A Brief History of Organic Farming (at Zettel Family Farms) By Ted Zettel Part One: Beginnings In 1982, on the day of my first contact with a real organic farmer, I was a progressive young dairy farmer working in partnership with my Dad, who had taken over the family farm from his Dad. I got […]
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Why I Love Potatoes By Ted Zettel Sr. The potato is perhaps the best plant on the planet! I may be slightly biased toward love of the “pomme de terre”, having grown up on a farm in Southwestern Ontario, within a community descended from German and Irish immigrants. Throughout my childhood, we ate potatoes every […]
September 2017 Newsletter “The White Stuff” The labour day long weekend is upon us – ushered in with a touch of frost as the temperature dips to 4 degrees Celsius overnight. This has been one of the wettest coolest summers on record for Ontario, perfect for growing pasture, potatoes and leafy greens. The tomato crop, […]
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Zettel Family Farms Chepstow, Ontario Ted: 519-881-8773 info@zettelfamilyfarms.ca May Newsletter Spring has sprung, and by looking around the farm you’d never know it was winter. Animals and plants are everywhere! Read on! Scroll to the bottom for NEW PRODUCTS and our spring pork sale! On the Grass Of all the pleasures of life on a […]
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“Natural”? What does it mean? The short answer is; Not much! If you see this descriptor on a food label, be cautious and ask questions before purchasing. As pioneers in the organic food movement, we fought long and hard to achieve a federal regulation which defines the word “organic” and requires that those who use […]
Winter is on the run! Hello to all our brave friends who have survived the ups and downs, snowstorms and thaws of this year’s wild Ontario winter. In Bruce County where are farm is located, we get lots of “lake effect snow”, forming over Lake Huron and dumping on us 20 miles inland, driven by […]