Peas and Love Produce

07/25/2024

I am so grateful for Lush Valley Food Action Society, for so many things, but today I’m extra appreciative for their volunteers who came to help me harvest my garlic at the farm. They harvested about 1500 heads in just 2 hours 😅, that would have taken me 2 days! Thank you LUSH 🧄🧄🧄🧄🧄






Peas and Love Produce

12/22/2023

There is still one more Farmers Market this year, tomorrow at the Native Sons Hall. You’ll find fresh veggies for your holiday feasts, sweet treats, stocking stuffers, gifts for your pets, and so much more! Happy Holidays everyone!

🎄The countdown is on to our last market of 2023.☃️ We will be open this Saturday December 23 from 9-1 at the Native Sons Hall.

We will have loads of food and drink perfect for a holiday feast or for enjoying anytime. You will find salad greens, lettuce, parsnips, potatoes, kale, collards, brussels, kalettes, kohlrabi, carrots, beets, microgreens, rutabaga, winter squash, onions, leeks, garlic, shallots, mushrooms, herbs (fresh and dried), breads (vegan, gluten free and dairy free options), sweet and savory treats, pies, pretzels, shrubs, hot sauce, dips, mustard, honey, jams/jellies, chutney, pickles, eggs, small scale meats (turkey, beef, pork goat, chicken, water buffalo), tuna, chocolate, maple syrup, yogurt, cheese, wine, cider, bone broth and ready to eat foods. We will also have non-food products such as soap and body care products, seeds, wool pellets, charcuterie boards, dog treats and luffa.

Some more seasonal items such as turkey, fresh vegetables, pies may fly out the door. To ensure that you are not disappointed we recommend touching base with your favorite vendor to find out about options such as pre-ordering. All our vendor information can be found on the Vendor tab of our website (cvfm.ca) or comment on this post or email us at [email protected] and we can provide you with the information.

Check out the comment section for vendor specials.

See you on Saturday!

12/08/2023

Look what is making a cheery cherry comeback for market this weekend! These tasty little suckers are known for having great shelf life, and I had heard people mention that they have had them with their holiday spreads and charcuterie boards, so I tucked some away to test that theory, and here they are.
The berry cherry of many names is back!
This will be my last hoorah at the Comox Valley Farmers' Market for the year, so come come them while you can.

10/21/2023

See you tomorrow at the Native Sons Hall to kick off the season of Winter farmers markets. There is still so much delicious, nutritious, fresh produce coming out of my fields, come say hi and check it out!

It is that time of year again! Starting this Saturday (October 21, 2023) we will be moving to the Native Sons Hall in beautiful Downtown Courtenay . Our hours will remain the same from 9 AM- 1 PM.

The same great products that you know and love, just moving locations until spring.

Come for the freshness and stay for the fun!

10/13/2023

The Fall brassicas are loving this cool damp weather 💚 I’ll be bringing lots of huge broccoli, cabbage, kale, arugula, salad mix and chard to market tomorrow. I’ll also have the usual abundance of squash, onions, garlic, shallots, beets, carrots, potatoes, and tomatoes!

Get your gum boots ready, it’s going to be a wet one ☔️

This will be the last market on the big CVEX field, hope to see you there!

Comox Valley Farmers' Market

10/11/2023

The Wednesday farmstand pop-ups continue, and what a treat to have sunshine when the weather forecast had me prepared for rain. It’s a beautiful morning 🌞

Today on the stand we have:

🥧 Plenty of winter squash;
Beautiful shades of pink and blue Kabocha, two varieties of Delicata, spaghetti, butternut, buttercup, red kuri, and pie pumpkins

🧅 Sweet, yellow and red onions

🥬 Kale, collard greens, and rainbow chard

🧄 Shallots and garlic

🥕 Cabbage, carrots and beets

🥔 Fingerling potatoes

🍅 Cherry tomatoes and field tomatoes

🥗 Arugula and ‘spicy’ salad mix

I’ll be here from 10-4 today, if you can’t make it in those hours please send me a message and let me know, we can probably work something out 🙂

Come say hi 👋

5109 Island Hwy N, Courtenay

09/27/2023

Wednesday Farmstand 10-4 today

Spaghetti squash
Delicata squash
Edible mini pumpkins
Buttercup squash
Sugar pumpkins
Red Kuri squash
Kabocha squash
Butternut squash
Collard greens
Kale
Sieglinde potatoes
Garlic
Onions
Beets
Carrots
Cantaloupe melons
Crenshaw melons
Field tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Herbs

Cash and card accepted

5109 Island Hwy N, on the corner of Rennison Rd and the Old Island Highway.

09/23/2023

Well that was an intense few days of harvesting the rest of the winter squash. The race was on to give the squash those 3 beautiful sunny days to cure in the field, but also to get them into the greenhouses today before the weather changes. One greenhouse was still full of onions that had luckily just finished curing, but still needed to be trimmed and packed for storage, so that was a task in itself. And as a little bonus extra curricular activity we also cleared the finished squash plants from the patch and used them to mulch a few bare beds nearby. It was a bit of extra work to say the least, but the idea was that it would make cleaning up and prepping these beds for garlic that much easier when that time comes, which is soon.

This year was a bit challenging for my winter squash patch. I was about a week late getting them into the ground so they were already a bit stressed from outgrowing their little pots. Then, the day after they were planted, we were hit with a crazy wind storm and extra hot temps, and unfortunately about 30% of my plants didn’t survive that extra shock.

When the rest of the patch filled in it looked hopeful, lush foliage and lots of flowers and fruit on the borders, red kuris sprawling out on grassy edge and tiny pumpkins creeping into the summer squash rows.

At the end of the day the harvest wasn’t as heavy as I’d planned for, considering how many bed feet I dedicated to the crop. But, thank the stars, because I think we used every available surface and shelf in the greenhouses for curing space, and I’m not sure what I would have done with any more! It all worked out.

Big thanks to the hard work and help from Carter and Kira to get this monumental task done before the skies open up, and to my mom for intuitively knowing that I’d need another chrome rolling shelf this week.

There will be lots of squash coming to market and the farmstand these coming weeks. Bonus tip, to cure them at home you can use them for Fall decor until it’s time to switch to Christmas decor, then eat them up!

09/23/2023

Not just the best breakfast ingredients, but the best breakfast ingredients that are delivered to your door!

09/20/2023

What a beautiful day after a nice evening of rain. We’re out in the field harvesting our winter squash but the farm stand is up and running today, and for the coming Wednesdays through September and October, from 10am-4Pm

There is a LOT of fresh tasty produce on the table so come say hi and get stocked up! MauMau the farm dog would love to see you 🐾
We’re set up at at 5109 Island Hwy N, Courtenay

Today we have potatoes, tomatoes, chard, lettuce mix, herbs, tomatillos, beets, carrots, turnips, winter squash, onions, garlic, and melons!