Snyder's Sweet Corn

🌽 Today is Thursday July 25th 🌽

Our Farm Stand will be OPEN today from 9AM-7PM with LOTS of fresh picked Gourmet Sweet AWESOME sweet corn for all of you to enjoy!

🌽 From the mouths of babes are some of our greatest compliments! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Wednesday July 24th 🌽

Who else is excited to grow up with Snyder’s Corn?!?

Our Farm Stand will be OPEN today from 9AM-7PM with LOTS of fresh picked Gourmet Sweet AWESOME sweet corn for all of you to enjoy and start your own Snyders Corn traditions!

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🌽 Today is Tuesday July 23rd 🌽

Our Farm Stand will be open today from 9AM-7PM with lots of Gourmet Sweet AWESOME corn for you to enjoy!!

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🌽 Today is Monday July 22nd 🌽

Our Farm Stand will be OPEN today from 9AM-7PM!!

🌽 It’s time to eat some more corn! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Sunday July 21st 🌽

OUR FARM STAND IS CLOSED TODAY!

After an absolutely ‘corn-tastic’ opening day, all of our Corny Crew need a rest and time to recharge for the corn filled week ahead!

Words of thanks do not adequately represent our appreciation for their hard work and joy filled smiles nor for your support of our family farm. We have been truly blessed and are in awe as we take this day to rest and reflect!

We will reopen on MONDAY JULY 22nd at 9AM and look very forward to serving you more corn then!

🌽 Enjoy your weekend and your corn 🌽

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🌽 Today is Saturday July 20th 🌽

Our Farm Stand is OPEN TODAY from 9AM-7PM with LOTS of delicious Awesome sweet corn for you and your family to enjoy!

Our Corny Crew will be ready and eager to serve you all and here’s a few things we’d like you to know:

🌽 Our prices are the same as last season!!! A Snyder Dozen is $10 and a Snyder 1/2 Dozen is $5 We accept any kind of debit or credit card as payment as well as cash!

🌽 We are a first come-first served stand and are unable to hold, set aside or pre order corn because we pack up corn fresh for each customer! Our crop looks very consistent and we are not anticipating any interruptions in supply. We have a wonderful Corny Crew who will be working hard to serve everyone quickly and efficiently…please be kind to them and each other and enjoy the experience of coming to our farm!

🌽 Our Farm Stand is open Monday-Saturday 9am-7pm including holiday Mondays (as supply allows) (Check here first as I update quickly if anything crazy happens with the corn supply!)

🌽 We are closed Sundays to allow our Corny Crew time to rest and recharge!

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🌽 Today is Friday July 19th 🌽

Tomorrow is opening day here at our Farm Stand!

Our Corny Crew will be ready and eager to serve you all lots of our delicious Snyder’s Corn for your weekend festivities and enjoyment!!

Here’s a few things we’d like you to know:

🌽 Our prices are the same as last season!!! A Snyder Dozen is $10 and a Snyder 1/2 Dozen is $5 We accept any kind of debit or credit card as payment as well as cash!

🌽 Once we begin our harvest on Saturday July 20th our hours will be Monday-Saturday from 9am-7pm at our Farm Stand always as supply allows! (Check here first as I update quickly if anything crazy happens with the corn supply!)

🌽 We are a first come-first served stand and are unable to hold, set aside or pre order corn because we pack up corn fresh for each customer! Our crop looks very consistent and we are not anticipating any interruptions in supply. We have a wonderful Corny Crew who will be working hard to serve everyone quickly and efficiently…please be kind to them and each other and enjoy the experience of coming to our farm!

We all love what we do and who we do it for and are looking very forward to greeting you tomorrow!

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…1 SLEEP!! 🌽

Our Farm Stand will be opening Saturday July 20th at 9 AM!

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🌽 Today is Thursday July 18th 🌽

It’s starting to look a lot like corn season!

Parking lot prep has begun…

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…2 SLEEPS!! 🌽

Our Farm Stand will be opening Saturday July 20th at 9 AM!

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🌽 Today is Wednesday July 17th 🌽

Good morning everyone...yet another sleep completed!

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…3 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Tuesday July 16th 🌽

Just gonna put this out there for those marking off their calendar…

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…4 SLEEPS!! 🌽

Our Farm Stand will be opening on Saturday July 20th at 9 AM!!

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🌽 Today is Monday July 15th 🌽

It’s also been training day here at Snyder’s!!

Let me proudly introduce you to our 2024 Corny Crew!

