Tomatoes are probably the No. 1 reason our family grows a garden. If the fact that tomatoes are delicious isn’t enough to convince your family to add them to their menu, their healthy nutritional profile might. Many scientific studies have found substances in tomatoes to help with heart and prostate health. Fresh tomatoes and tomato […] Read more
Tomatoes — more than just great tasting
Selecting for the top producers
With goats, as with any class of livestock, it is important to know which animals have best genetic potential
Artificially rearing our goat kids this spring was the only way we could think of to kid our herd early enough to have the kids gone by fall and to determine which females were our highest-producing does. We don’t have the infrastructure for the does to raise their kids in the winter and after our […] Read moreFree for the picking
With the growing interest in eating local foods our attention has turned to wild produce. A cooking show on television was what actually caught my attention. Imagine a chef tromping through the bush in search of blueberries for his compote. That was exactly what this particular chef does and I was fascinated at the items […] Read more
Getting ready for breeding season
Spring on our farm is busy. We are finishing lambing and kidding and all of a sudden it is time to breed the beef cows. Preparing bulls While researching how to prepare our bulls for breeding I discovered that the production of sperm cells requires at least 48 days. This means that you must begin […] Read more
Tips for raising layers
When we moved our family from the city to the farm our first goal was to be as self-sufficient with our food as possible. We decided to start our farming adventure with laying hens. Farm fresh eggs have always been our passion. Even when we lived in the city it was worth the Saturday morning […] Read more
Getting ready for breeding season
Spring on our farm is busy. We are finishing lambing and kidding and all of a sudden it is time to breed the beef cows. Preparing bulls While researching how to prepare our bulls for breeding I discovered that the production of sperm cells requires at least 48 days. This means that you must begin […] Read more
Life on the farm goes way too fast
Have you ever noticed how life speeds by on the farm? One day your children are terrifying you because they want to run under the cows’ bellies, the next they are half a foot taller than their dad and buying their first house. Our latest development has really been one of those moments. Our oldest […] Read more
Keep in touch with a veterinarian
With calving and kidding fast approaching, it’s time to talk about veterinarians. For many years we had never needed a veterinarian to assist in a birth. Then last year we had two cesarean sections, one in a cow and one in a goat. We learned that there are things farmers can do to make the veterinarian’s […] Read more
Making our own ice cream
Our family can be a little bit different so it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that our favourite time of year to make homemade ice cream is January/February when the weather is the coldest. Over the years we have found that our machine makes the very best, creamiest of creamy ice cream when it […] Read more
Passing On Hunting Responsibilities
Hunting has always been a big part of our existence. One of the main reasons we decided to leave the city was so my husband could hunt at home. His dream was to be able to sit out in his own field and shoot supper. So, acreage and location decisions were based on affordability and […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
