We spent summer drinking iced tea made from foraged sumach bobs. We’re enjoying it well into fall this year and have even frozen some of their fruit, known as drupes, for a vitamin C boost later this winter. One of my brothers was under the impressions that the gorgeous red blossoms of sumach trees were […]
Dandelion Wine, Dandelion Wine, when I finally get some I think it will be fine!
Getting to know the farm is really wonderful. Each time we go, we experience the seasons in a new way. While dandelions are generally considered delightful in my family, the farm in full fledged May dandelion glory is really something else. Rebecca started picking them as soon as she was out of the car and […]
Our Heirloom Apple Abandoned Orchard Adventure
2. Back at the end of our epic road trip this summer I asked Ryan if he could arrange for us to come back to the farm in the fall. It looked like the apples in the old orchard were going to be plentiful and what better way to spend our wedding anniversary than by […]
Heirloom Apple Orchard Identification Project
As mentioned in some previous posts, our friend owns a farm in Prince Edward County. At Breezy Acres there are a variety of apples growing in an abandoned orchard. Some of the trees are 150 years old and are part of the original United Empire Loyalist Farm. We’d love to start identifying some of these heirloom […]