It is spring and the farm is quickly transforming from winter to our growing season. Nature is carving its course regardless of quarantine and stock markets and the overbuying of products at stores! This is reassuring. Seeds are sprouting, the earth is warming and there is work to be done. Your constant support for small,…
Sign up for CSA 2020! How is it a small family farm, once simply a hobby farm, flourishes into putting food on the table for 120 CSA members and customers at four vibrant Farmers’ Markets?! It is simply the belief that this is a way to feed the world. This belief draws people to our…
Yes, winter is still with us but the CSA program for farmers enables them to get a head start on the season. It helps to plan for the coming season: seeds to buy, fields to plan, hiring of staff, greenhouses to come alive with seedlings. In no time at all February becomes May and markets…
Dear Friends, What a wonderful way to enter the season of Christmas – we have received the birth of a new baby heifer here at Willo’Wind! We are particularly pleased because after a long time of only little bull calves this little heifer will stay here, receive a name “Caramel” (!) and become part of our breeding…
Do You Know Your Farmer? As we launch CSA 2018 here at Willo’Wind we pose a question to all our readers and customers: When you buy your food do you know the farmer who farmed it? Better than any label this knowledge is your best guarantee for where your food comes from. The purpose of…
Dear Friends, A farm is a living, breathing patch of land, a space where human endeavour meets nature head on. Some farm practices try to subdue and dominate nature making it a servant to financial aims. Sustainable farming is more the dance of two unlikely partners trying to get in step with each other!…
Looking for something different to do with your family & friends? Come experience an authentic, horse-drawn sleigh ride or wagon ride! We are now offering sleigh rides pulled by our awesome team of horses Maggie and Millie! Book a private sleigh ride with friends, family, or your special someone. Enjoy the surrounding beauty of…
Food is not a widget! This great statement is from an article on the importance of preserving rare breed livestock. What is a widget you ask? Something that can be industrially produced in great quantity. The glory of food is in the incredible diversity of tastes, aromas, and textures. A tomato is not an inanimate…
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Swing Into Spring 2016 March 19th 1-6pm Here at Willo’Wind Farm Spring is on its way and Willo’Wind would like to welcome you to its Annual Season Kick-Off! This is a great opportunity to get to know your local farmer and experience where your delicious food comes from. Bring the family for a horse drawn…