Karen Graham
At Barry McCamus` farm stand in Cavan, they are already into their second crop of corn. This farmer prefers to stick to one type of corn, and it`s a popular one: Peaches and Cream. In order to extend the season, their crop is staggered, with planting occurring every other week for 6 weeks, which extends their season from late July until mid-September.
Brittany helps customers with fresh daily produce at Johnston Family Farm Market in Bailieboro.
Ontario grows three types of sweet corn: standard, sugar-enhanced and supersweet. Each contains three different colour groups: yellow, bicolour (yellow-and-white) and white. The types of corn vary by sugar content, which runs from 9 to 16 per cent in traditional normal types and escalates up to 44 percent in the supersweet types. All offer the benefits of folate, fibre and vitamin C…
