From the Farm

Nothing says "grown up" like hosting a family holiday. I remember when the dinner duty passed from my mother-iin-law to me. It was a little overwh...

Fires in Maui? Floods in Las Vegas? Fire jumping Lake Okanagan? Yellowknife 95% evacuated? Is this for real? As our planet heats up, it seems no pl...

Part of sustainability on the farm includes taking care of our well-being. For me, that means walking in the trees. Why tree walks? First of all, i...

Every year on the July long weekend, it's Osler Sports Day. It's a tradition around here. The entire community shows up early for the Firefighter's...

Eggs are delicious, an excellent source of protein and reasonably priced for the nutrition they deliver. We eat eggs at least twice a week (and not...

When Kevin and I moved to this farm 25 years ago in 1998, I was 9 months pregnant and we had stars in our eyes. We barely got our boxes unpacked an...

What do we mean? "Nextovers" use the components of a dish you've previously cooked and rework it into a completely different thing so you don't get...

Before dating apps existed, Kevin and I met the old fashioned way. We were set up by friends. I sat beside a guy named Kenton, in my university cal...

Sustainability has always been one of our core family business values. Early in our farming journey through the school of hard knocks (droughts, pl...

When you've got potatoes to mash and green beans to cook, you want to be on your game with cooking the turkey too. Cooking the turkey is actually t...

We eat first with our eyes, and it's certainly true of grazing boards. Here are some tips for making your own charcuterie board this holiday season...

I'm probably getting ahead of myself here. As far as I'm concerned it was just Halloween and next week is Christmas! As our neighbour used to say, ...