Rural Roots

Rural Roots Greenhouse, Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program, On Farm store, DIY flowers

June 7thI’m writing this as I wait for strawberry sauce to boil for crèpes. I’ve been trying to find words to reflect o...
06/07/2026

June 7th

I’m writing this as I wait for strawberry sauce to boil for crèpes. I’ve been trying to find words to reflect on this season, but right now, it’s one huge blur. Our season is such a funny thing. Planning for this season started a year ago, prep started months ago, and then for 4 weeks, we put our heads down and hang on for the ride. (I might be mixing my metaphors there?).

Every year there is weather that makes me consider an office job. Every year there is a point where I realize that we just won’t keep up with lawn work, and I have missed 100s of messages. Every year we excavate some fuzzy food from the fridge, and agree not to add up what we spent on convenience food this month. Every year there are 1-3 bad customer interactions max that would have made me cry 10 years ago, and hundreds of wonderful ones that make me beyond grateful that this is my life. Every year I mess up the hours somewhere, or forget to change my voicemail, or the road sign, or find out I’ve been charging 1/2 of what it should have been for some thing because I forgot a decimal on my till.

Yet every year, you come out, show up, and remind us why we do this. You brave potholes and dogs and gale force winds to talk to us about shade plants (we agree there are never enough) and Blight Resistant Tomatoes (game changers) and that flowers remind us of so many things: people we love, loved ones who are gone, that summers are too fleeting and life flies by and we all just want something to help us slow down for a bit.

I admit, I’m really bad at the slowing down part. (Last night I worked until 5:30 and this morning I was out by 7). But plants and nature really do have a way of teaching that! And so I will try to learn the lesson today by making crèpes and hauling out the patio cushions, and hopefully meeting a perfect new nephew! And tomorrow we we clean up, and put so many vegetable and cut flowers in the ground for our CSA and Farm Store. And Tuesday the Future Farmer and I are going shopping for wedding outfits for a family wedding next month. And the peonies are starting and time marches on.

So that’s it, except to say Thank You for being here and coming along with us.

All of our plants that are left are available now for Self Serve. They’re the ones in these photos. Come in, make your choices, add your total. We accept cash or e-transfer.

FLASH SALE!It's that time of year again -- for 4 hours only this Saturday, June 6th from 9AM to 1PM. We started these an...
06/05/2026

FLASH SALE!

It's that time of year again -- for 4 hours only this Saturday, June 6th from 9AM to 1PM.

We started these annual sales a number of years ago, while I was still in New Lowell, and revived them in 2020. We know how many of you love this morning, and we do too. It's our way to say thank you for all of your support during what is a fast, furious, and SHORT season. We know many of you have waited for it especially this year as people everywhere tighten their belts -- Trust us, we feel it here too. It also helps us to get our lovingly grown plants to new homes so we can turn our attention to our next chapter for the year -- planting and growing our acre of vegetables and cut flowers for our Farm Store, Special Events, and our Community Supported Agriculture Program.

If you're new to these, PLEASE READ through all of the post for the info. If you're familiar with our flash sales.... PLEASE READ through all of the post for the info.

All of our plants are on sale and up to 70% off. We still have annuals (4" plants are $2.25), hanging baskets ($6-$45), patio pots ($12-$45), shrubs such as Hydrangeas, fruit shrubs, Lilacs, Peonies, and more (50% off), a big selection of lovingly grown perennials ($3-$8 for most), plus lots of vegetable plants and specialty annuals.

More things you might need to know:

We accept debit, credit card, cash or e-transfer. We cheer for people who choose cash and e-transfer for our flash sale, as the `2% taken to process cards cuts into the pretty razor thin margins. Our email is [email protected] if you want to add it to your bank app ahead of time.

Early birds will NOT get the worm. They will be forced to stay wormless until 9am. We have morning chores and much work to do before we open.

Our address is 2674 County Road 42, Stayner.

We love your four legged friends, but ask that you please leave them at home, as this is a working farm, and we have both guardian dogs and biosecurity concerns. Our Parking Marshal Rose is retired military and is excellent at enforcing this.

We regret that we can't answer individual questions about what we have or how things are priced before tomorrow. We are a small team, and there's still a lot to do tomorrow before the sale (and once it starts we are running!). I will try to post photos to our stories tonight, but I make no promises.

Our sale ends at 1pm, and then we will be trying to take our first day off in...... well, I don't remember how long. I genuinely may try to turn off my phone, and finish the book that's been on top of the pile of emotional support books beside my bed for months. I may also just sleep for 14 hours.

IF all goes well, we will try to have everything that's left (and trust me, we're hoping it isn't much!) ready for Self Serve right away. We will post when Self Serve is ready to go, so check our social media first. What we do have left will be available with payment by cash or e-transfer only.