We are all so excited to serve you corn this Saturday July 20th at 9AM 🤗

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…5 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Sunday July 14th 🌽

Good morning all you lovers of Snyder’s Sweet Corn!

And What a glorious morning it is to announce our official 2024…

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…6 SLEEPS!! 🌽

Our Farm Stand will be opening Saturday, July 20th at 9AM!

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🌽 Today is Wednesday July 3rd 🌽

🌽 POLLINATION IS WELL UNDERWAY 🌽

What an exciting time…the process of pollination is in full swing here at Snyder’s Sweet Corn!

Once the plant has stretched out and the tassels are reaching for the sky, the timing is perfect for the cobs to put out their silks! Now between wind and other natural efforts, the pollen will release from the tassels and land on the awaiting and sticky silks.

Did you know that each silk is attached to a kernel of corn, much like an umbilical cord to a baby? Once pollinated, the silk will naturally disconnect from the kernel and start to dry down and turn brown. Now each kernel will begin to plump up and be filled with the sweet and delicious flavour we all enjoy!

🌽 We are anticipating our 2024 harvest start date to be Saturday July 20th…just 17 SLEEPS to go! 🌽

Looking very forward to serving you then!

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🌽 Today is Monday July 1st 🌽

From our Corny Crew to yours…

🇨🇦 HAPPY CANADA DAY 🇨🇦

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…19 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Thursday June 20th 🌽

My man knows how to thrill my corn loving heart! Some girls get flowers but I prefer cobs of corn!!!

Here nestled deep inside its cosy sheath is our first cob of corn! It may be small but it is definitely mighty as it has already decided how many rows around and how many delicious kernels might be enjoyed! If you look closely you can even see the tiny silks shooting out of each individual kernel!

It won’t be long now until silks are visible down the row and ready to begin pollination!

Stay tuned for the next exciting chapter of our 2024 crop 🤗

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…32 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Friday June 14th 🌽

TASSLE IN THE WHORL!

Can you see what we see?!?!

This friendly little face represents the beginning stages of reproduction in our sweet corn crop! The tassel represents the male flower on a corn plant. The pollination process will be here before you know it…but we will be sure to keep you posted so you don’t miss a moment of this a-maiz-ing journey! 🤗

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…38 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Tuesday June 4th 🌽

Growing…growing…growing!!

Just look at all that root structure, leaf mass and a tassel!

This corn is getting ready to stretch out in the next few days 🤗 and really start sucking in the sunshine and converting it to food!

What an incredible masterpiece each plant is!

(This plant called out to us that it wanted to be sacrificed for the education of our community 🙃)

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…48 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Monday May 27th 🌽

The corn is growing along as is our family!!!

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating our daughter Olivia’s wedding here on our farm!

💍 Let us introduce Mr & Mrs Joel and Olivia Smith 💍

Welcome to our Corny Crew Joel!

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…56 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Monday May 13th 🌽

This baby corn needs help…and we are up to the task 🤗

In previous seasons we had to walk each row of corn searching for and releasing each of these little guys with Snyder Loving Care. While walking and bending was great exercise, it was challenging to help them all through in a timely manner. Pulling corn plants up through the holes before they become sun bleached is an important step in maximizing the plants ability to feed itself through photosynthesis!

Meet ‘Penny’ our ‘Corn Pulling Pal’! Penny is a super efficient and safe way to get down low in the field and find our little friends in need of rescuing!

While it is still a relatively slow process, it’s definitely less tedious and we are thankful for another opportunity to steward our crop for you!

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…70 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Thursday May 9th 🌽

Down the row we grow!

What a great day when you can row corn 🤗

Each seed is planted 8” apart under our biodegradable ‘plastic’ and each row is spaced every 30” across the field.

We grow our sweet corn crop on the same row every year using sub inch GPS technology. This practice allows us to ‘drive where we drive’ and ‘grow where we grow’ in an effort to eliminate compaction in the root zone. Compaction reduces soil aeration and can stunt the root development which leads to weaker plants and stressed corn.

Happy corn = happy customers!!

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN… 74 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Tuesday May 7th 🌽

We planted our first ‘bare ground’ sweet corn yesterday afternoon!

This process is a 2 man job on initial setup to ensure that the equipment is operating at peak performance 🤗

All settings are double checked and once some corn is in the ground we check that spacing and depth are correct. .

If you look closely you will see 2 little pink seeds nestled snuggly in the ground with no sign of how they got there! This is a job well done!

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…76 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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UPDATE for May 17!!!

