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.



 
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Old 99 Farm week of Apr 16 2023


quick reminder, we have your vegetables growing now.
And I’m offering a variety of flavours for your plate with cooked greens.
Not just brassica flavours: collards, kale, bok choi.
Other flavours: spinach, mustard, tong ho, turnip, beet tops, mizuna and chard.
They all taste a little different to add variety to your meal.
Try it and see… buy three get one more free.
Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement.
Eat healthy,
Ian Cami and Lauren

Old99 Farm week of Apr 9 2023


Just a quick reminder, veggies are new crops here in the greenhouse and the standbys as well.
This is week two for the Spring Harvest Basket. You can subscribe this week and next on pro rata basis.l

10 weeks, 6 to 8 veg plus doz eggs for $27. Alternate weeks possible. Delivery even possible!

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

This is Lauren’s last week, though she might be around a couple of days before the end of April. Wish her good fortune in her new life adventure in Kentucky!

Healthy eating
Ian, Cami and Lauren

Old 99 farm, week of apr 2 2023


This is first week of spring harvest basket. The crops are ready! The grower is ready! Are you? Give it a try, if you’re not happy, I’ll refund your unused balance. How’s that for quality guarantee?
10 weeks, 6 to 8 veg plus doz eggs for $27. Alternate weeks possible. Delivery even possible!
Sign up online Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement.

Here are our first crops of greens started this spring:
mesclun salad mix,
baby buttercrunch lettuce,
baby arugula,
bok choi,
baby nero kale,
frilly kale and
green chard.

Pls order by thurs 8am so I can pick fresh for you. Check the Market tab for availability. Pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement.

Here’s some pictures to show our stuff.

Old 99 farm week of Mar 26 2023


We can offer the first crops of greens started this spring:
mesclun salad mix,
baby arugula,
bok choi,
baby nero kale,
frilly kale and
green chard.
Place an order for eggs, two for one, and please order at least one veg. That’s all, the only catch. Pls order by thurs 8am so I can pick fresh for you. Check the Market tab for availability.Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement.

This is me working in the germination greenhouse nursery seeding flats of this year’s crops.

The overwintering crops are holding strong: rainbow chard, spinach, tong ho, mustard greens, red russian kale, Nero and Westlandse kales.
Sold out of onions and potatoes, but still lots of garlic.

All in all, about 20 items from the garden And the eggs keep on coming, fresh every day!
We have good choice of beef and pork: steaks, roasts and ground. Most organs are sold out.

Specials this week: pork chops, 15% off. Ground beef 15% off.

Two weeks till our spring harvest basket program starts: 6 veggies and dozen eggs for $27/week, lasting 10 weeks. Starts first week of April; sign up in the online store.

Healthy eating,
Ian, Cami and Lauren

Old 99 Farm, Week of mar 19 2023


We can offer the first crops of greens started this spring: mesclun salad mix, baby arugula and baby nero kale, frilly kale and green chard. The overwintering crops are holding strong: rainbow chard, spinach, tong ho, mustard greens, red russian kale, Nero and Westlandse kales.
Sold out of onions and potatoes, but still lots of garlic.

All in all, about 20 items from the garden And the eggs keep on coming, fresh every day!
We have good choice of beef and pork: steaks, roasts and ground. Most organs are sold out.

Special this week: pork chops, 15% off.

Two weeks till our spring harvest basket program starts: 6 veggies and dozen eggs for $27/week, lasting 10 weeks. Starts first week of April; sign up in the online store.

Healthy eating,
Ian, Cami and Lauren

Old 99 Farm Week of Mar 12 2023


Yes we have 20 different veggies in the greenhouse for you. Including new crop of mixed baby greens and arugula.

Pop in today I’ll take your order. Check the Market tab for availability.Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement.

Beef on special: hamburger buy 1Kg, get one free. that’s $9/kg!

Spring Harvest Basket starts first week of April $27 a week for 6 veg plus dozen eggs.

Healthy eating
Ian, Cami and Lauren

Old 99 farm eggs special two for one! Feb 28 2023


Yes, that’s right, gonna go broke this way! But the eggs are the best.

Place an order for eggs, and please order at least one veg. That’s all, the only catch. Pls order by thurs 8am so I can pick fresh for you. Check the Market tab for availability.Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement.

we have 20 vegetables in the ground plus a couple in storage. Lots to choose from.

The germination room is full of seedlings, going in the greenhouses, will be ready for the April launch of next Harvest Basket season. Spring season 10 weeks at $27/week.

Healthy eating
Ian, Cami and Lauren

Old99 Farm week of feb 19 2023


I missed clicking the send button! ddratt. Well here’s the pictures.

This is going to be mostly visual!
First, where we are already starting the seedlings for the spring crop: in the sauna!

Here is Cami taking the row covers off the winter crops, and if you look closely, you will see green sprouts in many empty beds.

We have 20 crops for you again this week. Pls order by thurs 8am so I can pick fresh for you. Check the Market tab for availability.Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement.

We will be doing a Spring Harvest Basket starting Apr 4 for 10 weeks. You’ll get 5 or 6 veggies and a dozen eggs or lb of ground beef or pork for $27. This is a smaller basket than our summer offering of 8 to 10 items. Order your basket in the Market tab.

Specials

- eggs continues: buy 3 get one free.
- pork chops 15% off

Healthy eating
Ian, Cami and Lauren

Old99 Farm week of Feb 13 2023


We have 20 vegetables for you to choose from again this week! Pretty good for middle Feb.
Also eggs on special buy 3 get one free.

Meats, burger and stew beef special 10% off…

Please consider spring harvest basket, starts Apr 3 for 10 weeks, 6 to 8 veg plus eggs for $27. Sign up online by placing order as usual.

Healthy eating,
Ian Cami and Lauren

ps we have already planted lettuces, bokchoi, carrots, tong ho, mesclun, mizuna and kale.

Old 99 Farm week of Jan 29 2023


My reminder to you all, we have fresh vegetables in the ground in the greenhouses. Check the Market tab for availability.Surf to the online store here to place your order. Store pick up Thurs 4 to 6 or by arrangement.

We will be doing a Spring Harvest Basket starting Apr 4 for 10 weeks. You’ll get 5 or 6 veggies and a dozen eggs or lb of ground beef or pork for $27. This is a smaller basket than our summer offering of 8 to 10 items. Order your basket in the Market tab.

Special back on eggs: buy three, get four dozen, all extra large.

Healthy eating
Ian, Cami and Lauren