The community garden is simply a space that we have made available to families from Ottawa who want to grow some of their own food and get some fresh air. It’s taken shape quickly over the last couple of months, and after a big push this week to plough and till the area, there was [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Tilling Marathon
We are committed to ensuring Joel’s back makes it through this season, but we also have to seize every opportunity granted by the weather. Since it has been lovely lately, our wet clay has had time to dry, and we’ve been doing daily blitzes with the walk-behind-tractor (aka BCS). Our awesome helper/friend/cousin Aaron has already [...]
Springing into Spring
Don’t you just adore the smells of spring? Be it the freshly fallen rain (well, not this year) or freshly cut grass (well, maybe that’s more satisfying then nice smelling), but you can’t argue with all the lovely, fragrant flowers! Apple blossoms and lilacs, oh my! Soon to be added to the seasonal mix is [...]
The new tool
So, how many geeks does it take to figure out how this tool works? They just figured it out. Talk about a time, and back, saver! It’s called a Hatfield transplanter. How silly we feel to have taken so long to purchase one. This picture does not do it justice – but my pocket sized [...]
