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Food Is Not A Widget

Food Is Not A Widget

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…

Swing Into Spring 2016

Swing Into Spring 2016

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…

Thank You Interns!

Thank You Interns!

  [threecol_one]         [/threecol_one] [threecol_two_last] In the face of all the demands of farming it is easy to let slip the chance to pause and consider all that has gone well in a season! We can become too focussed on the crop that is not doing well, the chickens that are not laying,…

The Birds & The Bees!

The Birds & The Bees!

Ban the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides – An Update! Last October we posted news about the issue of neonicotinoid pesticides. We have further news that not only bees but birds as well are at significant risk. On our farm we have hives that belong to a local beekeeper. While his bees are safe on our land…

Willo’Wind Wednesday Farmer’s Market

Willo’Wind Wednesday Farmer’s Market

On  Wednesday  June  4th  Willo’Wind  Farm pops up a tent at our third Farmer’s Market location for the 2014 season. Willo’Wind will now be part of the MyMarket  Farmer’s Market at their Bloor-Borden location. MyMarket is the result of the work done by Farmers’ Markets Ontario  (FAO)  in response to the growing problem of identifying the difference between  real farmers and those…