Emmerdale Eden Farm

06/13/2026

Hi Folks, crazy weather for sure. Yesterday boiling hot, planted some tomatoes 🍅 outside in late afternoon, & today is sooo cold.

I have a great selection of TOMATOES 🍅 & PEPPERS 🌶 at the market for you tomorrow. It is time now to harden them off & get planting as surely warm weather will soon be here to stay. The plants are sure ready to go in the ground & many are flowering, but you must keep the flowers pinched off until they are planted & roots starting to grow on the soil.

Here is the list:
CHERRIES: Be My Baby, Black Cherry, Blush, Peacevine, Gartenperle, Sweet Tumbler,
Sunrise Bumblebee, Yellow Pear.

DWARF: Mandurang Moon, Tasmanian Chocolate, 4 Blanche du Quebec, 2 Caitydid, 2 Golden Gypsy, 3 Awesome. ( Big, sturdy 3-4' plants with full-size big slicers. Can go in containers, but need a tomato cage or stake.)

EARLY SLICER: Buckflat's Wonder, Harbinger, Eden Star, Grightmire's Pride (low-acid), Legend, Quebec 5.

BEEFSTEAK: Cour di Bue Albenga, Cosmonaut Volcov, Rosabec, Rose de Berne. Mountain Merit, Radiator Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter, Garden Peach, Stefan's Gold.

BI-COLOUR: Pink Boar, Striped Cavern, Violet Jasper.

PURPLE: Goluboy Les ( Blue Forest), Paul Robeson , Purple Calabash.

PASTE: Polish Linguisa, Marzano Fire, Roma, San Marzano.

I also have 5 Black Krim as a few people asked me this spring if I would grow a few out for them. Hope you will come & remind me tomorrow as i have them behind the counter.

Please check out our Emmerdale Eden Farm website for tomato 🍅 seedling pictures & descriptions. www.emmerdaleedenfarm.com/ seedlings

I also have peppers 🌶 at the market.

HOT: Caribbean Red Hot, Long Red Cayenne, Hinklehatz, Hot Portugal, Matchbox, Red Rocket.

SWEET: Bangles Blend, California Wonder, Gatherer's Gold, Gorria ( mild with just a bit of heat), Klari Baby Cheese, Lipstick, Petit Marseillais.

Thanks to all the folks last week who bought so many seedlings at the market & for those who came out to the farm during the week. Come on out tomorrow to Summerside Farmer's Market 9am -1pm as still a good variety to choose from.
SEE YOU IN THE MORNING!

We specialize in growing and preserving heirloom vegetables, herbs and flowers, and saving their seeds as they adapt to our maritime climate.

06/11/2026

Hi folks, have tried 3 times over a couple of days to make a short video of my tomato seedlings that are for sale this year, but I tell you I am no video queen, each one gets longer with more mistakes!! This is the first one, as the others got longer & longer as I gabbed on. However it was not a tornado ( obviously) but a hurricane ( you will see when you watch it). And as I turned my camera sideways for the last shot, I thought it adjusted automatically, but no ( I have since been shown how to fix that). If you are wanting tomatoes, especially heirlooms, I have lots for you.

06/07/2026

So cute!

06/06/2026

Hi folks, just a quick update. A good selection of seedlings are at Summerside Farmer's Market for you to peruse in the morning.

I will tell you what varieties I took this week, as I certainly can't fit them all in at our booth. You can then look them up on our website to see which you are interested in.

www.emmerdaleedenfarm.com/seedlings

Cherries: 9 Black Cherry, 9 Blush,
9 Gartenperle, 9 Sweet Tumbler, 9 Gardener's Sweetheart, 9 Peacevine, 9 Tomodose des Comores, 9 Yellow Pear.

Dwarf: 9 Tasmanian Chocolate, 6 Mandurang Moon, 3 Golden Gypsy.

Early Slicers: 9 Buckflat's Wonder. 9 Eden Star, 9 Harbinger, 9 Quebec 5.

Beefsteak: 9 Cosmonaut Volcov. 9 Palestinian,
9 Rosabec, 9 Rose de Berne, 9 Radiator Charlie,
9 Stefan's Gold.

Bi-Colour Slicer: 6 Pink Boar, 6 Striped Cavern, 6 Violet Jasper.

Paste: 18 Roma (full tray), 6 Ropreco,
6 Marzano Fire, 6 San Marzano.

Hot Peppers: 6 Caribbean Red Hot, 6 Long Red Cayenne, 6 Gorria, 6 Hinklehatz, 6 Matchbox,
6 Red Rocket.

Sweet Peppers: 6 Bangles Blend, 6 Lipstick,
6 Klari Baby Cheese, 9 California Wonder,
9 Gatherer's Gold.

Summer is on the way! See you in the morning!

06/03/2026

Hi folks, the weather is improving & seems a bit more like real June temps. Thus I will be bringing a great selection of TOMATOES 🍅 , PEPPERS 🌶, HERBS & more to Summerside Farmer's Market this Saturday - June 6.

This year's offerings are now all on our farm website:

www.emmerdaleedenfarm.com/seedlings

Pictures & descriptions of the TOMATO varieties.

