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
Soil Test Results Are In
Soil Test and Soil Mapping We recently had another soil map and an accompanying soil test done on our farm. A soil map is where the farm is drawn out in areas or zones. These areas could be determined by … Read More
Black Currant Chutney
Black Currant Chutney – New Product Experimentation and Development Life is an experiment. Every day, I work towards the ABC model. What’s the ABC model you ask? Always Be Curious. Ask questions daily; in work, in play, and in creating … Read More
Making Black Currant Jam
Our Black Currant Jam is proving very popular and selling fast. It is time we started making black currant jam again. We strive to highlight the flavour characteristics of black currants so our jams will always have fruit as the … Read More
Cover Crops Conserve Water
When we planted our cover crops, we were often asked why would we plant something that we had no intention to sell. This experiment beautifully shows one of the reasons. Cover crops conserve water! We are also trying to add … Read More
Transplanting Our Black Currants
Our first Black Currants were planted 3 years ago at a temporary location while we looked for our farm. 2017 was the year we settled in and this fall we we were ready for transplanting our black currants. The first … Read More
Cleaning Our Irrigation Pond
For the most part, our irrigation pond served us well this summer with only once instance where we thought we would run out of water. It was clear however that access to the pond was not good due to trees … Read More
Haskap Video
Our Haskap video shows the team effort needed to take our approximately 6500 Haskap seedlings from plants to one gallon pots as well as the laying of a combination of leaf mulch and mushroom compost in the field that will … Read More