Most things are growing, in spite of the drought! The well was run dry a week ago, and though it has filled again to a few feet, water must be used sparingly. The hose that hangs in the picture above isn’t connected to a source of water, so it sort of sums up the situation. [...]
Archive > May 2010
Fabulous Flower Faeries
Thank you Caroline for the gorgeous pictures! We are so very lucky to have been gifted with these loving and strong and giggly and wise girls. They sure bring lots of liveliness and colour to the farm.
Bâaaaaah!
The goats are here! The goats are here! Certainly not the same as having a cow, but sometimes the universe sends us a gift and we are happy to oblige. Thank you Mel for this exciting new learning opportunity! There are six in all – a big Mama (Biquette), her eldest daughter (Pepper), Biquette’s latest [...]
Zen weeding and project tackling
Aside from making the most delicious tikka masala and being skilled at making our kids squeal and giggle, Louai is also an amazing weeder – meticulous and zen and efficient. The greenhouse looks incredible! I hope that our woofers get as much out of their stay at the farm as we get from their presence. [...]
Mama Bird
Half live bird mask – think it’ll ever take off as a fashion trend? This little guy (um, or gal) is one of two who hatched from the second batch. We tried to integrate him with the teenage birds in the summer coop and they were a little hard on him – probably given the [...]
Frustrating Frost
As some of you may have noticed, there was a fairly significant frost last night. We knew it was coming and moved the tomatoes out of the greenhouse just in case. However, since I was happily caught up in some silly play with the kids and our current woofer Louai, I didn’t think of harvesting [...]
Member work bees
When we decided (after much debate) to ask — no, require — our members to come out to the farm for a work session once during the year, my expectations for what might be accomplished were quite low. We’ll just focus on the fun, walk around the farm, get to know folks, meet the children… [...]
Camp site development
As you can see from these photos, the campsite for our interns is progressing very well, thanks to the help of our good friend Jean-François! The photo above shows the first tent installed, and below are the platforms for the second tent and outdoor kitchen. Now we need to furnish and equip the campsite, and [...]
Spring Celebration Soup
There’s this recipe book I love love love, that I have probably already mentioned on here, Simply in Season. And although I have many a favourite soup (Cool Ginger Peach Cashew, closely followed by Maple Syrup Butternut, are at the very top of the list), I look forward to this one all year. It’s so [...]
New Rooster
Here’s our new rooster, thanks to our friends Carine and Luc. We’re pretty sure he’s a Rhode Island Red, though perhaps not fully mature. So far, we still have last year’s laying hens, although we’re down to 8 after a few run-ins with local wildlife. The idea with this rooster is to breed a new [...]
