If you have been following me on social media, you will know that this weekend was the culmination of three and a half years of consistent campaigning for a goat. We were finally welcoming Nubian goats to our farm. Every single […]
We walked into raising chickens eager for fresh eggs and getting “back to the roots” of our food. After 3 years of having hens though, it has become much more than that and had a profound affect …
Over the years we have tried many different foods for our two dogs. Our older boy went through some trying times, with terrible dandruff and smelly skin, poor guy. Finding a food he liked that …
Social media has been all a cauliflower about the expensive vegetables that have been hitting the store shelves recently. With the crashing Canadian dollar, and the weird weather conditions around our "growing locations" veggies are …
I’m an animal lover down to the core. A rescuer of small furry beings and more recently mother hen to my own happy flock. I’ve always had a dog, or dogs but cats have been …
When we first decided we were moving to Salt Spring Island, I started my campaign for getting goats. It started with not so subtle hints ("Hey, we should get a goat"), and continued with yearly Christmas …
Truth be told the last few years have been hard on my body and my soul. I have coupled a desk job, with running a farm and doing some pretty extreme renovations and land clearing. …
We haven't really been doing this "baby chick" thing for very long, but from the beginning it has been important for me to fns out how to tell a rooster from a hen, and choose …
This morning I woke up stressed, and I shouldn't have. The sun was bright and shining through my window as it rose over the trees, which meant I actually had a chance to sleep in later …
I remember the first time I saw a meal moth larvae, it was in a bag of raisins in our cupboard that I was going to use for baking. We were tight on pennies at …
If your pets are as loved as ours, it means that the holidays include gifts and treats for them as well as for the kids! Our two spaniels are "foodies" in the world of dogs, …
We moved into our house new house in the late spring. Flowers in the garden, birds in the trees and kids without need of coats. Ahh the west coast. When house hunting we were drawn to …
I remember when my husband and I were first talking about having children. We spent a lot of time discussing the values of parenting we wanted to ensure we had. We wanted kids that could …
Perhaps it is the west coast winter damp, or maybe it is just because the kids are spending so much time inside this time of year? Whatever it is I feel like I am surrounded …
When we start making changes in our life, our best method is to make them slowly, a little bit at a time so they become a habit. Over time, we do more and our commitment to …
