CTV News Edmonton has reported:

Farmers are assessing their crop yields as outdoor market season ends, following record-breaking rainfall in the Edmonton region that delayed planting and affected produce quality and quantity. Sunday was the final day of the Callingwood Farmers’ Market season.

“This year we weren’t even scratching the field until the end of April/beginning of May,” said Shane Erdmann at the market on Sunday. He said crops normally started from seed in mid-April were pushed back to early May this year.

Erdmann’s Garden and Greenhouses, the family-owned farm founded in 1983, is north of Bon Accord. It grows fresh field vegetables and operates more than 12,000 square feet of greenhouse space. Erdmann said heavy rainfall affected both the quantity and quality of the farm’s product.

Mark Dowhaniuk, assistant manager of the Callingwood Farmers’ Market, described the season for vendors as uneven. “It has been a trying season. I know the vendors here have been pretty lucky with their crops… Some are a little bit later than usual… there are definitely some local farms that did take it a little bit harder,” he said.

The market’s outdoor season has now concluded. CTV News Edmonton’s Noah Rishaug contributed files to the report.