It's a Bonnie Supplement, but it's Not Ginseng! At King Lake Farms, Remi often gets asked about the differences in types of ginseng. In southwestern Ontario, we grow North American ginseng or Panax quinquefolius . In Latin, Panax means “all-healing” and quinquefolius refers to the five leaves of the ginseng plant.        The other ginseng is Asian or Korean ginseng or Panax ginseng . Both types of ginseng have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for centuries and the former in...

If you’re new to the smoothie world, this might not be the drink for you. “Add a pinch of ginseng to your favourite smoothie recipe” is a phrase you’re probably wondering about and I would encourage you to click on Remi’s Farm Life Smoothie recipe  instead.  However, if you are like us and are now a committed daily smoothie or juice enthusiast for the health benefits, you’re in the right place. Whether your life involves driving the tractor, doing school drop off, or acing your work day,...

Is there anything better than apple picking? The crisp fall air, tart and juicy apples, and the perfect taste of harvest. At King Lake Farms, we have our own apple trees and I love making apple sauce, baking with apples and doing fun “taste tests” between the red and green apples with the kids. So, what better way to incorporate ginseng than into a sweet Apple Crumble ?  Serves 6 Ingredients: 10 apples (I use a blend of whatever I have) peeled, cored, sliced 2 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp lemon...