The Burkinshaw family's sustainable, multigenerational farm in Black River, Prince Edward County, ON
In life, and especially on a farm, things don’t always turn out as planned. Here is such a story: After much searching to find available weaner pigs (little pigs that have been recently weaned), I finally brought home seven bright … Continued
Leaves are something that most people want to get rid of in the Fall. But we have been welcoming dozens of trailer loads of leaves over the past several weeks from several neighbours’ properties. The neighbours (and contractors working for … Continued
As noted in the last post, for several reasons we didn’t have as much vegetable garden this past season as we would have liked. However, we now have one advantage – self-powered rototillers! Over the past little while, the three … 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
Our eight pigs seem to be very happy. We move them to a new paddock every week to 10 days and they are eating increasing amounts of grass, weeds and leaves. They also love rooting in the now moist soil for … Continued
Some people say that they enjoy watching pig videos. So here are three of them that show pigs acting like pigs. In the first, they have spotted me bringing their evening food and are greeting me with great enthusiasm, to … Continued
“Are the goats getting used to having pigs in their territory?” That is a question I have been asked and is an issue that we were somewhat worried about. It is now just over a week since we acquired 8 little … Continued
