoyi.

As we get to this part of the year on the farm our selection of produce is reducing as you may notice from the list below, we are still happy to have some fresh cold hardy greens to share from our greenhouses, and lots of storage crops still going strong.

We are launching a Farm Baked Fresh Frozen 2lb Sourdough trial, Cami has been perfecting her recipe and it is delicious, these need a week lead time, and cost $10 per loaf, let us know if you’d like one. We also have put the stoneground flour mill back in service. Whole wheat (Hard Red Winter wheat) and spelt are available now in 1 and 2.5lb jars.

Available this week (Asterisks demarcate items in this weeks CSA box):

Arugula, Roquette
Celeriac*
Garlic*
Herbs: Sage
Kale: Curly*, Red Russian
Leeks*
Lettuce*
Onions*
Potatoes: Purple, Red, White* and Fingerlings
Sweet Potatoes*
Green Swiss Chard
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.

The Winter Harvest Basket is still underway and will be extended till the end of February sign up for the rest of the winter, 4 weeks for $120 for 6-8 vegetables per week.

To sign up for either of the above, kindly reach out to us with an email : adam@equilibriumacres.ca

Surf to the online store here to place your custom order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Have a great week,

Adam, Ian and Cami

Week of January 22nd 2024


Greetings from Old 99 and Equilibrium Acres,

I hope that your month has been going smoothly and that you’ve been keeping warm through the cold snap we’ve had, we’re looking forward to the coming thaw, and relative warmth that’s coming up.

As we get to this part of the year on the farm our selection of produce is reducing as you may notice from the list below, we are still happy to have some fresh cold hardy greens to share from our greenhouses, and lots of storage crops still going strong.

We are launching a Farm Baked Fresh Frozen 2lb Sourdough trial, Cami has been perfecting her recipe and it is delicious, these need a week lead time, and cost $10 per loaf, let us know if you’d like one.

Available this week (Asterisks demarcate items in this weeks CSA box):

Arugula, Roquette
Celeriac*
Garlic*
Herbs: Sage
Kale: Curly, Red Russian*
Leeks*
Lettuce
Onions*
Potatoes: Purple*, Red, White and Fingerlings
Sweet Potatoes
Green Swiss Chard*
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.

The Winter Harvest Basket is still underway and will be extended till the end of February sign up for the rest of the winter, 5 weeks for $150 for 6-8 vegetables per week.

To sign up for either of the above, kindly reach out to us with an email : adam@equilibriumacres.ca

Surf to the online store here to place your custom order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Healthy eating,

Adam, Ian and Cami

Welcome to 2024


Happy New Year to you and your loved ones from all of us at Old 99 Farm.

I hope that you have had a pleasant holiday season and New Year celebration.

We have been enjoying the quieter time at the farm connecting with friends and loved ones and are getting ready to get started on the 2024 season.

Available this week (Asterisks demarcate items in this weeks CSA box):

Arugula, Roquette*
Bok Choi
Broccoli Collards
Celeriac*
Garlic*
Herbs: Sage, thyme, cilantro
Kale: Curly, Nero*, Red Russian
Leeks*
Lettuce
Onions*
Parsley Root
Potatoes: Purple*, Red, White and Fingerlings
Sweet Potatoes
Swiss Chard, Rainbow and Green Swiss
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.

The Winter Harvest Basket is still underway sign up for the rest of the winter 5 weeks for $150 for 6-8 vegetables per week.

To sign up for either of the above, kindly reach out to us with an email to: adam@equilibriumacres.ca or old99farm2015@gmail.com

Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Healthy eating,

Adam, Ian and Cami

Old 99 Farm, week of Dec 18 2023


Hi there families who love tasty veggies!

I hope that your week is off to a good start, and that all your preparations for the holiday season are smoothly underway.

On the Farm we have been able to set up a hoophouse that will help us keep providing you yummy veggies further into the winter.

Available this week (Asterisks demarcate items in this weeks CSA box):

Arugula, Roquette
Bok Choi*
Broccoli Collards
Celeriac*
Garlic*
Green Peppers
Herbs: sage, thyme, cilantro*, parsley
Kale: Curly, Nero*, Red Russian
Leeks*
Lettuce, Butter Crunch
Onions
Parsley Root
Potatoes: Purple*, Red, and Fingerlings
Sweet Potatoes
Swiss Chard, Rainbow and Green Swiss
Asian Cabbage/Tokyo Bekana*

We have beef, pork and chicken (roasters) in the freezers. And eggs.

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running.
To sign up kindly reach out to us with an email to: adam@equilibriumacres.ca or old99farm2015@gmail.com

Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement. *

Have you ever wondered if free run pastured chicken eggs are really better nutritionally? (we can all agree they taste better but what about omega6/omega3 ratio etc. Read here on Dr Malone’s substack for his investigation.
“…the truth is that small farms and “backyard” (at least from those hens that have access to pasture and better food) chicken eggs are healthier. Recent peer review papers support this.”

Healthy eating,

Adam, Ian and Cami