Good Morning!

Have you noticed that there's hardly any rhubarb to be found anywhere, and when you do find some, it's spindly and expensive.  The thought of most rhubarb farmers is that because of exceptionally warm Winter that we had ( not enough cold and freezing days ), the rhubarb plants are fighting back.  I had a customer tell me that she went to a local market and the rhubarb was skinny and looked poorly, and the store was still asking $3.99 per pound!  Crazy!   Come see me!  The rhubarb is not the prettiest I've ever harvested, but if you're just using it to make jams and for baking, it's still great.......and I still only charge $1.00 per pound.  I have them in 2 pound bags in the fridge at the Big Stand - so stop by soon and pick some up.  If you need more than what I've got when you come, please phone ahead, and I'll put some aside for you! :)  Hopefully the plants will perk up a little for the next cuts.

I have many beautiful Peonies, Delphiniums, Sweet Williams & Alstromaeria cut and at the Big Stand.  I tried putting some out at the roadside stand, but it's just too warm with the sun beating on them, so the shaded, and refrigerated area in the Big Stand just work better.

All the pumpkin and squash plants are now in the fields, and growing well.  There's even flowers on some of the squash plants, and small pumpkins starting too!

Broccoli should be ready by this weekend - looks great this year!

El Nino has really made itself known this year, all over the world.  Floods where there has never been floods, rains of crazy amounts, and droughts and heat where there normally is cooler weather.  We've been hit by the heat and not enough rain this year, and it's been a little frustrating.  Please be patient with all of us farmers, as we try and adjust to this weather this year.  Unless farmers have irrigation in their greenhouses and fields, it's a little harder, and taking a little longer to get the product we're used to harvesting.  It's supposed to rain some in the next few days here, which I know I am really looking forward to, as I do not have irrigation in my fields, and every drop counts!

Take care, and hope to see you soon!
Mandy
Yakashiro Farm & Gardens
28875 Haverman Road
in Beautiful Bradner, BC
Cell# 604-556-1330