Tasty Black Currant Apple Crisp
The exciting flavour combination of black currants and apples with the typical crisp topping… Read More
Black Garlic Available
What is Black Garlic? Black garlic is a type of aged garlic that has gone through a fermentation process in a closed environment where temperature and humidity is tightly controlled. It is deep brown in colour with a sweeter, milder flavour than raw … Read More
Manitoulin Chocolate Works
Plaid Shirt Farms Ltd is excited to announce our newest retailer: Manitoulin Chocolate Works. From their website; Manitoulin Chocolate Works is family owned and run artisan chocolatier kitchen and chocolate retail store operating in Kagawong, Ontario, a small village in the … Read More
2021 Garlic
Our 2021 Garlic crop is harvested, dried and ready to enjoy. This year we have four varieties. Susan Delafield is a Porcelain type of garlic. It has an intense and fairly aggressive, rich garlicky flavour with warm to hot pungency. This … Read More
Plaid Shirt Farms in the news
Van Diepen, Strong embrace niche farming with Haskap berries, black currants Norfolk Farms Spring 2021 Edition PDF VersionPatricia van Diepen and Warren Strong’s route to the country was not about to economically pass through 3,000 acres of corn, beans and … Read More
Here we grow again
We are thrilled to announce our latest retailer, Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese. Gunn’s Hill is a premiere cheese producer located right here in Oxford County. … Read More
Peppers and Pollinators
Time for us to plant this year’s Habanero peppers for our Black Currant Habanero Jam and start some pollinator friendly flowers for our honey bees and bumble bees.… Read More
New Vendor in Simcoe
The Apple Place We are happy to announce we have a new vendor in Simcoe. The Apple Place is open seasonally from September in June.They are selling Black Currant Jam, Black Currant Habanero Jam ans Black Currant Chutney. You can … Read More
Black Currant Jam Overflowing with Fruit
Our Black Currant Jam Defines “Fruit First” This photo shows the actual amount of black currants which go into each jar of Plaid Shirt Farms Black Currant Jam. Jam prices vary widely. We use only hand picked, top quality berries … Read More