Visit us at 2612 County Road 2, Keene Ontario. We're on the north side of County Road 2 between Mathers Corners and Hiawatha Line.

Friday 28 August 2015

Local Food Month

September has officially been declared Local Food Month in the City and County of Peterborough.  As producers and eaters of locally grown food, we think it's a perfect thing to celebrate!

We'll be supporting and promoting Local Food Month in a couple of ways.  Stay tuned for more information!

First off, as a kick-off on Sunday, August 30 to set the stage for Local Food Month, we'll be taking part in our township's first Farms, Fields and Food Tour.   There's a variety of stops with many things to see and do all featuring ties to our rural community.  With a number of great options including celebrating David Fife's contribution to wheat and advancements in Canadian agriculture to eating fresh picked corn, we think it's going to be a great day!.




Here at Dorisdale, since it is corn season after all, you can join us for a taste of fresh cooked corn on the cob as part of our Corn Roast.  On the food theme, thanks to support from Kawartha Dairy, we'll also be scooping amazing Kawartha Dairy ice cream cones to help support local 4-H clubs in our township. Come by for a snack!

We'll also have a craft table where everyone is welcome to make a traditional corn husk dolls.  There are a few more surprises in store too including a sensory table (filled with corn kernels of course!) for kids to dig and drive through.  People are also welcome to meet some of our pure-bred Simmental beef cattle herd too.  We have a new calf named Clover who has to be bottle-fed (it's a long story) and she'd love to meet you all!

We hope you're able to take the opportunity to explore the Farms, Fields and Food of Otonabee-South Monaghan Township on Sunday.  We'd love to see you!

Wednesday 26 August 2015

Corny Kids...and Family

It's time for another corn blog update.  We're having a great summer and have so enjoyed catching up with regulars and meeting many new corn lovers at the Dorisdale Farm table.

Each year seems more and more like the corn stand is a family adventure.  Pete has remained as chief corn picker and QA manager. His years of experience have given him speed in the patch that none of the rest of us can quite match. Carolyn has stepped in as "assistant picker" after a year of R&R due to back surgery (things are great now!) and does corn table duty when the kids are away.  We admit to being all about being a family farm (or might child labour be another definition?).  Claire, Maggie and Liam have  all spent some time picking and along with Ella, do their shifts at the corn table, picking veggies, harvesting/cleaning garlic and making change.   They'be been managers especially on days when Mom and Dad have to go to their "day jobs".  It's been great to hear some corn customers state their disappointment in fact when it's Pete or Carolyn who are manning the table.  It seems that the kids are quite popular!

One comment we hear consistently is how much the kids have grown - right before the eyes of everyone in Mathers Corner.  It's hard to believe that Claire will soon by 17, can now drive on her own and is starting her last year of high school.   Maggie, who just turned 14 is excited to start high school and is almost as tall as Mom.  Liam starts Gr 6 in just 2 weeks, and although he can't wait for hockey season to start, has decided "busking" at the corn table with his violin/fiddle between corn sales is something he can add.  Ella just turned 9 (hard to believe) and loves to chat to everyone who stops in.  She was quite excited on the weekend when she was told she looks exactly like Grandma Bernadette, who sadly passed away before any of this generation of Doris' were born.

Corn supply continues to be great - it really has been an amazing corn season.  This weekend is a prime time for a get-together with friends so be sure to give us a call and place your corn order.  Also this weekend we'll be taking part in the first annual Otonabee South Monaghan Township Farms, Fields and Food Tour.  More to come on that later!

We really should add a picture - but will have to wait until we're all in one place at once!
Looking forward to seeing you at the corn table!  Don't forget to like "Dorisdale Farm" on Facebook and follow @Dorisdalefarm on Twitter for all the latest corn news!

Saturday 8 August 2015

Corn Addiction

We admit it.  We eat a lot of corn at Dorisdale....twice a day for sure and it's been known as a breakfast food too (got to taste test new varieties before selling).  We even freeze it and make relish and salsa to last all year long.  That might classify us as having a corn addiction.

I love that bloggers and foodies have created #cornweek and #cornmonth.  We've been enjoying corn biscuits, corn chowder and soup, corn salads, boiled corn, grilled corn, corn on the cob - yes we may have a problem! So many recipes and so much deliciousness.

We just had this delicious Smoky Corn Chowder we just enjoyed is here - bacon, garlic, corn, onions, potato and broccoli (I also threw in some garden fresh green beans). Yum!

Check out http://www.chatelaine.com/recipe/brunch/corn-tomato-and-basil-omelette/ and http://abbylangernutrition.com/ for more examples.  I'll share more recipe ideas that have Doris family approval.

I must admit though, we've never struggled with not having enough time to eat from the cob.  Not sure I could handle the mess, but why not give this a try...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZobqUJvb9A  Let us know if it works for you :)  With kids and husband, we already pick up a lot of corn kernels after every meal!

Stop by Dorisdale for your sweet corn fix this weekend! We have both white and bi-colour on the table.

Note - the kernels on a Dorisdale cob are much more tender and juicy than on this one!

Saturday 1 August 2015

Come and Get It!

We've had a busy few days with corn selling as fast as we can pick it!  It may be because of the summer heat, the Civic Holiday weekend, Food Day Canada or something else (the amazing home grown, fresh picked corn!), we've been happy to see so many customers!

It's great to hear that people are waiting anxiously for our signs to go up roadside.  It's also amazing to hear the stories from our regular customers and neighbours.  We had  someone yesterday mention they've been buying corn for over 30 years and another who noted this was his 28th summer of Dorisdale Farm Sweet Corn!  We certainly appreciate our loyal following and the commitment to both eating and buying local.

We're back at it today with white corn, a favourite of ours called "Edelweiss" that just makes you hum songs from The Sound of Music!!  Pete has just returned from the field with a bi-colour variety that we're quite pleased with called "Allure".  We must be alluring!

Here's a couple of pictures of the kids hard at work yesterday.  


 Claire was at the Keene Farmers Market.


Liam Maggie and Ella worked the table here at Dorisdale Farm.

Hope to see you at the corn table at Dorisdale Farm.  Have a fabulous, safe and corn filled weekend!  Be sure to visit today and make Food Day Canada a celebration with our locally grown, sweet corn as part of a meal today!