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Harvesting broccoli, baby carrots and more...summe

Harvesting broccoli, baby carrots and more...summer is here.

Isn't it such a joy to be lost in the moment, lost in the garden with your favorite people?

I know we are not the only ones with a garden and many of you have been doing this longer than I've been alive. Thanks for your support!

Survived again somehow...not complaining. Here we

Survived again somehow...not complaining.

Here we have some corn, bean and squash mounds.
May our harvests and those of our neighbors be plentiful. 🙏

We arrive home, have some watermelon and donuts...

We arrive home, have some watermelon and donuts...and she's off to pick a salad. 💛🌱

We survived the frost. :)

We survived the frost. :)

Corn, beans and squash here and there and everywhe

Corn, beans and squash here and there and everywhere.

🍅🍅🍅🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒🌱🌱🌱

Poplar bud oil was sun bathing for weeks to infus

Poplar bud oil was sun bathing for weeks to infuse the many healing properties into the oil. Today it was strained and heated gently with beeswax. After which I mixed in some lavender and tea tree oils for good measure. Voila! A balm, a salve, an ointment. We use this for cuts, burns, scrapes, rashes, chest congestion and pain.
I offer a 40ml jar for $6 and a larger 250 ml jar for $25

Come say hi to me at Barry's Bay market this Friday. For those that dont know, there is a new location for market and some new distancing measures in place.
Also it would be best to place an order prior so I can have it ready for you! Please be in touch. :) We will also have syrup and maple butter. 🍃

Excited to have our greenhouse completed! Now come

Excited to have our greenhouse completed! Now comes the hard part - filling it with food... built with our own lumber, this design was inspired by @mark_ranna, and has been on our 'to do' list for years now.

She is coming along. Nothing is quite as quick as

She is coming along. Nothing is quite as quick as youd like to think. We are pleased regardless.

1x4 oak framing the greenhouse. Cedar beams on th

1x4 oak framing the greenhouse. Cedar beams on the bottom.

The finished result will be a different shape than this as we rotate and pull in the beams to bend the oak. The oak was milled two days prior, nice and green for this project.

Second year asparagus

Second year asparagus

Hahaha...nothing like a nap in the sun!

Hahaha...nothing like a nap in the sun!

We are trying to hold in the moisture for germinat

We are trying to hold in the moisture for germination and keep the soil temp a bit warmer as well.

We survived last night with a bit of mulch and som

We survived last night with a bit of mulch and some extra poly layers. 👍

Here it is now with the poly on and the door rolle

Here it is now with the poly on and the door rolled up.

We've been talking about this idea for a while. He

We've been talking about this idea for a while. Here is simple hoophouse framed with repurposed maple syrup mainline sitting on rebar thats been drove into the ground.

Our gardens are more than doubling in size this ye

Our gardens are more than doubling in size this year and we're not going to lie, we have got our work cut out for us over here.

Feeling called to pick up a fork?

Building new garden beds and preparing for our gre

Building new garden beds and preparing for our greenhouse.

Did you know that bees collect the resin from vari

Did you know that bees collect the resin from various trees to make their propolis or "bee glue"? They use it to seal their hive and weatherproof against wind and rain. They use it to keep themselves safe from pests and pathogens. It has anti inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties. It helps to keep their immune systems and hives healthy. Without tree resins the bees would not thrive.
Once again, their propolis is made from a mixture of tree resins, poplar being one of them. Poplar resin has all of these same properties and is much more abundant than propolis.
I will make a tincture this year as well as salve so that we have some for internal use as well as topical!

Thank you trees!
Thank you bees!

#treemagic #bees

Maple butter in the making..boiling away maple syr

Maple butter in the making..boiling away maple syrup on the wood cookstove. After this step it'll be cooled overnight and whipped up tomorrow morning!
Maple cream is $9 for a 250ml jar.
Please reach out via email if you're interested. We will plan another local delivery run soon. We are delivering our maple syrup to Ottawa on Wednesday, April 22nd.
Raene and Alex
springtolifefarm@gmail.com

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