Wednesday, July 2, 2014

News from Garside's Farm!

Hello Everyone!

Exciting times are happening at Garside's Farm this year.  We have changed our name ever so slightly from Garside's Fruit Farm to Garside's Farm, we have a new logo, new email and a whole new website.

So from here on out, please visit us at:  www.garsidesfarm.com
and email us at sales@garsidesfarm.com
The phone number has stayed the same: 604.556.4273

Also please like us on Facebook!

We will not be updating this blog anymore, we will be strictly using the new website, which has a blog on there that will be frequently updated.

We look forward to seeing all our regular customers and any new customers this year.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Autumn = Apple Season!

With the arrival of Autumn means the arrival of more varieties of apples here at Garside's Fruit Farm.

Currently we have available:

Bramley and Boskoop Apples available, and in the next week or so we will have Jonagold and Gloster Apples.  At the end of the month we will have our Northern Spy Apples.  The apples are available for $1.25/lb with the exception of our Bramley Apple they are $1.50/lb.

Also available now is our Free Range Roasting Chickens - the chickens are fed a top quality locally produced grain from Ross Down Farms.  They are given no hormones or antibiotics or any animal by-products.  They have access to outside pasture.  Professionally processed at Farm Fed Processors and then flash frozen.  The roasting chickens are available for $4.00/lb and the average size frozen is about six to seven pounds.  Some smaller and larger available.

We have had alot of requests and phone calls regarding if we offer U-Pick Hazelnuts anymore.  Unfortunately we do not have Hazelnuts anymore.  :(

With Thanksgiving fast approaching you may want to think about your holiday cooking and baking.  At Garside's Fruit Farm we have you covered, with our large tasty chickens (instead of a Turkey), and loads of great baking apples for your pies.  We even have Acorn and Kabocha Squashes available.  We even have some great apple pie recipes to share if you ask.

If you have any questions, or orders please feel free to contact us via Email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca via phone at 604.556.4273 or through Facebook.  "Like" us on Facebook and send us a message.  In fact you can even text us your order to the phone number listed above.

If you would like to stop by the farm you can do so 7 days a week.  We have a self serve station set up, with a scale and payment drop box. 

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Bartlett Pear time!

September has arrived and so has Garside's Fruit Farm Organic Bartlett Pears.

Our Pears are available for $1.00/lb, they are perfect for canning, eating and making other tasty treats.  Every year we making our peppery pear salsa with our Bartlett Pears and it is always a hit!

Also available now is our Free Range Roasting Chickens - the chickens are fed a top quality locally produced grain from Ross Down Farms.  They are given no hormones or antibiotics or any animal by-products.  They have access to outside pasture.  Professionally processed at Farm Fed Processors and then flash frozen.  The roasting chickens are available for $4.00/lb and the average size frozen is about seven pounds.

Upcoming will be our Prima Apple, Bramley Apple and Boskoop Apples.  The Prima is available for $1.00/lb, the Bramley $1.50/lb and the Boskoop is $1.25/lb.  If you would like to put in any pre-orders for this please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you have questions, or would like to order something, please do not hesitate to contact us.  You can reach us via phone at 604.556.4273 email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or 'Like' us on Facebook.  You can even send or post to us on Facebook.

If you would just like to drop in at the farm and pick up some Bartlett Pears you can do that as well.  It is setup as a self serve station, with a scale and boxes of Pears.  There is a drop-box to place your payment in on the wall above the table with the scale.  The farm is located at 6624 Bradner Road in Abbotsford.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Crab Apples & Roasting Chickens

Well the harvesting has begun at Garside's Fruit Farm!  We have crab apples available now, get your orders in quick before they are all gone.

These delicious little apples are great for jams, jellies, wine or even added to your cider.  Crab apples are the most fragrant apple I know, I love picking them just for their smell.

These apples are available for $1.00/lb.  If you are interested give us a call at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca  Or you can 'Like' us on Facebook and even send us a message there.

We also have our free range roasting chickens available - these chickens are fed a top quality, locally produced grain, have access to outside pasture, and are given no hormones or antibiotics.  They are professionally processed, and flash frozen.  These chickens are available for $4.00/lb.

