The Burkinshaw family's sustainable, multigenerational farm in Black River, Prince Edward County, ON
Last year at about this time, we posted about our visiting some sugar bushes as part of the big “Maple in the County” festival (see http://burkinshawfarm.com/maple-in-the-county/). This year it is a different story. Because of Andrew’s hard work, we are … Continued
We have not consciously followed the 100 mile diet but have been pleased this Fall how often we have had a “100 metre diet.” A number of our meals have come partly or mostly from our farm and garden. The other … Continued
October has almost rushed by and we haven’t done a single blog post! My only excuse is that it has been such an incredibly busy month that I haven’t had the time or energy to post. Here are some of the things … Continued
Are these two things, honey and tomatoes, connected? They were this past weekend. Here is the story: The Black River/Morrison Point Road area is becoming quite well known in the County partly because of Vicki’s Veggies which is about 2 … Continued
You might notice that we have updated the Home page and added new pages for new products now for sale from the farm: honey and goat meat. Many of our subscribers live too far away to take advantage of these … Continued
We faced one of the more difficult realities of farm life this week; we took two of our goat bucks to the butcher. It wasn’t easy to take animals that we had cared for to be slaughtered but it needed … Continued
We are happy to be participating in a neighbourhood venture called Torild’s Barn. Torild is our neighbour from across the road and she and her husband Mustafa have spent the past 14 years restoring the nineteenth century barn on their … Continued