The Weblog
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.
You can send me questions too, which if they are of a general nature, I can post to this Old99 blog.
Week of Nov 4 2024
Hi There,
We hope that you are enjoying the mild autumn weather we’ve been having so far this year.
Eggs are bountiful here this fall, we’ll offer a special for November of three doz for price of two. For XL that works out to $5.66 a dozen for the free-est free range hens in all of Hamilton! Fed local organic grain and our garden surplus.
Composted cow manure, organic and amended with minerals like soft rock phosphate is looking really nice this fall. We can sell by the bag ($7/bu) or cubic yard at $98 (22 bushel equals one cu yd).
The heritage Lineback cows are calving now and we’ll have healthy youngsters to show the kids when they come with parents. We have a Cuisinart 100 electric icecream maker that we lend out to families looking for something different. Takes about 50 minutes to produce 3L of your own home made icecream.
Pawpaws are ripe, we have good crop this year, and we have the last of them in stock.
Like many fruits, pawpaws are rich in nutrients like vitamins and minerals. Pawpaws are especially high in vitamin C, magnesium, manganese, and iron.
Maintaining optimal vitamin C levels in the body is essential for immune function, protection against illness and infection, skin health, and more.
If you get some unripe pawpaws, you can refrigerate them for 2 weeks, then let them ripen for a few days at room temperature.
Most people agree that the best way to enjoy pawpaws is fresh. You can cut the pawpaw in half and scoop out the sweet flesh with a spoon, discarding its large seeds.
As heat destroys the delicate flavor of pawpaws, they’re best used in recipes that require little to no heat, such as ice cream, mousse, and sorbet.
We’re in week 9 of the Fall CSA.
This week we have (asterisk marks CSA items):
Arugula
Baby Kale
Beets: Red
Cabbage: Green
Cherry Tomatoes Yellow
Chard: Red and Yellow
Dill
Eggplant: Rosa Bianca and Annina
Garlic*
Green Onions
Kohlrabi: Red and Green
Mint
Onions: red and yellow
Peppers: Sweet Orange/Yellow*, Sweet Green, Jalapeno, Hungarian Wax
Leeks
Pawpaw
Sage: purple, green
Spinach
Sweet Potatoes: Purple, Orange and White
Tomatoes: Yellow Brandiwine, Cherokee, Marsalto* and a saucing variety called Grenadero
Winter Squash: Spaghetti and Butternut
For a la carte orders head over to the online store here to place your custom order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by appointment.
For further questions or to sign up kindly reach out by email to email : adam@equilibriumacres.ca
Healthy eating,
Ian, Cami, and Adam