If you happen to be near Cobourg, Ontario on a Saturday and you smell fresh pizza it is likely that you are getting a sneak peak (with your nose) of the magic Tony is cooking up in Francesca, the beautiful Earth Oven. Mee, and I named her :). Head up to the farm for some […]
Headwaters Farm- Workin’ It
In addition to the animal chores I already wrote about, we were able to help in the gardens and field. We planted a lot of peppers one day. Little Plate thought it was such a neat chore. She loved the part where we tipped the plant out of their temporary sprouting container because I told […]
Headwaters Farm- Foraging and the Farmers Market
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 […]