I’ve been trying to get my 2009 taxes done since about mid-January because I’m eager to get my Farm Business Registration Number (FBRN). You need to prove to Agricorp a minimum of $7000 gross farm income before they’ll issue an FBRN. So I went online and downloaded every tax form that I thought might apply […]
Feeling like a misunderstood teenager Read More »
I was driving home from the second day of the Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP) workshop that I attended in Markdale, and had tears in my eyes from the winter beauty that I was seeing on the Markdale road. This is Grey Road 12 which runs east-west between Highway 10 and Highway 6, and I
The road that makes my soul rejoice Read More »
It’s good to be back at the farm after a little jaunt into New York to get my fill of all things metropolitan. I do have much to get caught up on so holidays are definitely over! First priority for January is heat…how to get it, maintain it and not go bankrupt in the process
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Well, I wish the mice wouldn’t stir in my house, but unfortunately, my walls are warm and cozy for them, and with the cold outside, even I can’t begrudge them shelter. I just don’t want to find
Merry Christmas from Black Sheep Farm! Read More »
Unlike most people, I actually love winter. Maybe it’s because I grew up in Alberta, or because I just don’t like being too hot, but there’s a crisp cleanness to winter that I love. Before I took up farming, I was likely to spend more time outdoors in the winter than any other season! Ice
Ok, for those of you who know me well, you know I’m somewhat averse to publicity and attention. Just having this blog is a venture into the public sphere that I was somewhat leery of at first. When I started it, I only allowed permissioned people to have access, but I got over myself soon
Black Sheep Farm publicity Read More »
All you home owners out there are of course nodding your heads at the title of this post, and I certainly didn’t become a home owner blind to all the maintenance that a house requires, and a century home at that! Not to mention outbuildings and equipment…people ask me what I’m doing with my spare
Home ownership is a lot of work! Read More »
This morning, I brought Monty and the lambs to the butcher’s. I feel both sad and relieved that they’re now gone. I’m sad because they were really cute and affectionate with me and I’ll miss them as they were more like pets than was wise for me this season. I’m relieved that they survived on
The end of the line for the animals Read More »
I’m currently sitting in a Starbucks in Toronto’s financial district, watching the rain come down, and wondering at the slower than expected speed of free wireless internet here. Maybe my frustrations with the speed of my dial-up connection at the farm have made my high-speed wireless expectations unrealistically high, and so anything other than instantaneous
Reflections on my first season of vegetables Read More »
The past weeks have been super busy for me with deliveries of vegetable packages into the GTA. I wasn’t sure how well things would work out at first…would I be ok with driving into Toronto once a week…would drop offs work out well…essentially, would it be worth it to sell my vegetables into Toronto? Now
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