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…until our Tenth Annual Sunflower Maze!! Ten years! Can you believe it? We hardly can. So while I wait for the corn to boil for supper, in between painting the new shade tent, and putting together our little shop in the shed, I thought maybe I would post a little […]
Two days and counting....

Did you take any photos of our 2023 Sunflower Maze? Want to show them off? Enter our Calendar Contest for a chance to be in the calendar as well as a chance to win a free pass for next years Sunflower Maze.

2023 Calendar Contest

September 12, 2023 in Uncategorized tagged calendar by Jen

It’s that time of year again. Time for another Calendar Contest! ☺️ Did you take an amazing photo at this year’s Sunflower Maze? Enter our 2022 Calendar Contest.. open to Amateurs and Professionals of all ages. Rules: ~ all photos must have been taken in our field this summer. Now that […]

2022 Calendar Contest

September 28, 2022 in News tagged calendar / contest / farm / sunflowers by Jen

A little late.. I know.. the garden weather has been so lovely lately.. but better late than never, right? Did you take an amazing photo at this year’s Sunflower Maze? Enter our 2021 Calendar Contest.. open to Amateurs and Professionals of all ages. Rules: ~ all photos must have been […]

Calendar Contest

November 10, 2020 in Uncategorized by Jen

First.. The Nitty Gritty: To Sunflower.. or not to Sunflower.. That is the question.. isn’t it? Yes!! There will be Sunflowers this year… even in this time of uncertainty, and COVID19… We still intend to plant our Sunflower seeds, after the full moon in June, like we have done for […]

Spring Update: Covid19 Edition

May 11, 2020 in News tagged butterflies / Covid19 / news / spring / sunflowers by Jen

Did you take an amazing photo at this year’s Sunflower Maze? Enter our 2019 Calendar Contest Open to Amateurs and Professionals both equally. Send your favorite photo* that you took while visiting our farm** to Contest@DakeyneFarm.com by October 31st for a chance to be in our 2019 Sunflower Maze Calendar […]

2019 Calendar Contest

September 11, 2018 in News tagged calendar / contest by Jen

Want to see your Photo in a Calendar? Enter our 2018 Sunflower Maze Calendar Contest

2018 Calendar Contest

September 27, 2017 in News / Uncategorized tagged calendar / contest / dakeynefarm / photography / photos / sunflowers by Jen

The petals have fallen.. and our season is over.. until next year. It was a beautiful Season… Our flowers have gone through their cycle, from seed to flower, and now back to seed.. giving us a brief moment of beauty, and ending with the gift of a brighter future ahead, […]

The Petals have Fallen..

September 21, 2017 in Growing / News tagged closing / farm / lastpetal / SunflowerMaze / therope by Jen

Did you know a little petting farm opened up just down the road and around the corner from us? Mount Denson just got a bit more exciting!! We decided to stop by today for a quick tour and some animal love. Little pigs you can sit with.. tiny versions of […]

Mount Denson’s Newest Addition: Dragonfly Haven Therapeutic Farm

August 17, 2017 in News tagged #DragonflyHavenTherapeuticFarm / #MiniPettingZoo / farm by Jen

Now that the weather has warmed.. finally.. as well as the passing of the first full moon in June.. and the cutting of the first crop of hay of the season.. It’s time to get ready for Nova Scotia’s 2017 Sunflower Maze! The Butterflies have been ordered, and the girls are […]

Garlic Scapes & Sunflower Mazes

June 27, 2017 in Fresh from the Garden / News / Recipes tagged farm / garlic scapes / sunflowers by Jen

So much to do.. now that the snow has melted.. and the weather is warming.. Ken, the girls and I have been busy… planning this coming years maze and garden, trimming 20 years off of old growth our homestead, loving the chickens, starting our seeds, hugging the horses, tending the bees and mending fences… which […]

Spring Update

May 3, 2017 in crafts / Family / Growing / News tagged chickens / faeries / farm / garden / Walk / woods by Jen

Just like the Mounce Mansion for sale across the river in Avondale, whose real estate listing recently went viral, every old house has a story.. a history.. hidden deep within it’s bones.. A mystery waiting.. revealing little bits of a time gone past as you strip down the walls of paper, or tear up that old linoleum […]

St. Brelades & St. Heliers

February 13, 2017 in History / News tagged #history / #NovaScotia #Reno / #SirJesseBoots / farm by Jen

Chicken-snow — That beautiful moment when the whole family breaks out spontaneously in song after Santa & Mrs. Claus stop in for a quick visit before returning to the North Pole… May this holiday season sparkle and shine, may all of your wishes and dreams come true, and may you feel […]

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!

December 27, 2016 in Family / Growing / News tagged christmas / family / farm / Holidays / Santa / Song by Jen