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We have received a record number of applications which is very exciting! As there are limited positions available and in an effort get all of the interviews done in a timely manner, we are going to move up our application deadline to May 31st!
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🌽 Today is Monday May 6th 🌽

What a beautiful day it is here on our farm 😊

While we work away to get ready for our 2024 season I can’t help but think of all of the people needed to join our family during the upcoming harvest time 🌽

If you know someone or are someone who is looking for part time work from mid July thru Labour Day and love the idea of working outside in a fast paced and fun environment...if hard work and sleeping well at night appeals to you...if you’re turning 14 or more in 2024..then head on over to our HELP US page at snyderscorn.ca and click on the JOB APPLICATION tab before May 31st!

I will be hosting interviews at that time for all that apply to work with us so don't delay, get your applications in today!

We look forward to meeting with you soon!

🌽 Today is Sunday May 5th 🌽

Some real excitement on this field check!!!!

Our first spikes of 2024 are beginning to emerge 🤗

Can I get a ‘whoo-whoo’ ?!?!? ✋🤚

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…78 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Saturday May 4th 🌽

Todays field check revealed more parts that are the foundation of our developing corn plant!

Lateral seminal roots

These unsung heros are what will bring nutrients to the young plant and help anchor it in the soil!

Mesocotyl

The mesocotyl is the tubular, white, stemlike tissue connecting the seed and the base of the coleoptile. Basically it is the beginning of what we see as the stalk of the plant below the soil 🤗

Radicle Root

And of course the radicle root will continue to grow downward into the soil, anchoring the seedling and many fibrous roots will shoot off of it.

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…79 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Evening crop check!!! 🌽

Just 10 hours have gone by since our last photo op and that tiny sprout has already sent out its radicle root.

The radicle root absorbs water and nutrients and supplies it to the leaves for starting photosynthesis.

🌽 This is a-maize-ing 🌽

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🌽 And this is how we do it!!! 🌽

First sprout is less than 72 hours after planting!

So incredible the power of a seed when the conditions are ideal!

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🌽 Today is Thursday May 2nd 🌽

I can see a difference…can you see a difference?!?

The seed on the left was freshly planted and photographed on Monday at 2 pm and the seed on the right was checked on Wednesday at 12:45 pm.

In just 48 hours our first planting of Awesome sweet corn has already absorbed lots of moisture and is ‘plumping up’ nicely and on the verge of sending out its sprout!

Keep following along as we watch our crop grow and share this incredible journey of life from Field to Fork!

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…81 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Monday April 29th 🌽

It’s finally here…planting day! At least it’s Day 1 of planting 🤗

Planting into the biodegradable mulch…aka ‘plastic’…is a VERY slow process!

As the 2 row poly planter runs along the field, it pokes a hole and drops a seed every 8”. Each seed is nestled into the soil to a depth of about 1-1/2” and hopefully into a nice warm and moist seed bed.

Thomas drives less than 2 MPH and has about 6 acres to plant which will take about 8 hours! Be sure to give him a honk and a wave as you drive by…he will be there for a while yet 🤪

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🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…84 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Monday April 22nd! 🌽

While it’s always a good day here on our farm, today is a GREAT day! It’s finally ’plastic’ laying day 🤗

Each year spring is announced in Haldimand County by the shimmering rows of biodegradable mulch laying in our bridge flats field along the mighty Grand River!

While there are no seeds in the ground yet, we have been busy preparing the soil so that our mulch layer can do its job well. This mulch will act a bit like a greenhouse and heat the soil and maintain the moisture for when the seeds are planted in just a few days from now!

Not to worry about this product staying around too long because it will have completely decomposed by the time summer is over without leaving and harmful residues in our soil! We love our bio-technology!

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…92 SLEEPS!! 🌽

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🌽 Today is Saturday April 20th 🌽

What does a Snyder do when the equipment is ready and they are waiting for the land to be fit to start working ground?

We do seed germ tests!!

We test the germination of the seed to make sure that we have realistic expectations of how many viable plants we can expect to grow from the seeds planted!

After aligning the individual seeds in rows and columns, we cover with paper towels and then moisten daily. The seeds are then nestled under a warm blanket to create cozy dark growing conditions that mimic their life in the soil. Three days later we count the sprouted kernels and enter the data into a spreadsheet to give us our average germ.

What a great way to spend a cool Saturday in April!

🌽 COUNTDOWN TO CORN…94 SLEEPS!! 🌽
(We’re down to double digits!)

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