The times they are a changin...

We will be open through the September long weekend, Saturday, Sunday, and the holiday Monday 9-6. Once the long weekend is over, we will be moving to fall hours at the shop.
As of Tuesday, September 8th, Crampton's Market will be open
Monday-Friday 9-7
Saturday and Sunday 9-6

So much news about produce. Lots of new things in, and a few seasons coming to a close. Read on....

We will be receiving our last shipment of BC cherries on Thursday of this week. That means that this September long weekend willl be the last weekend of 2009 for Canadian grown cherries. If you haven't had your fill by now, this is the time to gorge.

Well the locally grown field tomatoes are slowly being delivered to the shop, the local green peppers are in full swing, and the local onions are in season and as tasty as they will ever be right now. If you are thinking about doing some canning and getting some salsa or tomato sauce going for the winter, the next 3 weeks are the time to do it.

-We expect the locally grown corn season to last until the first hard frost. (hopefully not until well into October)
-The wild blueberry crop is still going strong with deliveries coming in twice weekly for the next few weeks. This is the time for jamming and freezing.
-The local winter squash season has now begun with hubbart, buttercup, spaghetti, stripini, and vegetable marrow currently available. Pie pumpkins will begin this week.
-The local bean season should last for another week to 10 days, hopefully longer if the sun stays out and the plants recover from the rain stresses from the last few wet weeks.
-The local Garlic is now cured enough for winter storage. If you keep it in a cool, dry, dark place, it will last with all of its local garlic flavour until next year May or June.
-The local green pepper, zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli seasons should all last until first frost, or until the fields have been picked clean, whichever comes first.

That's it for now
Take Care
Erin