Nova Scotia's Sunflower Maze

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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

First, before anything else, the Calendars are in!! Hot off the Repracorp Press!! Twelve Months of beautiful Sunflowers. Just in time for Christmas!! Want one? Message me or pick your calendar at the Falmouth Elementary Craft Fair today between 9 & 4. What a busy month (Or two)!! While Kennie has been hard […]

Craft Fairs and Calendars

November 26, 2016 in Family / Growing / News tagged calendar / farm / Market / sunflowers by Jen

Want to win two free passes to next years Sunflower Maze? See your photo in a Calendar? Enter our 2017 Calendar Contest Send your favorite two photos* that you took while visiting our farm** to Contest@DakeyneFarm.com by September 30th for a chance to be in our 2017 Sunflower Maze Calendar […]

2017 Sunflower Maze Calendar Contest

September 27, 2016 in News tagged calendar / contest / dakeyne / farm / news / photo / Sunflower by Jen

No.. not Mod Podge… Hodge Podge.. What is Hodge Podge? Other than a delicious well kept Maritime Secret handed down from generation to generation? Hodge Podge is a mix of early summer garden pickings… Invented most likely by a Mother, who lived before the age of microwaves and freezer meals, […]

Hodge Podge

July 14, 2016 in Recipes / Vintage tagged beans / carrots / farm / fresh / garlic scapes / hodgepodge / peas / potatoes / recipe / sage flowers / soup / thyme / veggies by Jen

Birthday Cake Recipe

April 7, 2016 in Recipes / Vintage tagged 1916 / birthday / cake / chocolate / choice recipes / cocoa / dakeyne / farm / frosting / kitchen / marshmallow / recipes / vintage by Jen

Cookbooks — Last summer, while I was in the middle of the field of Sunflowers, Annie was busy cleaning out her recipe drawer. She surprised me with a large box of old cookbooks, recipes, and promotional recipe flyers. A large box!! Of recipes from the past!! It was the best gift, a […]

Vintage Recipes

April 7, 2016 in History / News tagged cookbooks / dakeyne / farm / kitchen / recipes / vintage by Jen

Horses — On Sunday, we packed a picnic and took our girls for an afternoon walk through the woods to the river and back. Some of my favorite memories as a child are of walking through the woods with my grandfather.. Raised in a concrete world where the only nature around is […]

Sunday Walk in the Woods

March 22, 2016 in Growing tagged birch / farm / Forest / fungi / Nature / Sunday / sunflowers / Walk / woods by Jen