Nova Scotia's Sunflower Maze

Jen

About Jen

The writer of this Blog is Jen.. Other Half of Ken, Second Son of Annie & Donnie. I like to jam and bake, and thought this might be the appropriate place to share my recipes.. Some are treasured family favorites, while others are "I wonder if this will taste good" recipes. If your interested in a bottle of homemade goodness and don't have time to make it yourself, please feel free to message me: Sunflowers@DakeyneFarm.com

Enter your best photo from this year’s Sunflower Maze for a chance to win a free pass for next year and a spot in our 2025 Sunflower Calendar. Open to all ages, both amateurs and professionals. Submit a high-resolution landscape image by October 11th, 2024, to Contest@DakeyneFarm.com.

2024 Calendar Contest

October 1, 2024 in Uncategorized by Jen

…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

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

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