I already told you a little about the co-ops that Headwaters has formed and I mentioned the market garden farmer that is working some of their land. About 3 acres of intensive vegetable farming to be precise. They are Foragers Farm, an amazing and talented couple that work hard to grow sustainable organic foods for […]
Headwaters- Co-oping
Headwaters was an awesome example to us of how a farm/homestead can offer opportunities in many ways and to many people. They had SO much going on! One of the ways they were able to do this was through co-oping with others. For example, they had a bee guy. Randee’s Bees. He was the beekeeper […]
Headwaters Farm-The Cottage Life
Tony and Linda have left a bit of a “cottage life” legacy as they both worked for the actual Cottage Life Network in Canada before retiring to become permaculture gurus and education center facilitators. Everywhere we have been around here we have found a picturesque lake, big or small, and adorable cottages around it. This […]
Headwaters Farm- Tour of the Trent Hills
I’m not really sure how Linda balances everything she does. Just like at Hollanbec Farm, I’m in awe of how productive one person can be. Like Heather, Linda has multiple children, lots of animals to look after, church or community involvement, and more. Of course their wonderful hubbys (shout out to Henk and Tony) […]
Headwaters Farm- The Animals
At Headwaters farm they have chickens (layers and meat birds), horses, goats, barn kitties, 3 fun and crazy canines, and a very soft indoor kitty- Meow Meow. This year they also introduced 4 Highland Cattle (one which was pregnant but didn’t have the baby until the week after we left). Our first morning we learned […]
Woofers Galore
One of the best things about Headwaters is that they have been Workaway/Woof volunteers themselves and they have hosted quite a bit as well so they have a very structured system for their volunteers. They have an onsite market farmer and his partner that live their along with a garden intern. In addition to those […]
Welcome to Headwaters Farm and Education Center
When we first got to Canada I felt really anxious about the whole experience just the night before arriving at the first farm. It kind of felt like the first day of a new semester when you aren’t sure if it will be easy or really really difficult or somewhere between the two. At Hollanbec […]
Moving On- Visiting Lake Charleston and Kingston
Time really started to go by quickly at Hollanbec Farm and before we knew it it was time to say goodbye to our new friends. Henk and Heather and their entire family were all so welcoming to us and were so much fun for Little Plate that we had a hard time saying goodbye! We […]
Hollanbec- Work and Play
As with most Workaway sites, at Hollanbec farm we helped with multiple projects on the farm but also had time to play. On the work side we planted potatoes (so funny being from Idaho to travel to Eastern Canada to plant potatoes), worked on fences, helped move the goats out to pasture, mulched and manured […]
Hollanbec- Community of Farmers
Mr. Plate and I have gotten a glimpse of the farming community in the area surrounding Hollanbec Farm. We’ve seen how Henk and Heather work together in a cooperative fashion with multiple farmers. Their CSA offers products from other farms to make for convenient one-stop whole foods organic shopping for their CSA members. While helping […]