the chickens are coming, the chickens are coming!

Since we've moved to the farm and the weather got cold, we've been fantasizing about adding an animal entourage to our farm. I think we are too scared to dream too big about our orchards this year, considering we don't know what to expect when the ground thaws and we see how many trees we have actually lost.
So, we ordered our first critters - chickens! Lots of chickens! Lots of different kinds of chickens!
So, if we don't have fruit, hopefully we'll have eggs!
We're working in partnership with a 4H group through YDC, we'll house the chickens and they will assist in taking care of them. They will be making their first debut at the Saskatoon Farmers Market on April 20... stay tuned to find out how this all goes...

...about our orchard honey

Honey takes on different flavours and aromas depending on what type of blossoms bees collect their nectar from. Honey is commercially distributed by collecting from various apiaries and mixing all of the honey together.

Our beehives are located in the midst of our own fruit orchard. Our bees exclusively pollinate our fruit trees, which creates a honey with a unique flavour and aroma by concentrating their nectar collection on the fruit blossoms.

We've infused pure fruit juice to our orchard honey. This creates an extraordinary and flavourful honey that can be used in many unique ways.

Here are some ideas for using fruit infused orchard honey...

• as a sweetener for hot tea or iced tea


• as a glaze for baked chicken or ham


• try it in a martini - drizzle on top of chilled vodka or gin


• use in baking instead of sugar


• as a sweetener for hot oatmeal, granola, or your favourite cereal
• on ice cream


• great mixed into plain yoghurt


• in fruit salad for some extra zing


• and of course, perfect on toast or with a peanut butter sandwich!

Our flavours include sour cherry, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, and mango. We also have a spiced honey flavour.

We are at the farmers market every Wednesday and Saturday!

...in Planet S magazine

Craig Silliphant, in his article "Home Field Advantage" (Dec 2-15, 2010 issue) said that our peach salsa was "...one of the surprise hits of the party - to the point where friends who were there were still mentioning it to me a few days later". Apparently, it's a match made in heaven with quark cheese from Souleio foods. Thanks for the plug Craig! We still have some at the farmers market.

http://http//www.planetsmag.com/story.php?id=272

...in the Western Producer

Here's a link to a Western Producer article about our summer...
http://http://www.producer.com/Weather/Article.aspx?aid=30535

Here's hoping for next year!

Open House

We are having an Open House on Sunday November 28
1 pm to 4 pm
Come and see the renovations to the Aberdeen United Church
Do some local shopping
Have a Christmas Treat with us and make a donation to Dance Aberdeen

Hope to see you there!

whew! end of the season

The season is finally over - bring on the snow!!
We had a complete wash out of our fruit this year, as did many fruit growers across Saskatchewan, thanks to the wet and cold weather this summer. We did manage to crop share some fruit and were able to make a few things for the Farmers Market! Here are the products available:

Juices - strawberry, apple, saskatoon berry, sour cherry, sweet cherry

Jams and jellies - golden plum jam, lingonberry and sweet cherry jam, cranberry/pear jam, cranberry mango jelly, seabuckthorn jelly, jalapeno jelly, wild blueberry lime jam, strawberry balsamic jam, ginger pear mango jam, blackberry, zuchinni marmalade, blueberry marmalade, carrot orange marmalade, strawberry banana jam, raspberries and roses jam, apricot, strawberry. vanilla jam, raspberry peach jam

other goodies -
green tomato mincemeat
peach salsa
pears and peppers salsa
coriander chutney
sugar free apple sauce
sweet and spicy corn relish
fig sauce
spiced pears
four bean salad

Fruit flavoured orchard honey - saskatoon berry and sour cherry

email us for pricing and gift baskets
We also make fruit-inspired chocolates and candies by order - $10/dozen
fruit juice marshmallows covered in Bernard Callebaut chocolate
Fruit fondant covered in chocolate
fudge

We can make up a gift basket for you.

Here is a picture of our church from the front orchard (before all this rain!), those cute little bushes are honeyberries (haskap). We will have to net them soon to keep the birds from eating the fruit - they love it!

Looking for a thoughtful, unique and eco-friendly wedding present? How about a CSA fruit package from Fruition Orchards?

CSA spaces are filling up!

2010 Community Supported Agriculture Project

Spring is here (again!)

We have seven spaces left in our 2010 CSA - for more information, to request a brochure, or to secure a membership, you can email me at fruition@sasktel.net.

Gardenscape!?

March 26/27/28
We will be attending Gardenscape this year, providing weary and thirsty shoppers seven flavours of juice, as well as homemade marshmallow dipped in chocolate, three kinds of fudge, and fruity lollipops.

Look for us at the tiki bar!