i am sure you know what I mean, but, just to check..

the farm shops usually sell local produce, sometimes grown on the farm, a butchers, deli, really good selection of local micro brewery beers and ciders, preserves, frozen produce, lots of fruit and Veg, all of it over priced and the places are packed. Oh yes, the obligitory cafe/restaurant that closes at 3.30, where you have to queue for 30 mins to get a table, but the food is very good though. That is what I mean about a farm shop. Is this your experience in Canada?

Eh? Farms shops have existed where I grew up (Vale of Evesham) for eons.

Fine, how about canada?

Got several around here - generally open May through September.

Ta.

This sort of thing:

http://www.okanaganvacationguide.com...s.html#central

http://www.bcfarmersmarket.org/findamarket.asp

Though there seems to be some things similar near you, namely i suspect because of the fruit hence, the seasonal nature of them near you. I am on about something that is open year long that sells all produce, but in a very up market way..i wonder if they are in VI? Farmers markets are not what i'm after, farmers shops...when did you leave UK?

I left in 2005. There are several farmers stores around here with a cafe or restaurant that helps promote their fruit/honey/meat or whatever, together with a rustic sort of storefront catering mostly for the tourist trade. A couple have farm animal petting zoos for kids, maize mazes, and pick your own options too.

Sounds very much like it. Now, anyone in VI know if these are popular there?

Same as everywhere else, loads of them.
http://www.oldcountrymarket.com/
http://www.redbarnmarket.ca/
http://www.peninsulacountrymarket.ca/10p_contact-us.htm
http://www.matticksfarm.com/

Just an update, peas are now through! second set of Broad beans are not

Thought I would give you a picture of the 1st batch of broadbeans that have come through. Anyone got any news of their growth/thaw?


I'll be back once I have worked out how to do it. Bugger, can't work out how to do it! HELP! Daughter showed me.

Dandelions in full bloom, lawn needs cutting, can't start the bloody mower.

Too bloody wet. vancouver will seem like a bloody desert compared to the last week of rain, i thought the river was coming over the bank at the bottom of the garden earlier this week.

Looking good Fletch

We are defrosted, I have just raked the grass, cleaned up poop - he was a good doggy this winter and mainly pooped on walks so there was very little poop to pick up

Strawberry plants are going green, some bulbs are peeking through, rhubarb has yet to do anything this year.

Top tip for the rhubarb, if you have anything like those large black composters you may have had in UK, a water butt would do, pop that over the rhubard and it will atract the heat, put some compost in, 2 or 3 inches and the nexttime you look, you will have 2 to 3 ft long tender pink rhubarb with leaves no bigger than your hand. Good to know youcan get rhubarb. I'll pick mine next week to show you.