Apart from checking the weather report daily, the start of spring has mostly involved making sure everything is in order for the arrival of more livestock on the farm!
Lambs...
A few weeks ago we picked up 5 lambs from a farm in Chilliwack. They have been a welcome addition to our farm and have adapted very well to their new digs! This is our first time working with ruminants so it's a bit of a learning curve, so far we've learned they are:
- Wonderful workers (ie. they are eating everything on our pasture, even some of our reed grass which we didn't think anything ate!).
- Gentle & quiet nature (a change from the pigs we had last year that were much more intense!). They are friendly and curious, but also get startled VERY easily. It seems one sheep has becomes the leader in the group. We are very thankful for her because she often comes when we want and the others to follow.
- Respect our portable electric fencing, but push the boundaries with the single strand wire (there's always a blade of grass underneath that they can't resist!). We move them to new pasture areas every 2-3 days.
Chicks...
150 to be exact will arrive next week! We have been building a new brooder for them in our barn which also has access to pasture during the day. This way they can live in a safe enclosed area when they are small but also go outside when it's not too wet or cold. After about 3 weeks, they will be out on pasture full time!
Products from the Farm
Pastured Grass-fed Lamb
SOLD OUT!
If you are still interested
please let us know and
we'll make sure you don't
miss out next time they
are available!
Certified Organic Chicken
How to best cook our chicken?
With a higher fat content than their water-y
conventional equivalent, they can handle
the extra temperature without drying out.
A higher temperature allows for a faster
cook and keeps the juices (and flavours)
around by the time it sees your mouth!
Farm Facts
Native plant and grass seed can stay dormant in soil for many years. The seed waits for its optimum condition, whether that be nutrition, moisture or some other soil characteristic.
When we arrived to our farm it felt like we only had sprawling blackberries, buttercup and reed grass. We know we have a big task to turn our pasture into what it used to look like (picture to the right: our farm in 1992).
We hope that rotational livestock grazing will regenerate the land...and maybe make some of those dormant native plants and grasses come back to life!
A picture is worth...
