Wagons Ho!
Posted By Bob on July 19, 2010
We’ve been known to occasionally complain about the amount of traffic on our road. This year we’ve taken a different approach and decided to put the wagon out with some of our sunflowers on it and try to slow down the odd speeder who might be looking for some flowers. The price is right $5 for a 1/2 dozen, and they are about as fresh as you can get them. Once the zinnias start coming on we’ll add a couple mixed coloured bouqets of those as well. We plan to have the wagon out 6 days a week from morning until night. For those interested in the drive out, we’re located on the Canborough Road between Wellandport and Attercliffe in Southern Ontario, Canada. You’ll see the wagon.
I’ve been meaning to take more of these types of shots to show just how much things can change in two months. Yep, that’s the same bed from almost the same angle.
Hopefully our kids continue to show the same amount of excitement for this type of work as they get older! Right now we appreciate any help they are willing to give us, even if it means spilt dirt, spilt feed, or mud in the kitchen.
We had an extremely cold June/July and that directly affected how fast the sunflowers grew and matured, but finally they have started to bloom. This is always a great time of year as it fills our market van and our market booth with tons of colour.
Here is a picture of our booth at the Grimsby Market. This market runs from May to October, and from around 3:30 until it starts to get dark. We are very happy with our booth, and our neighbours at this market. To our left is Jim and Mary of Warner’s Orchards and you can see some of their fare below. To our right is Fern of The Bee and Me who sells honey and eggs. Good neighbours make for a better market, and we certainly appreciate the ones we have.
The Hired Hand