The Burkinshaw family's sustainable, multigenerational farm in Black River, Prince Edward County, ON
Several of you in BC asked how we did during the big ice storm of the past weekend. It was a wicked three days of weather with high temperatures staying well below freezing the whole time (this is mid April!), high winds, freezing … Continued
We have been asked if the floods in Ontario & Quebec are affecting us. The answer is “yes” and “no.” “No”‘ because there are no raging rivers rushing into homes and properties here but “yes” because there is far too much … Continued
Yes, I am the proud owner of a new Ferrari. It is NOT because farming is lucrative! Neither is it because I always wanted a sports car. Instead, it is because we decided that we needed a snow blower attachment for … Continued
We interrupt this less than cheerful series (animals to slaughter, drought, lyme disease), to ask for your advice on a very important matter. For updates on the issues of the last two blogs, please see below. In the meantime, our … Continued
Along with many other people in the County, we are seriously praying for rain. After a mild winter and a cold but mostly dry early spring, we have had a very dry late spring and summer with a lot … Continued
It has been gloomy, cloudy, blustery and showery the past few days. The snow is gone but mud is everywhere. I know that the muddy season needs to come before Spring really arrives but it has been so thick and dirty that I … Continued
It has been cold this past week with lows in the minus 15 – 20 C range and highs between minus 5 and minus 10 most days. But (and this is not just the optimist in me speaking!) the March … Continued
They were forecasting another big winter storm for yesterday and today. Not quite the 40+ centimetres that we got two weeks ago but a lot of snow and freezing rain. It was supposed to start yesterday afternoon so I was planning to plow … Continued
