Today marks a decade at WoodGrain Farm (aka Moonlight Mountain Farm for the first couple years). Here’s a quick look back 10 years to 2009, the first season on the farm. That’s Wilfred on the tractor tilling our very first garden patch. We continue to be forever grateful to good neighbours and a supportive community,Continue reading “10 Years”
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Suddenly it’s Winter
A quick transition into winter this year, with mild temperatures and lots of snow!
Lambs 2017
Springtime has finally arrived on the farm, and the lambs are at their bounciest.
Winter Dormancy
The fall-seeded wheat is coming out of its winter dormancy, as are the animals .
Year’s end 2014
As we slowly ease into winter and another calendar year, it’s good to take stock and give plentiful thanks to the friends, family and wwoofers (now friends) who lent a hand along the way. Peace and happiness for 2015.
Snowline
As the snowline continues its inevitable descent down the mountains, the animals are still enjoying some green grass.
April Showers
Passing April showers are greening things up and getting the garden growing, and leaving behind some beautiful evening light.
Longer days
‘Nature never makes haste; her systems revolve at an even pace. The buds swell imperceptibly, without hurry or confusion, as though the short spring days were an eternity’ – Thoreau
All is light
The light is particularly striking at this time of year, as the sun spends a lot of time low to the horizon and the world returns to colour.
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.