Why is the Ewe Blue? Answer at the bottom of this post.

Meanwhile the next filming day is Wednesday October 15th.

We have changed our hours to accommodate customers needs and help manage the inconvenience.

Normal hours Wed – Friday October 8 – 10 10.30am – 5pm

Thanksgiving Weekend

Saturday October 11th OPEN 9am – 5pm

Wed Oct 15th CLOSED

Thursday Oct 16th 9am – 5pm

Friday Oct 17th 9am – 5 pm

Saturday Oct 18th 9am – 5pm

To get spring lambs we rent a ram to service our ewes. To keep track of who gets bred, and when, we use a marker on the ram, blue at the moment. After 15 days we will change colours so we catch if someone was re bred. This way we know when to start watching the ladies in the maternity stables at the end of February onwards

Our hours are back to normal, though not much around here would classify as normal..

Back to Regular hours for now, Sept 24 thru Oct 4th

10.30 – 5 Wednesday through Friday

9 – 5 Saturday

First week of participating in the TV world is drawing to a close as they undress the farm today after a very full day of action that went well into the night. What an experience we got of a world so removed from our farm life

The numbers of people involved and the expertise in so many areas of life was mind blowing. For now we can return to “normal”

Next week and likely to the end of September we will just be a farm again, before being told when the next shooting day will be (early/mid October we believe).

We have lots of gorgeous fruit available in the store that is completely spray free, with discounts given for purchases of 10lb or more

So It is official, the house is being used as a location in a TV series so we have to get used to its temporary new look, as well as a changing schedule on store opening hours

We will be adjusting our hours around filming days, the first one being next week, so here is next weeks store hours schedule, with earlier openings on Wednesday and Friday to make up for being Closed on Thursday Sept 11th when they will actually be filming.

Wednesday Sept 10th 9 – 5

Thursday Sept 11th CLOSED

Friday Sept 12lth 9 – 5

Saturday 13th 9 – 5

It’s a clean up around here, come and find your treasures!

We have a couple of sale areas to browse for bargains.

We are adding things all the time as we tidy up and discover old stock – great deals on an assortment of things, including greenhouses, fences, various livestock panels, chicken stuff, horse stuff, even some feeds that we no longer carry… etc etc…

We are also making an antique furniture area in the stables that the lambs and calves were born in 6 months ago, versatile barn gets used for so many things!

Watch this space for photos of the great old furniture about to be dusted off ready for new homes.

Last but not least, the old white house is being used for a TV series this fall, which will lead to a lot of excitement and changes for the months leading up to Christmas. Due to the vagaries of the industry, we may need to close on our regular open days and so are asking for customers to provide an e-mail so we can keep everyone updated on hours. We will make sure to add flexibility to those hours so everyone can still shop but maybe on a different day than usual.

Summer is definitely here and there are some fulfilling jobs to tackle on the farm at this time.The heat makes it a bit harder but the cat knows how to stay cool in the shade The fruit trees are producing in abundance so to prevent branches breaking under the weight and to optimize the harvest when it happens I have been ruthlessly thinning fruit. First from the peaches and nectarines, apples and apple pears are next on the list, but the garlic also needs harvesting, eek only so much time available, but my little helper, 4 yr old Iris, keeps me at it, where does their energy come from? [The garlic looks fantastic]

Then the mulberries are also ripening, blackberries are coming as the raspberries start to come to an end, I freeze berries We value knowing the food we consume, we grew and is as organic as is humanly possible. We try and have extras for our customers and now we have a walk in cooler, thanks to son Stuart, the supply of great apples [Spartans] should last through the winter. Anyone interested in purchasing some of our produce, please reach out so we can try and pick for you too!

We have a whole lamb available if anyone is planning a big BBQ, 45lb pound for $600

Also lots of ground beef and lamb for burgers,etc etc

This July has no Long weekend closures, but watch out for August, With 5 Saturdays in the month, we will be closed on August 2nd and Aug 30, and will be hanging out, enjoying summer with family.

We started June with some race results that we were very proud of when Mascarettas’ grandkids on consecutive days won at Woodbine in Toronto (Moventothecountry) and Monmouth in New Jersey (King of Hollywood), her legacy keeps on going and thrilling us.

We will be CLOSED Saturday, June 28th for the Canada Day weekend.

We’ve brought in SIMPLY GRUBS, a Canadian-made, women-owned, nutritious treat for your poultry. The fully-dried Black Soldier fly larvae provide calcium and high protein for feather growth and egg production.

MIMI has lots of visitors and a very big fan club. Today gaining an up cycled cat tree that Leslie and Derek brought by. She thanks them!

Reminder we are CLOSED Saturday, May 17th for Victoria Day.

Reopen 10.30 Wednesday 21st May

Regular 2-tie bales of 2nd cut Timothy are now on sale at $33/bale while quantities last.

Have a happy long weekend.

Buttercup, Bellas daughter, in the buttercups with grass up to her belly, along with the rest of the herd

More goslings have hatched, Pilgrim females are coloured, males are white

Which means we have pilgrim goslings for sale. More info under ‘Livestock for sale’.

Check out our new ‘Sale Specials‘ page that currently lists various electric fence materials and chicken items on sale, discounted hays, and used gates available. We will update the bargains as we find them, things have a way of getting lost around here!

This wonderful spring has brought many new additions to the farm.

We have a new kitten,

Four goslings, plus 4 more to day

And a new hay option. We are trying a non-compressed 2nd cut Timothy from Washington. It comes to $34.50 per bale, more expensive than the compressed 2nd cut Timothy due to the increased freight costs compared to compressed bales. The test is available in our ‘Hay Inventory’ section.