First Halton Farm Direct Produce of the Season

Haltons own Busy Liz has been hard at work and has been kind enough to supply the Fresh Food Box with enough of her Rhubarb for all of our large boxes (All 293 of them) for Oakville this coming Tuesday. We always try and source from as close to home as possible and you couldn’t get much closer than Busy Liz and her farm shop located at 8405 Guelph Line Campbellville, L0P1B0.

Busy Liz Opening Times:

We are a seasonal farm shop, open from

mid-May 2016 to 24th December 2016.

(However, please note:  Busy Liz’s Farm Shop is

CLOSED from 1st to 14th November 2016)

Hours of Opening:

May, June and July:

Monday                                CLOSED

Tuesday                               CLOSED

Wednesday                          CLOSED

Thursday                              12 noon to 6pm

Friday:                                  12 noon to 6pm

Saturday:                              10am to 6pm

Sunday:                                10am to 6pm

August and September:               

Monday to Wednesday         CLOSED

Thursday / Friday:                12 noon to 6pm

Saturday & Sunday:             10am to 6pm

October, November and December:

Monday to Friday:               10am to 6pm

Saturday & Sunday:            10am to late

In Your Oakville Box this week:

In your $10 bag we have included:  Ontario Apples, Bananas, Peaches, Ontario Green Leaf Lettuce, Ontario Tomatoes, Ontario Kale, Ontario Zucchini, Ontario Radishes, Ontario Sweet Potato, Ontario English Cucumber, Ontario Asparagus,  and Ontario Spinach

In your $15 Box we have many of the same items in greater quantity  with additional items: Ontario Apples, Bananas, Peaches, Ontario Green Leaf Lettuce, Ontario Tomatoes, Ontario Kale, Ontario Zucchini, Ontario Radishes, Ontario Sweet Potato, Ontario English Cucumber, Ontario Asparagus and Ontario Spinach as well as Ontario Peppers

In your $20 Box we have many of the same items in greater quantity with additional items: Ontario Apples, Bananas, Peaches, Ontario Green Leaf Lettuce, Ontario Tomatoes, Ontario Kale, Ontario Zucchini, Ontario Radishes, Ontario Sweet Potato, Ontario English Cucumber, Ontario Asparagus, Ontario Peppers and Ontario Spinach as well as Ontario Rhubarb and Ontario Swiss Chard

Rhubarb Crisp

Rhubarb is extremely versatile in a crisp and can taste amazing with both strawberries (Nothing can beat) as well as the apples from your Fresh Food Box. You can also dice up the rhubarb and freeze it as rhubarb easily keeps its taste and isn’t overly affected by freezing.

1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 cups sliced fresh rhubarb or frozen rhubarb, thawed
2 cups sliced peeled apples or sliced strawberries
1 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  1. In a large bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add rhubarb and apples or strawberries; toss to coat. Spoon into an 8-in. square baking dish.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, butter, flour and cinnamon until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until bubbly and fruit is tender. 

It's that time of the year rhubarb out of the garden, time for crisps and to make wine. #garden #homesteader

Photo credit: Mermaid’s Aquarium of Life via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA

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