The Burkinshaw family's sustainable, multigenerational farm in Black River, Prince Edward County, ON
We’re back after two weeks of frustrating technical problems which would not allow us to post photos. Sheila seems to have solved the problem today so we can start posting again. Lots has been happening with the farm with: chickens, … Continued
A pleasant break from the heat and humidity today encouraged me to do a bit more trail scouting in the northwest area of the property where we want to plant more chestnut trees. We won’t be planting the little trees for a … Continued
Making multiple use of marginal land. That is one key to making our farm sustainable. The northwest section of our property is covered with very sandy soil. In some places it is so sandy that it looks more like beach … Continued
More bee flowers In Farming Plans #1, we noted that this is excellent land for bees, partly because of the variety of blooming plants and trees. I will leave it to Andrew to do a guest post someday to give more … Continued
Long ago, we promised to explain more about our plans for the farm. We have been so busy moving, getting settled, clearing bush, cutting firewood and overseeing a house being built, that we haven’t kept that promise yet. But that is … Continued
No question, we love the scenic beauty of BC but we have long known that central Canada has its beauty too. Obviously we will learn more with the passing of time but already, just while visiting, we have witnessed scenes … Continued