2021 Garlic Season

We still have some Silver Skin garlic to harvest, but thanks to our family team effort, almost all of it is in the barn drying, some is trimmed, and the bulbs look pretty nice! There is more purple colouring on some of the Porcelains than is usual, though I have seen it before...maybe the dry heat of spring brought it on.

 If you want to be added to our mailing list, please send an email to goldenacresfarm@hotmail.com. 

Orders can be picked up at the farm, as usual. (2579 Line 47, RR1 Gads Hill, Ontario.) First two weeks of September or by appointment.  We can accommodate contactless pick up, if you request it. 

You will be able to call or text your order to 519-588-5290 (Julie's Cell) or email to goldenacresfarm@hotmail.com. On or after August 20th, please. I usually release the Catalogue on August 15th, but as that lands on a Sunday, I've decided to give myself a bit more time to get inventory prepared and garlic trimmed. Because we cure the garlic the old way, leaving the stalks on, it takes longer for it to dry.

Remember, we do not process credit cards. Email transfer is set up for automatic deposit this year, when you send it to julie.goldenacres@gmail.com. Also, cheques, money orders or cash are good methods of payment. 

I want to take a moment to be grateful for all the wonderful people that I have met over the years through doing garlic. The Stratford Garlic Festival was a great place to meet every year, and I'll always be thankful of the friendly Kiwanis volunteers who made our twelve years there not only possible, they also just had your back, come rain, storm or technical failure. Those years were special!

  

My sister Rachel, with our friend Dennis, who makes beautiful wooden boxes to raise awareness of the Stratford Perth County Community Foundation, a charitable foundation that provides support for our local community. 

Thanks Dennis, those boxes are a good way to showcase our onions! (Also in the picture is the Dakota Black Popcorn I grow, and our butternut squash, of course.)