From here on out, we'll have our veggies, cut flowers, larger perennials, mums, and much more available at our Self Serve Farm Store here on the farm. It's open 7 days a week, during daylight hours.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU so much for your support! We are always grateful.

-Heidi and team

Our FRIDAY Door Crasher: Our 4-in-1 Combination Fruit Trees are only $90 (Reg $129.99). These trees have 4 varieties gr...
06/05/2026

Our FRIDAY Door Crasher: Our 4-in-1 Combination Fruit Trees are only $90 (Reg $129.99). These trees have 4 varieties grafted on a main stem, so you only need one for pollination. Also, everything else is 15% off! And stay tuned for exciting news about tomorrow.

Details:

⏰: Open 9am to 4pm until June 5
📍: 2674 County Road 42, Stayner, ON
💰: We accept debit, e-transfer, cash, credit cards.

Just a note for this week: We try, but we don’t always see messages on all of the various platforms we need to check. The best way to get a hold of us are to email [email protected] or Text 705-305-3514. Thank you for your understanding as our tired little team chugs along.

Our THURSDAY Door Crasher is that all of our 4” Annuals are Buy 2 Get 1 Free. This includes our 4” pots like petunias, ...
06/03/2026

Our THURSDAY Door Crasher is that all of our 4” Annuals are Buy 2 Get 1 Free. This includes our 4” pots like petunias, geraniums, verbena, million bells, and more.

Details:

⏰: Open 9am to 4pm until June 5
📍: 2674 County Road 42, Stayner, ON
💰: We accept debit, e-transfer, cash, credit cards.

Just a note for this week: We try, but we don’t always see messages on all of the various platforms we need to check. The best way to get a hold of us are to email [email protected] or Text 705-305-3514. Thank you for your understanding as our tired little team chugs along.

Okay, so it’s a bit late (it’s been an evening here), but our WEDNESDAY deal is a great one: all of our Large 6 pack an...
06/03/2026

Okay, so it’s a bit late (it’s been an evening here), but our WEDNESDAY deal is a great one: all of our Large 6 pack annuals are Buy 1 Get 1 Free! (Reg. $5.99). Still available: our fancy Zinnias (Queen Series anyone?), fancy Cosmos, gorgeous strawflowers in silvery pink, apricot, deep burgundy and pastels (great for cutting), Celosias, Asters, Verbena Bonariensis, Snapdragons, Marigolds, Trachellium, Ivory Princess Calendula, Geraniums, and so many more. We are also featuring our Lisianthus in the BOGO sale (Re. $9.99)

TUESDAY’S “Door Crasher even though we don’t have doors”: Perennials are Buy 2, Get 1 Free. This includes our 4” ($5.50...
06/02/2026

TUESDAY’S “Door Crasher even though we don’t have doors”: Perennials are Buy 2, Get 1 Free. This includes our 4” ($5.50), 1 quart ($8.99) and 1 gallon ($14.99) sizes.

Details:

⏰: Open 9am to 4pm until June 5
📍: 2674 County Road 42, Stayner, ON
💰: We accept debit, e-transfer, cash, credit cards.

Just a note for this week: We try, but we don’t always see messages on all of the various platforms we need to check. The best ways to get a hold of us are to email [email protected] or Text 705-305-3514. Thank you for your understanding as our tired little team chugs along.

June is upon us, and to celebrate what is likely to be our last week being open here for Spring Sales (before we transit...
06/01/2026

June is upon us, and to celebrate what is likely to be our last week being open here for Spring Sales (before we transition to Self Serve for our remaining flowers while we try madly to catch up in the field!), we are going to have a daily Door Crasher (although Jen would like to point out that we don’t really have doors to crash 🤪). We have some great ones planned for you, and after today I will be sure to post them the night before so you don’t miss them!

Today we are featuring our 11” terracotta hanging baskets, both flower and strawberry. They’re only $12, or 2/$20 (reg. $19.99).

Details:

⏰: Open 9am to 4pm until June 5
📍: 2674 County Road 42, Stayner, ON
💰: We accept debit, e-transfer, cash, credit cards.

Just a note for this week: We try, but we don’t always see messages on all of the various platforms we need to check. The best way to get a hold of us are to email [email protected] or Text 705-305-3514. Thank you for your understanding as our tired little team chugs along.

If you're a "one slice of tomato to cover the entire slice of bread" kind of a person, then #1. You're my kind of perso...
05/28/2026

If you're a "one slice of tomato to cover the entire slice of bread" kind of a person, then #1. You're my kind of person, and #2. You might like to try these Buffalo Sun tomatoes -- a massive beefsteak with massive Late Blight Resistance too.

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2674 County Road 42
Stayner, ON
L0M1S0

Telephone

(705)3053514

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