Sycamore Farm Market

06/12/2026

Beets and snap peas and garlic scapes are here! The heat and beautiful rains this week have pushed things along nicely. We’ll have lots of these crops, along with salad mixes, fresh herbs, collards, kale and more at the Petrolia Farmer’s market tomorrow. See you there!

06/05/2026

We did a big push this week to finish off the bulk of our spring planting. A few spots are on their second crop already. Almost 3 acres in production now!

The third photo is our first expansion project where potatoes are popping up. Out here we have squash, tomatoes, hot peppers, and we’re even trying out sweet corn.

We’re still working away this evening to get everything picked for our two markets tomorrow. Because of our big focus on planting, we’ll be a little lighter at the market than usual. You can find us at both Wallaceburg and Petrolia farmer’s markets. We’ll have lots of salad mixes, new potatoes, hakurei turnips, collards, honey and more. I’ll also have asparagus at Petrolia farmer’s market.

If you’re coming to Petrolia, note that a section of Petrolia line is closed for an event in the afternoon, so plan an alternate route in to the market.

06/05/2026

If you’re coming to the Petrolia market Saturday, note the road closure for the Eat, beats and boutiques event happening Saturday afternoon.

** Attention**
The Petrolia Farmers' Market will be open this Saturday! However, Petrolia Line will be closed. Please follow Alternate routes.
From the West end of Petrolia take Petrolia Line to Maude Street (turn Right) to Dufferin Ave (turn Left) to Centre Street (turn Left) go through the lights turn Right onto Robert Street to the Market.
From the East end of Petrolia, take Petrolia Line to Tank Stret (turn Right), Turn Left onto Railroad Street to the Market.
We are open normal hours from 7:30am-Noon. See you Saturday.

06/05/2026

Justin will be there Saturday with lots of honey and some salad mixes.

🌱 Join us Saturday as we kick off our 10th year of bringing local growers, makers, bakers, and producers together in the heart of our community.
We're excited to welcome back some of our longstanding, quality vendors—many of whom have been with us since the very beginning! Their dedication, passion, and incredible products are part of what has made the market a community favourite for a decade.
🥬 Fresh spring produce 🍞 Freshly baked goods 🥩 Quality local meats 🍯 Artisan foods, crafts, handmade soaps and so much more!

Come celebrate the start of another great season, support local businesses, and enjoy everything that makes the Wallaceburg Farmers' Market special.
Ten years. Local roots. Community grown. We can't wait to see you there! 🌿

05/31/2026

I breathed the biggest sigh of relief today when I finally saw our newest calf successfully nursing.

This huge bull calf was born sometime Wednesday night. I’ve had my eye on mom, knowing she was close, but didn’t think a baby was coming yet when I left the farm Wednesday evening. I noticed her off by herself Thursday morning and there beside her was this big guy lying in the grass. I could tell he was slow immediately and there was no sign he had nursed so we had to get colostrum into him. Usually I can carry young highland calves no problem, but this guy has to be 100lbs or more. I lifted him about a foot off the ground and fell over. So I had to manhandle him into the barn. He kept lying down and I had to lift him back onto his feet several times to get him there. I felt like I had done a whole body workout.

He had a weak suck reflex and wouldn’t drink from a bottle so my superstar farm helper, Jenny, held him while I tube fed. We sent him back out with mom in a smaller pen, but he just slept in a corner the whole day. We tubed him again and he perked up a little, still made no attempt to nurse and was very lethargic. Friday we tubed another couple times and I tried the Madigan squeeze and few others things to try to get him going. Our vet also suggested metacam (a painkiller) which we administered Friday afternoon. This morning I thought he looked like he was in the right position to be nursing and decided to hold off tube feeding and check on his progress after the market. And this afternoon he was successfully nursing, running around, and acting like a normal calf.

From what I’ve been reading, sometimes big calves have a difficult birth and don’t fully realize they’ve been born. Even the vet said he might be ‘dumb’. Poor guy😂The madigan squeeze is supposed to mimic birth and reset their brains. I’m not sure if doing that helped at all, or if the combination of everything helped him to get going. We’ll keep them separated from the herd for another week to monitor closely, but I feel pretty good that he’s going to be okay!

All this happening on our two harvest days! Definitely did not have time for this, but animal health always takes priority.

05/30/2026

We have some veggie seedlings out at our little shed!

Cherry and beefsteak tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, lettuce, peppers, kale, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, lettuce, marigolds, nasturtiums, and more!

Self serve, cash or e-transfer.

05/21/2026

This Saturday is our Grand Opening of the 2026 season! Thank you to Art Griffith Farms, Egg Farmers of Ontario and Heidi's Your Independent Grocer for being our generous sponsors of our Grand Opening of the 2026 season. This Saturday vendors are Kilted Farms, Claylan Farms, Awesome Berries & Gardens, R & R Self Care, Heather's Hot Stuff, Carver's Natural Farms, White Gold Candle Company, Creative Cookie Confections, Aunt Ree's Meat Pies, Melissa's Artistic Creations, Petrolia Bloom Co., The Lazy Pup, Well Read Book, Cheryl's Garden Creations, Parks Blueberries, Sycamore Farm Market, Cedarview Farm Bakery, Pop Up Popcorn, Der Stammtisch, Zekveld's Garden Market, IODE Margaret Stokes Chapter will be selling their famous butter tarts, Lambton Meadowview Villa Aux. will be selling quilt raffle tickets, Petrolia Lions Club will be selling Lobsterfest tickets, IODE Margaret Stokes Chapter will be selling 50/50 and Sue and Ben will be our Musical Entertainment. See you Saturday from 7:30am-Noon.

05/21/2026

Only a few weeks away!

05/15/2026

It’s Endangered Species Day!

We do a few things to protect and promote species at risk on the farm.

First of all, we don’t use any chemical herbicides or insecticides. We understand the importance of insects as pollinators, predators, and food for other wildlife. There are a huge number of grassland ‘aerial insectivores’ (birds that catch insects on the wing) at risk in Ontario. Birds like Bobolink, Meadowlark, and barn swallows which we are lucky to see and hear regularly here.

Our pastures and prairie plantings provide habitat for these grassland birds to nest and forage. This is why I would always argue cows and livestock are good for the environment. Pastures and hayfields comprise much of the remaining habitat for grassland wildlife since there are so few prairies left in Ontario.

We’ve added tree swallow nest boxes around our pastures which are used by a variety of species- bluebirds, tree swallows, wrens and even flying squirrels!

We are always planting native plants and trees including several species at risk.

The farm feeds us and provides part of our livelihood- it’s important to us to give back to land and to try our best to do no harm. Reciprocity with nature.

05/15/2026

Are you coming to the Petrolia Farmer’s market tomorrow and wondering what’s in season? This week we have spinach, baby kale, salad mixes, bok choy, spring garlic, green onions, rhubarb and a few other odds and ends. Bok choy is a really good stir fry option if you’re looking for any easy meal this week.

There will be lots of other great items from other growers and makers too.

We will ofcourse have honey and a small selection of seedlings.

See you tomorrow 8- noon behind the Petrolia library.