You are also welcome to come out to the farm to purchase plants. A map to the farm is on the website.

Hope to see you soon!

05/22/2026

Hi folks, just wanted to let you know a little early that I will be bringing some HERBS to the market this week as well as a few varieties of TOMATOES.

My greenhouse is packed with seedlings & I need to free up some space! The TOMATOES I am bringing were started a little earlier than the rest as they are my 'GREENHOUSE' tomatoes which I am planting now. I started a few extra & have what I need, so thought I should share these bigger seedlings with you now, as the MARKET tomatoes continue to mature for another week or two. Too cold at night outside yet!

Many of these varieties are from THE DWARF TOMATO PROJECT: Full-size big tomatoes on a 3' plant, perfect for containers as long as they're staked or have a cage. This is an ongoing project between Australia & the US to create manageable plants for the smaller home garden. I have collected quite a few varieties & have a few to share with you this year. Plus a few others of my favourites & ones that I like to plant in the greenhouse ( & later bring to the market for you to eat!).

HERBS:
1) Basil: Dolce Fresca, British Basil, Cinnamonette, Greg, Holy Basil ( Tulsi), Persian, Mammoth, Siam Queen & Thai.
2) Parsley: Flat, Curly
3) Greek Oregano
4) Za'atar
5) Sweet Marjoram
6) Catnip
7) Lemon Bergamot - perrenial herb for tea, aiding in digestion, anti-inflammatory properties, promoting relaxation, and can help to loosen and expel mucus.

The herbs need to go in a sunny window to grow on a bit before planting outside, just not enough space here.

May bring a few SWEET PEPPERS 🌶 too!

Price same as last year!
TOMATOES & PEPPERS: $5 each or 6 for $25.
HERBS: $4.50

See you on Saturday at Summerside Farmer's Market , 9am -1pm.

05/16/2026

Hi folks, the week has sure flown by! Still potting up seedlings, but 'WOW!' are they ever growing fast. In a couple of weeks, I will bring a selection of TOMATOES 🍅 & PEPPERS 🌶 to the market, once the weather warms up & it is time to plant them outside. Next week I will have some potted HERBS 🌿 for you. I will be starting some CUCUMBER & SQUASH seedlings in the next week or so for planting in June.

The first of the RHUBARB is ready! Also NEXT WEEK I will pot up some smaller RHUBARB PLANTS to bring to market, if you are interested.

Also I have ONION SETS 🌰 for planting this week. It's time now to get them in the ground.

Lots of MESCLUN with more LETTUCE in the mix now.

See you in the morning at Summerside Farmer's Market 9am-1pm.

05/09/2026

Hi folks, Are you ready for MARKET in the morning? Hope so! Lots of GREENS again this week with increasing amounts of lettuce in the mix.

Such a busy time of year for farmers, getting the ground ready, planting the early crops, harvesting & replanting in the greenhouse, and for me potting up 100's & 100's of SEEDLINGS for you to pick up & enjoy in your own gardens in just a few more weeks: PEPPERS,TOMATOES & HERBS, followed by CUCUMBERS & perhaps a few SQUASH plants. Let me know!

Fresh KOMBUCHA this week from the FARMACY & FERMENTARY: Elderberry, Raspberry Lemonade, & Cranberry Ginger.

New CHEESE order came in yesterday!

HAPPY MOTHER'S 😊 DAY to all those wonderful 💖 women out there! You are the BEST!

Hope to see you at Summerside Farmer's Market in the morning 9am-1pm.

04/11/2026

Hi folks, hope you enjoyed the sun & warmth today! SPRING is surely on the way now!

LOTS of MESCLUN MIX this week! Big variety of Asian greens, cress, kale, lettuce, mild mustard, arugula, lettuce, spinach, a few spicy leaves & more!

New this week from Speerville Mills is Organic
Whole Wheat Pasta 'BEET & SPINACH SHELLS'. Speerville sends a quantity of their organic grains to Quebec to be processed into pasta. Try this new variety!

Also lots of Caitlin's MINI-LOAVES this week:
PUMPKIN, RHUBARB, ZUCCHINI, ZUCCHINI with RAISINS, & & VEGAN APPLESAUCE. $5/pack

A few new SEED offerings as well. We will see you in thd morning at Summerside Farmer's Market 9am -1pm.

04/03/2026

Hi folks, I am dreaming of warm weather, spring planting, not our present weather outside! Seeds are occupying my time incessantly! Some new varieties this week will be at the market tomorrow.

The peppers started a couple of weeks ago are now sprouting their first true leaves. The greenhouse tomatoes are all planted as are herbs such as basil, parsley, oregano & sage.

Arthur has a huge new shipment of CHEESE this week. New shipment of fresh herbs & spices too, plus new Speerville products !

This week I have organic WHEAT BRAN avaliable as it seems to be hard to find in the grocery stores lately ( see additional pictures for more info).

Sorry folks, but NO FRESH GREENS this week. Too cold & gloomy to pick. Lots more next week.

See you in the morning at Summerside Farmer's Market 9am -1pm.