In the very near future we will be starting to pick our Gravenstein Apples and Bartlett Pears.  We have very limited quantity of Gravenstein Apples, but we have tons of Bartlett Pears!  The Gravensteins will be $1.25/lb and we are now only taking orders on a wait list to see what we get off the tree.  The Bartlett Pears are going to be available for $1.00/lb.  Get your orders in quick!

Following the Bartlett Pears and Gravensteins will be our Bramley and Boskoop Apples!

Please give us a call at 604.556.4273, email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or 'Like' us on Facebook.  If you have questions, comments or would like to place orders.

At Garside's Fruit Farm we pride ourselves on being Local, Fresh and Organic.


Sunday, August 18, 2013

Blackberry Liqueur Syrup Recipe

As promised here is the Blackberry Liqueur Syrup recipe.  This recipe is from the Bernardin Complete Book of Home Preserving.

Ingredients

4 cups of Freshly Picked Garside's Fruit Farm Blackberries
1/2 cup of Chambord or other raspberry liqueur (we used Okanagan Spirits)
3/4 cup of granulated sugar
1 tbsp of grated lemon zest
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1 pouch of (3 oz/85 mL) liquid pectin

1. Prepare canner, jars and lids.
2. In a large stainless steel saucepan, combine the blackberries, Chambord (or other liqueur) and sugar.  Cover and let stand for 2 hours, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar.  Add the lemon zest, lemon juice and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.  Stir in the liquid pectin and return to a full rolling boil.  Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat, and skim off any foam if necessary.
3. Ladle the hot syrup into your hot sanitized jars, leaving 1/4 inch (0.5 cm) headspace.  Wipe the rim, center the lid on the jar and screw band top down until finger tip tight.
4. Place the jars in a canner, ensuring they are completely covered with water.  Bring to a boil and process for 10 minutes.  Remove the lid, wait 5 minutes, then remove the jars cool and store.

This syrup is delicious and tasty over your pancakes and waffles, but also great topping to pastries, ice cream or as an added flavour to your fizzy water!  I can guarantee you will love it!

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Good news!

Hope everyone is enjoying this fabulous West Coast Summer full of plenty of Sunshine!

The good news is we will be starting to pick our Crab Apples in one week!  These little delicious apples are perfect for jams, jellies, wine and even adding to your cider for some tartness.  They will be available for $1.00/lb.  If you would like any recipes for crab apple jelly just ask, and I will email you some.

The other good news is that we do have available our delicious Free Range Roasting Chickens.  These chickens have been fed a top quality, locally produced grain, with no hormones or antibiotics given to the chickens or added to their feed.  The chickens are also professionally processed and flash frozen.  The average weight of this batch is a whopping seven pounds.  We do have smaller and larger ones available as well.  The chickens are available for $4.00/lb.

If you have any questions or orders, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or "Like" us on Facebook.  We provide lots of updates and pictures to the Facebook account.

Happy Summer everyone!


Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Upcoming Fruits!

Wow! What a terrific Summer we have been having, weather wise here in the Vancouver area.

All this sun has been working its magic at Garside's Fruit Farm, the apples have been growing and starting to ripen, and the bees have been buzzing on all the blackberry bushes.

We are sad to say we are already sold out of our sour cherries for the 2013 season.  Those delicious cherries go fast!

At the end of this week we will have our Free Range Roasting Chickens available again.  We have been sold out for about a month and are very excited to have stock again.  These chickens will be available for $4.00/lb.  These chickens have been fed a non-medicated, no hormone feed and were allowed run outside. They have been professionally processed and frozen. They are delicious, and juicy. The average size is approximately seven to eight pounds per chicken (some larger, some smaller too).

Our next crop that will be ready will be our Crab Apples - these little apples are delicious and perfect for making jams jellies and wine. They are available for $1.00/lb.

Following that will be our Gravenstein Apples - available for $1.25/lb, Bartlett Pears - available for $0.75/lb and Bramley Apples - available for $1.50/lb.

If you have any questions, comments or would like to place any pre-orders for any of our varieties, please do not hesitate to contact us via email - garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca, phone - 604.556.4273 or "Like" us on Facebook.