Well, it’s a done deal! In 2 months we will own this farm house, along with the 40 acres around it. The house is very small so we’ll be looking at putting an addition on it in the very near future. But the property has a lot of exciting benefits too. There is a year-round [...]
Well, first an apology: If you were a faithful reader and you happen to still come around and read this, I’m sorry I stopped posting so abruptly. It didn’t seem right to be posting on my farm blog anymore since I had made the decision to take a hiatus from farming. But the time for [...]
It’s with a bit of mixed feelings that I announce that we are officially selling our place. We’ve been wavering back and forth all summer about this. The main (and probably only) reason for selling is that we are planning on moving back to Southern Ontario. Both my and my wife’s families are there and [...]
So in deciding not to go to the Carleton Place market yesterday, I find myself with a ridiculous amount of tomatoes and melons. The upside for the CSA families is that I’m trying to spread some of the abundance around. In the picture above you can see Lara’s minivan loaded with 4 shares. Each share [...]
On Saturday my neighbour came and tilled a bunch of space to expand the garden. I’m very excited to have this done. He has a 5′ tiller mounted on the back of his tractor which cuts through the thick matted hay field like butter. This would have taken me days if not weeks to do [...]
Chickens
The chickens are enjoying their new freedom and dispensing of any earthworms immediately outside the greenhouse. They’ve been confined to the greenhouse all winter and seem happy to explore other areas again. I’m eager to get them into their summer home (a movable coop and electric fencing) so I can get to work inside the [...]
I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and start a CSA this summer. I’ve been planning and plotting a move to farming for some time now, but haven’t had the guts to take the plunge until now. I’m starting very small this year: A 5-family trial CSA and possibly some market visits with overflow in [...]
