sosnicki organics

Today was 'straw' on 'strawberry' day! We wait until the field is nice and frozen, get out the wagon, load the straw and then spread it over our 'berries for next season! This is simply done so that you have 'clean' strawberries. If you don't do this key step, you will have 'sandberries'! The straw we use is oat straw , from our own certified organic oat crop this past season. It was the perfect day to do it: no wind and the berry plants still showing nicely. It took Ben, his mother and I until 2pm today to get it all done by hand ! Excellent workout I must say and totally necessary now that the lazy winter months have hit and comfort foods are all about! Ben's parents grew strawberries in the '70's, so it brought back alot of memories for Ben's mom today. She even told me about Ben's grandmother Elizabeth spreading straw by hand for her own strawberries in the 1960's in almost the exact spot where we have the new p...

Our new saturday home is gorgeous and warm! From 9am until 12pm each Saturday all year round, customers can find us in the Bathurst and St. Clair area at the Wychwood 'Artscape' Barns! They have completely renovated the old TTC barns and it's the perfect spot for a market! Joining with the farmers are chefs & artisans and just all sorts of delicious foods to savor! From breads to meats, cheeses of the finest kind, pies, cookies, organic popcorn, Jessie's organic perogies hot & buttery to fair trade organic coffee, there is something for everyone to enjoy! Ben is busy selling storage crops and I serve warm perogies that are a hit with all during these cold winter months! See you there!