The great thing about August is that the weather is usually wonderful. There may be only a few weeks left in the official 2023 summer, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t lots of warm weather to yet be enjoyed!  So instead of bemoaning the date, perhaps we should be putting some effort into celebrating it.  […]

Have you looked?  It’s the end of July! At the risk of dating myself, I’m remembering the 1969 TV Special, “It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown.” There’s a memorable scene where the boys are sitting around the campfire, bemoaning their sad summer.  It has not gone how they expected it to. Perhaps this is […]

As our forefathers used to say, “A calm June puts the farmer in tune.” They may well have been referring to the weather, but if they were referring to activity, then my, how things have changed!  Here at our farm, June is anything but calm.  In fact, it’s closer to crazy.  But the craziness has […]

Don’t let the white stuff from this past week fool you.  It really is Spring! If you need more proof, check the calendar.  It’s April.  We are ready for change, and we are optimistic.  As someone once said, “Spring is when you feel like whistling, even with a shoe full of slush.” First up?  The […]

Nobody does February like we Canadians. In a month so often blanketed by heavy snow, frigid temperatures, treacherous roads, ice storms, school closings, cancelled flights, freezing rain, and frozen pipes, life can certainly be difficult at times.  We all need diversions some days. So what’s there to celebrate?  Well, St. Valentine’s Day for one!  We […]

In December, lines from Christmas carols seem to be constantly humming in my head.  This morning, it’s this one again: “Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green.” Many of you are probably familiar with The Wassail Song… but possibly not so familiar with the traditions of early England. (I’ve told this story before, but it’s […]

  I’ve been singing “Shine On, Harvest Moon” for most of the morning.  Not sure why… the berries, for the most part, were on early this year, so we’ve been finished for some time already.  I guess the seasons are ingrained in a farmer’s soul, even in years when seasonal rituals are not so evident.  […]

“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy.”  So goes the most famous line of George Gershwin’s opera, Porgy and Bess.  Personally, I think Gershwin was on to something. Summertime livin’ can be easy, at least in the dining department.  What is more enjoyable than simple summer meals, served on the patio?  In my opinion, a simple […]

As the Broadway song so aptly describes it, “June is bustin’ out all over!” Here at Field Stone, June means that seasonal markets are bustin’ out, and that means Alberta’s award-winning fruit wines move even closer to your door.   Do you love outdoor markets?   Most days of the week, we can be found offering free […]

In case you haven’t seen the weather report, next week, in our neck of the woods, the forecast is for April Showers reigning supreme (pun intended). Most of us have fingers crossed for rain this month.  Dry conditions are always worrisome, and prairie farmers, us included, have been a little anxious about it this year.  […]