Wendalane Farms

life on our flower farm

Sunflowers Finally

Bob | July 29, 2009

We had an extremely cold June/July and that directly affected how fast the sunflowers grew and matured, but finally they have started to bloom. This is always a great time of year as it fills our market van and our market booth with tons of colour.

Grimsby Market

Bob | July 24, 2009

Here is a picture of our booth at the Grimsby Market. This market runs from May to October, and from around 3:30 until it starts to get dark. We are very happy with our booth, and our neighbours at this market. To our left is Jim and Mary of Warner’s Orchards and [...]

Don’t Step on the Flowers

Bob | July 5, 2009

So between the kids, dog, cats, guests, and wildlife we often get the question about flowers getting stepped on. Yes it happens. The solution so far works great, we simply grow more than we need and don’t sweat it when it happens.

Happy in the Shade

Bob | July 1, 2009

Jen’s dad sometimes buys old grain bins and transports them to his farm. Recently he brought us the slightly rusted pieces that he couldn’t use. Even though they weren’t structurally sound for a bin, we could use them to build a shade structure for the pasture. The goats immediately took occupancy while [...]