This story starts two years ago. I was at the Carp Farmers’ Market talking Bonnie-Jean Stacey of Take Charge Tea about the fact that elderberries—she blends a tea with elderberries, rosehips, and more—are common in Europe, but seem lesser known here. She responded that Dobson Farm grows them. That year, the elderberry season had already [...]
Posts Tagged ‘elderflower’
Elderflower Power
Posted in Cooking, tagged elderberries, elderflower, fritters, kitchen, market, muffins, recipe, summer on July 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Cheers to Strawberries & Summer
Posted in Cooking, tagged drink, elderflower, farm, kitchen, recipe, strawberries, summer on June 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Word that u-pick strawberry fields would open early started circulating about 2 weeks ago. Eager to make a fresh batch of brilliant red strawberry jam, David was ready to go as soon as the berries were ripe. This year we went to Proulx Berry Farm in Cumberland, just a couple of minutes beyond Trim Road [...]
