2012 – WoodGrain Farm

Year’s end 2012

Lovely winter’s day on the farm, which fittingly rounds off another productive, plentiful year. Peace and happiness for the seasons to come.

By the barn

The animals don’t venture too far from their hay racks at this time of year, except for when Mia antagonizes the lambs or calf into a bit of frolicking.

Ski tracks

The ski trails are well-tamped down through the fields and wetlands, but there is still not enough snow back along the old woods road yet.

Got away from the farm a few times this past summer, long enough to explore some more of the wild and wonderful ‘river of mist’ that flows through these lands. The pristine Skeena watershed is under threat from Shell’s coal-bed methane fracking plans upstream and Enbridge’s tar sands bitumen pipe-dream downstream.

Plenty

The bulk of the harvest is just about in and ‘put by’ for the winter ahead. Times of plenty.

Last Blossoms

Some of the last blossoms of summer, which I fleetingly enjoyed during the busy harvest. The artichoke buds did not bloom, yet were still enjoyed at the table.

Farmers’ Market

The market display is a lot of fun at this time of year when there’s lots of colours to play with.

Summer Harvest

Mid-August was hot, summery, and busy in the garden. Thanks Katrin for the much-appreciated help.

In the Elms

Thanks to visiting Swedish arborist and world-champion tree-climber Veronika Ericsson for giving the 100 year old elm trees around the old homestead some much needed attention. Quite fitting, as the trees were originally planted by the Swedish settlers who farmsteaded here. Photos by Veronika and Katrin.

Garden 2012

After another cool, wet start to the growing season, the garden is finally coming into it’s own. First beans for the market this week.