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Old 99 Farm, Week of Mar 24th 2013


This post expired on March 27, 2023.

Vegetables are growing fast in this warm weather. Have some new spinach this week as well as the regulars.

I have organic roasting chickens, about 5lb weights. Place your order with the www.old99farm.locallygrown.net website.

I have had no inquiries about buying kitchen gear, like mincers, grinders, utensils. the www.norpro.com website has lots to look at, but prices aren’t on line; you have to go to a retail site or even ebay to find.

Can you help me with some recyclables? I need plastic milk crates, grocery bags, and as always, egg cartons.

In a couple of weeks to a month, I’ll be taking down the woodshed beside the barn and replacing it with a new building for housing the freezers and sale of produce. I am asking for help in removing the contents to store elsewhere on the farm before demolition. This could take a day if there are enough hands. Please let me know if you could offer a couple hours.

Also advance notice on some dates
April 6th, Small Animal Auction, Rockton Fairgrounds 10am to noon. Great outing for kids and adults alike. See lots of critters, maybe come home with a chicken?!
May 4th; Intensive workshop on Raising Heritage Poultry, Rockton Fairgrounds. $50 for the day. Covering breeding, housing, feeding, health and processing.
Cheque to Flamborough Fur and Feather Fanciers, c/o Old 99 Farm, 1580 Old Hwy 99 Dundas L9H 5E3
June 22, Strawberry Solstice Old 99 Farm. Potluck Social for Locallygrown and cowshare members.

PS. Lambing finished today Tues with triplets. Total 23 lambs from 10 ewes, 15 survivors. It’s been quite a time since Mar 11.