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Bringing in the crop

By

Mike Sturk

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Published: August 20, 2020

Hutterite boys collect garlic seed in the colony garden in preparation for next year’s crop. | Mike Sturk photo

Hutterite boys collect garlic seed in the colony garden in preparation for next year’s crop. | Mike Sturk photo

Members of the Parkland Hutterite colony are harvesting the bounty of their vegetable crops. From garlic and cucumbers to corn, they store and sell their garden produce. | Mike Sturk photos

Samuel Wipf receives another ear for his armload of corn from Linda Wipf in the Parkland Colony garden. The corn will be sold at the the Nanton farmers’ market Saturday morning. | Mike Sturk photo

Hutterite boys from the garden crew take a well-synchronized drink during a break from work. | Mike Sturk photo

Phillip Wipf passes a bunch of dill to William Wipf. | Mike Sturk photo

Linda Wipf weighs a bag of small pickling cucumbers in the Parkland Colony root cellar. | Mike Sturk photo