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

Old 99 Farm, week of Dec 11 2023

Hi there families who love tasty veggies!

I hope that this week is starting out well for you and that you’re keeping warm as we get into the colder weather.

Available this week:

Arugula, Roquette
Bok Choi
Broccoli Collards
Celeriac
Garlic
Green Onions
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.

The Winter Harvest Basket cycle started Nov 27 but you can still sign up for the rest of the winter 9 weeks for $288 for 8 vegetables.

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 11 2023

Hi there families who love tasty veggies!

I hope that this week is starting out well for you and that you’re keeping warm as we get into the colder weather.

Available this week:

Arugula, Roquette
Bok Choi
Broccoli Collards
Celeriac
Garlic
Green Onions
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.

The Winter Harvest Basket cycle started Nov 27 but you can still sign up for the rest of the winter 9 weeks for $288 for 8 vegetables.

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
Adam

Old 99 Farm, week of Dec 3 2023

This is the handover week! Adam takes the reins!

Hi, Adam here. Ian and I have signed a 5 year lease agreement for my farm business, Equilibrium Acres, to run a Veggie growing operation at Old 99 Farm.

This means that you will continue to receive the same healthy organic food from Old 99 Farm that you are accustomed to, meat, eggs, etc. from Ian and veggies from Adam, you can use the same interface that you are used to.

I am excited for this new step in my personal and professional life and am very grateful for Ian’s willingness to give me the opportunity to continue pursuing my passion in regenerative mixed vegetable market gardening and connecting the community to the source of nourishment.

Available this week:

Arugula, Roquette
Bok Choi
Broccoli Collards
Celeriac
Eggplant, this is the last of them
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
Tokyo Bekana

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running. A friend asked me to clarify. You estimate what your family would buy in a 3 month period, total for fruit, veg, meat, dairy. You estimate how much of that you could commit to buying here at Old 99. Say half. So if your family buys $3000 in a quarter, half of that is $1500. Pay in advance for 3 months purchases of veg, fruit, eggs, meats and anything you buy from Old99, and get 10% discount plus special surprises. Still order a la carte. The farm benefits from a more secure customer commitment and has cashflow to buy inputs like seed and nutrient. You get the choicest items for your basket, a la carte. Typically I’d expect $1500 to $2000 per quarter but it’s up to you. Just pick a value to pay forward, and we deduct actual purchases from your subscription.
Sign up with an email to me: adam@equilibriumacres.ca or old99farm2015@gmail.com

The winter Harvest Basket cycle started Nov 27 but it’s NOT TOO LATE! sign up for 10 weeks for $320 for 8 vegetables. The early signers-up got a free dozen eggs.

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

Old 99 Farm, week of Nov 26 2023

Greetings all,

Adam El Sioufi, our colleague and resident farmer will be taking care of the veggies from now on, caring for the winter crops and managing weekly harvest.

Adam is offering a handy and economical new option: delivery of your Old 99 orders on Fridays from our farm to your home. Service area includes to the Dundas and Hamilton areas as well as the Dundas to GTA corridor, $7 per delivery. Kindly reach out if interested to confirm details.

We now have a freeze dryer on site and have a stock of freeze dried organic fruit, veggies and soups. Freeze drying removes all of the moisture from most foods, that’s approximately 90% of the weight, this process preserves %95 of the nutrient content and all of the flavour, it will keep food fresh for up to 25 years. We are also pleased to offer custom orders, you supply the food and we will process it for you, whether you would like to preserve food for long term nutrient conservation or for light backcountry camping we’ll be happy to help out. Let us know if you are interested and have any questions.

Available this week:

Arugula (Sativa and Rocket, the spicy kind)
Butter Crunch Lettuce
Celeriac
Sweet Potato
Baby Beets
Rainbow and Green Swiss Chard
Kale, Curly, Nero, Red Russian
Potatoes, Purple, Red, and Fingerlings,
Parsley Root
Broccoli Collards
Leeks
Onions
Bok Choi
Tokyo Bekana
Eggplant
Green and Red Peppers
Yellow Cherry Tomatoes
Garlic
Herbs (sage, parsley, rosemary)
Cilantro
Asian pear

The subscription plan “Let Me Be Your Farmer” is up and running. A friend asked me to clarify. You estimate what your family would buy in a 3 month period, total for fruit, veg, meat, dairy. You estimate how much of that you could commit to buying here at Old 99. Say half. So if your family buys $3000 in a quarter, half of that is $1500. Pay in advance for 3 months purchases of veg, fruit, eggs, meats and anything you buy from Old99, and get 10% discount plus special surprises. Still order a la carte. The farm benefits from a more secure customer commitment and has cashflow to buy inputs like seed and nutrient. You get the choicest items for your basket, a la carte. Typically I’d expect $1500 to $2000 per quarter. Or just pick a value to pay forward, and we deduct actual purchases from your subscription.
Sign up with an email to me. old99farm2015@gmail.com

The winter Harvest Basket cycle starts this week: sign up for 10 weeks for $320 for 8 vegetables and a dozen eggs.

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

I commend a couple of informative podcasts on organic farming and especially livestock based permaculture farming like we do here. These are podcasts hosted by Nate Hagens, energy and social systems expert at his site The Great Simplification.
Fossil Free Food Systems: Jason Bradford, Andrew Millison, Vandana Shiva, Daniel Zetah.
David Holmgren: Small and Slow Solutions for our Energy Descent future
Daniel Zetah: Regenerative Agriculture and Personal Sovereignty

Healthy eating,
Ian, Cami and Adam