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 […]

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 […]

While working on these farms we get to eat like the farmers eat.  That means fresh organic products to enjoy and cook with.  We also have the opportunity to learn how to process and make many different things.  Heather was awesome at making sure we had the opportunity to watch and help with some of […]

While in Canada this spring Mr. Plate and I celebrated our tenth anniversary.  TEN YEARS!!!!   I can’t believe we are now in the double digits.  In some ways it feels as if it was yesterday that we sealed the deal.  At other times I’m feeling that we are now in our 30s and not […]

When you are living out on a farm it’s not a 5 minute drive to the grocery store.  In the case of this farm the closest place was Athens which was about 10-15 minutes.  If wanting to do some serious shopping you’d probably choose Brockville which was 30 minutes away.  But Athens had a little […]

We are officially one day from the start of our great Canadian summer farming adventure!  We had a busy few weeks before leaving Austin in packing, cleaning, working, volunteering, and moving.  It was a whirlwind of activity!  We are grateful for all of the fun and experiences we had in Texas.  We would do it […]