Nova Scotia's Sunflower Maze

sunflowers

…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….

August 3, 2022 in Family / Growing / News tagged butterflies / sunflowers / update 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

In 2014, we had our very first butterfly release in our field of Sunflowers… Now it’s become an annual tradition our girls look forward to more than Christmas. We sell tickets for Butterflies for $20 at 1pm We only order about 50, and it’s first come, first serve with […]

2018 Butterfly Release in a field of Sunflowers

February 27, 2018 in special event tagged Butteflly / sunflowers 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

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

EndofSeason — It’s always sad when we close for the season.. the flowers bowing their heads, with a couple shrivelled up petals holding on. Every once in a while, we find one or two late bloomers.. still hanging on.. looking brighter than ever. We had a fabulous Season despite the lack of rain. Thank […]

The Last Petal

September 27, 2016 in Growing / News tagged end of season / Last petal / sunflowers by Jen

What would we do.. if we didn't have a field of Sunflowers?

What would we do… if we didn’t have a field ...

August 9, 2016 in Family / Growing / News tagged farmlife / Sisters / sunflowers by Jen

full-moon-sunflowers — We will be staying open just a bit longer to enjoy the Full Moon over our field of Sunflowers with the tidal Avon River in the background.

Full Moon

April 4, 2016 in special event tagged Moon / sunflowers 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

butterfly release 2016 — Want to release a Butterfly into a field of Sunflowers? Join us August 20, 2016 for our 3rd Annual Butterfly Release!

Butterfly Release 2016

March 11, 2016 in special event tagged butterflies / monarch butterflies / sunflowers by webadmin

Build Your Own Butterfly Cage Its super simple… except if your standing on a windy hill. You will need: 2 small paper plates 1 square meter of bridal veil 2 strings of equal length A stick A glue gun Lay the fabric flat. Fold one side halfway […]

Butterfly Cage

July 23, 2014 in crafts / Growing tagged butterflies / butterfly cage / cage / release / sunflowers by Jen

Dandelion-jelly — I’ve always loved Dandelions.. I love how they pop their little yellow heads up as if they were Mother Nature’s messengers, sent to remind us summer is on it’s way, how they fight to stay alive, the way they duck the mower, and dodge the weed puller. I love how […]

Dandelion Jelly

May 14, 2013 in Jellies / Recipes / wildcrafting tagged dakeyne / dandelion / farm / food / jelly / MountDenson / sunflowers / wildcrafting by Jen