Summer is a special time in Central Alberta

We wait a long time for this, don’t we?! Summer is short, and oh so sweet in Alberta. The skies are endless, sunsets are gorgeous, and the amount of growth that happens is nothing short of astonishing. We sometimes freak out that things aren’t growing fast enough on the farm, but with the long hours of sunshine, we consistently find our worries are for nothing in the end.

Stormy skies moving above our fields. The flowering clover makes a fairytale pathway between crops!

Garlic scapes are an early treat from the fields and every year we love seeing them curl their way up and out.

We've been enjoying the nearby river valley for evening walks.

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Our Silas joined us again this year for the summer season! We’re so lucky to have him. He’s taken a break from his framing job this summer in order to give us a hand on the farm.

And lastly, summer eating is back! It’s my (Jenny's) absolute favourite thing to do to walk out to the field and put together a meal for the evening. Tonight it was onions, pepper, bok choy, garlic scapes, and a bunch of cilantro with some simple seasoning and a jalapeño from the greenhouse and a pound of ground beef from Sunworks Organics. Simple and nourishing after a day of hard work.

Love, Jenny and James!