Mumm’s Sprouting Seed - December 2003 Newsletter -

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Christmas Closing We’re closing for Christmas holidays from December 24 through January 4. If you need anything shipped before Christmas, please let us know as early as possible in the week of December 15.

Winter scene, near our back door

-ON OUR FARM THIS YEAR:

We’ve come through another dry year here, like most of Saskatchewan. Most crops are short in quantity, but make up for it in great sprouting quality.

We had a great Daikon radish crop, and moderate wheat yields. Our alfalfa seed yields weren’t good, but fortunately some other Saskatchewan organic producers have good crops and supplies should be adequate. We harvested a small crop of hulless oats.

It was too dry in the spring to plant some of the specialty small seeded items like cress, broccoli raab, mustard, and alfalfa.

Commercial Sprouter News

We have good quality but small stocks of  Basil, Beet, Onions, Green Grams, Black Lentils, and Buckwheat.

Between our crop and other Saskatchewan farmers, we’ll be able to continue to supply productive Spring Wheat for wheatgrass.

Peas – We have good supplies of green and yellow peas for short sprouts. We also have fair supplies of small green peas for leafy shoots (like Majorette). Marrowfat peas for short sprouts are out, but will back in stock within about 3 weeks. We have large amounts of speckled peas for tall shoot production.

NEW ITEMS, OR BACK IN STOCK
 

·         We have limited quantities of Chicory and Endive, for trial. These might be good as a small part of a mix, or soil grown for greens.

·         We also have limited Swiss Chard, which grows a nice green, with light pink stems, in soil.

·         A small amount of Coriander and Caraway will be available later this winter, for those wanting to experiment with flavour.

·         Fennel – We have very high germination fennel, best ever.

·         Dwarf Gray Sugar Peas – our growers had trouble with drought, leaving us with a small crop, which isn’t cleaned yet. Let us know if you want to be notified of availability. 

·         Red Cabbage – we’ve just run out of a very nice brilliant red stock, but we have more of the same on order. If you want larger quantities or regular supplies let us know right away.

·         We have no Fenugreek, Brown Mustard, Kamut, Crimson Lentils, or Popcorn at present, but samples are on the way and we should have most later this winter.

Christmas closing– We’re closing for Christmas holidays from December 24 through January 4. If you need anything shipped before Christmas, please let us know as early as possible in the week of December 15.