Blackie's
Veggies started as a backyard pastime in the late 1980’s and has
been growing every year in size to produce fresh, top quality vegetables
from 12 acres.
"WE GROW EVERYTHING WE SELL" is our motto. In other words every vegetable at our stand is
grown on our farm. We think that meets the popular slogan of the day “BUY
LOCAL”.
We
have an ideal location and our consistent daily volume of customers let us
know that we sell top quality produce.” Our advertising consists of “word
of mouth” and our signs at the end of the road. In Carleton County, if you
have a good product, words gets around.
We
are open from July 1st (depending on the year) to November 1st.
We
know we sell a QUALITY PRODUCT, that is
FRESH and sold at a REASONABLE
COMPETITIVE PRICE. We pick our produce on a daily basis. The quality
control officers (Cécile and James) both pick and sell the product.
Cécile
washing the vegetables
“We
would not sell anything we would not eat ourselves”.
Our
sheep eat anything that doesn’t make the grade. The sheep are our “live
composting machines”.
This table will provide you with the information on what vegetables we
grow, and the approximate times they will be ready . The
exact time that vegetables are ready may vary due to season.
Veggie
Early July
Late July
Early Aug
Late Aug
Early Sept
Late Sept
October
Beet greens
Swiss chard
Potatoes
Peas
Carrots
Yellow Beans
Green Beans
Cabbage
Head Lettuce
Romaine Lettuce
Raspberries
Onions
Early July
Late July
Early Aug
Late Aug
Early Sept
Late Sept
October
Cucumbers
Corn
Beets by the Pail
Tomatoes
Peppers
Squash
Pumpkins
Gourds
Indian Corn
Corn Stalks
Straw
Hay
Early July
Late July
Early Aug
Late Aug
Early Sept
Late Sept
October
Pour information en franÇais demander pour Cécile.
All pictures on this website were taken
on our farm!
