Cambridge, Ontario. “Doing my chores from seven in the morning until seven at night”.
Experiencing the life of a farmer at my friend’s heritage farm. Sustainable living and ethical farming is hard work. Yet there’s something essential about growing your own food. Getting back into rhythm with the earth and animals that sustain you.
Adopt food sustainability as a lifestyle. Grow your own urban vegetable garden. Eat whole, raw and natural foods. Reduce your consumption of fast and overly processed foods. It you’re on a plant and animal diet source out free range, pasture raised/grain fed meats from your local farmers.
Related Posts:
- New autumn post: Heritage Farm Life – Calves & Pigs & Turkeys…
- Colourful chicken photography on: Heritage Breeds
- My video on the pigs: Mama & Piglets on Walkabout Video.
In many communities food resources go furthest when people produce their own food near to where it is consumed.
Taking it globally, hunger-relief organizations provide assistance not in the form of cans of food, but in technology, education and programs that teach sustainable farming.
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- Heritage Turkeys “gobble gobble” #birds #farm #sustainable #heritage #poultry #turkeys
I hope you enjoyed the photos.
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October 15, 2012 at 9:12 am
Yes very interesting I love your blog
October 15, 2012 at 9:28 am
Thank you for visiting my blog Sherry! I’m happy you enjoyed it.
Zeus
October 15, 2012 at 9:40 am
You’re welcome John, I would love to grow my own garden but don’t have a big enough place to do it. You know I was going to mention, how they have farmers markets, all the time well I have been to a few. But why is it I notice that certain places have really good fruits and vegetables and others look like there already rotten
September 27, 2012 at 10:57 am
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September 27, 2012 at 12:10 pm
Thank you my friend. Hope you have a great day!
September 27, 2012 at 12:13 pm
thank you, great site, great find 🙂
you have wonderful day yourself!
August 14, 2012 at 8:12 am
Thanks for the insight into your life I wish I had the land but my children and I will have to be satisfied with the green back yard project in our town http://www.thegreenbackyard.com/
I know everyone thinks it looks a great life I know it can be hard work I spent all my hols as a child on a farm helping with pigs cow and chickens but there is something special about rearing your own live stock and veg I used to have 2 x200 feet allotments when I was 12 I have always wanted a small holding, one day a!
July 13, 2012 at 11:48 am
Students in our school are encouraged to take on a variety of projects, and especially those as locally and globally significant as this one. That encouragement has made our students quite eager to get involved in projects that involve, say, growing food on a farm. Would you say that a school could grow food – mainly vegetables – on its own campus?
July 10, 2012 at 3:39 am
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July 10, 2012 at 3:37 am
This is inspiring.. all my life i wanted to go back to village which I am yet to start…
July 10, 2012 at 3:23 am
I think your pigs look great. It’s good to see these wonderful creatures being reared in a respectful way.
July 1, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Mmm…healthy!
June 9, 2012 at 1:49 am
your pig is stressed.
June 15, 2012 at 12:28 am
Thank’s for visiting and sharing your thoughts. Valuable insight. Thank’s again.
May 16, 2012 at 5:40 pm
fabulous photos, I can’t decide on a favourite. I’m trying not to be jealous of the garden bounty in the last shot, it will be a while yet before I get to sample fresh home grown tomatoes and cucs!
May 16, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Thank you for stopping by and sharing your comments. I’m glad you liked the photos. Love the last one myself, that bounty turned into a delicious greek salad that day. My best with your vegetable garden. Take care.
April 25, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Oh wow, what a life! I am pea green with envy!
April 25, 2012 at 5:43 pm
Love it! “pea green” Thank you.
April 24, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Wow, great images and is also great to be part of something good in this world, helping friends and the animals!!! Great blog, looking foward to following your journey! The pig is so funny! It reminded me of the movie ” Babe”…
April 24, 2012 at 11:42 pm
Thank you! Glad you liked the photos. You’re right about the pig…all the animals are really funny once you get to know them. They all have their own unique personalities, some friendly some not, it’s great to watch them, they even have cliques and social groups, like people.
April 26, 2012 at 12:18 pm
I’m sure they have their own cliques! How funny is that, even animals! lol
April 23, 2012 at 5:46 pm
I hope one day I will have a similar farm of my own. Good luck with everything!
April 23, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Thank you. It’s my best friend’s farm not too far from the city. It’s quite awesome being a part time farmer and having the best of both rural and urban living. It’s hard work but at the end of the day it is well worth it. Especially the food you grow. I hope you get your farm one day.
April 12, 2012 at 8:25 am
Great message John, grow your own! More difficult than is sounds though. We are just about making steps in the right direction. http://www.thebeachhousekitchen.wordpress.com.
April 12, 2012 at 9:09 am
Thank you! I’m really enjoying your blog on the Beach House going raw and cutting out the carbs. Raw food is good religion.
March 30, 2012 at 4:40 pm
That last duck photo is hilarious.
March 31, 2012 at 12:26 am
There’s no standing in his way! I’m glad you liked the photo.
March 24, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Such a wonderful post. I wish I had the land to do this. Until then, I guess I will have to resign myself to growing vegetables on the balcony and making my own natural foods and sourdough breads.
March 22, 2012 at 4:05 am
This resonates with my values. Keep it up!
March 19, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Yes, since our animal count was upped, I’ve done very little reading. Funny how the time disappears… We had great eggs for breakfast, and a regular supply of fresh goat milk though! I’ve always been satisfied by fulfilling such a basic need (food) by my own two hands. Whether it’s a row of peas, a couple collard plants, or a bushel of pecans, it’s probably more satisfying than a paycheck.
March 8, 2012 at 9:13 pm
I write on progressive causes. My 10 dogs make gardening a virtual impossibility. I enjoy your pictures especially the goose leading the honk song.
March 8, 2012 at 6:46 pm
Recently read a report that says in times of economic downturn one of the favorite investment vehicles for the rich, smart and savvy is . . .you guessed it – Farm Land.
February 23, 2012 at 11:29 am
This is my dream, amazing pictures. Yay for Ontario home grown and sustainable food!
April 2, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Thank you! I hope you realize your dream.
February 9, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Excellent job man, this is the new way!
February 10, 2012 at 10:15 am
Thank you! It is the new way! We’re getting some milk goats in the spring to help out to help out a shelter with milk, cheese and yogurt. I’m really excited about that!