Painting Pictures with Words

Thank goodness we don't have a lot of outside chores to do on the farm in the winter.  The animals are cosy in the barn so I wouldn't call it a chore to care for them.

Winter on our farm is a time to reflect on the past year and re-energize for the next season.  I enjoy going to various conferences and workshops, reading books set aside during the growing season, making and eating dinner on time, and actually resting on Sundays.  I don't enjoy doing the account books but that is a chore that needs doing.

Right now I am trying to paint pictures with words as I review and update our website pages.  We are finally changing over to a new format and I'm aiming for that to be completed by mid February.  The challenge is to make sure I am clearly expressing what I want to say and not leaving any gaps in what the farm is all about.  Check late Feb. - Hope you like it.

Brain not brawn describes our farm winter this year.  Hope you are enjoying yours!

Beautiful Music on the farm

Sunday may not have been a sunny day but the mood here on the farm was.  We have a number of very talented staff here on the farm.  They gathered on Sunday to sing Christmas carols.  Possibly a new tradition beginning.

Winter Wonderland

Welcome to our winter wonderland.  We got snow on Thursday and its starting to look a lot like Christmas.
We spent Friday uncovering the Christmas trees from their blankets of snow.  Saturday we've salted.  The snow is now wet and great for building snow forts.
Come and enjoy!

Our Creative Country Christmas Begins!

There is nothing like trying something new to keep life exciting.  Saturday December 6th will be our first ever Enchanted Forest Adventure.  Just one part of our Creative Country Christmas.

We are excited.  The Christmas trees smell awesome, the gingerbread cookies are waiting for you to decorate them, our craft room is ready, the farm animals are looking forward to visitors and the tractor has been filled and is ready to roll.  The wagon is ready for you.

Christmas is a time to spend together with family.  We'd like to offer you this opportunity to come and have some fun together.

Christmas Trees are here!

Today, Christmas trees have now replaced the pumpkins.  We've just created our own little forest of fresh cut fraser fir, balsam, spruce and pine.  Oh, the smell of evergreens, I love them all.  The cool, wet summer everyone lamented has given us gorgeous, lush Christmas trees.  They thrived this past season.

We do try to keep the fall here on the farm till the American Thanksgiving is over, it can be such a short season with the excitement of Christmas pushing itself into our lives.  Last weeks snow storm showed us the merits of not delaying for too long.  We were still feeding the left over pumpkins to our animals, a treat for them, when last weeks freeze descended upon us.

Monday's warm temperature was a welcome relief, the snow melted and the last of the pumpkins were scooped up and deposited out on the fields.  We got the rest of our beets harvested and James got his garlic planted. Jim has been out plowing the fields before he needs to plow anymore snow.  Amazing how fast you can move when you see how quickly winter weather can come.  Can't complain, we're not in Buffalo.

With our winter urn workshop successfully behind us we look forward to getting ready for the Coming of Christmas.  Along with decorating winter urns and wreathes, we're baking our Christmas cookies, the market is lighting up with colour, and Fairy Tale Lane and our forest trail are becoming enchanted.  The farm is buzzing with the anticipation of a very Creative Country Christmas.

Come join us in our celebrations.  Check out our events page for full details of all that is happening on the farm this December.

We're opening daily beginning Saturday November 29th.
Looking forward to seeing you.

Winter Urn Workshop Sunday November 23rd

Add cheer to your outdoor décor making your home just as welcoming outside as it is inside.  Create your own winter urn.

Cathy Bartolic of Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association will guide you through the art of making a personal and professional looking winter urn that you can enjoy all season. 

Participants will use a variety of fresh evergreen boughs, natural elements, and a selection of accessories to create a beautiful arrangement in a 12” pot that can stand alone or be used as an urn insert.

All materials are included.  You leave with the urn you create.  Bring along a sharp pair of pruning shears and gardening gloves if you have them. 

Hot apple cider and snacks are provided.

Come and have fun.  Be creative.  Take home a beautiful urn and leave the mess with us.

Sunday November 23^rd

1:30 till 3:00

$65.00 (HST included)

Bring a friend and save $5.00 each.

Space is limited.  Advance registration is advised. 

Call 905-985-6749 or e mail forsythefamilyfarms@gmail.com   

Halloween is right around the corner!!!

The excitement builds as Halloween is less than a week away.  Kids have been having a great time in the corn maze and pick your own pumpkin patch, barnyard adventure area.....

Finally the weather is co-operating.

This is our last weekend for our Harvest Festival and each day has a special event.  Saturday meet Sandra from Mom's Cookie Jar.  You've been enjoying their gingerbread cookies for years.  She is here Saturday to lead you through cookie decorating.  For a small charge you can choose and decorate your own cookie to take home... mmmmm  sweet memories

Sunday-  Join us as the Geissberger brothers press our apples into cider from 10 till 2.  Their process is bag in the box packaging where the cider keeps for a year, unrefrigerated and 3 months once you open it.  Their trailer has won the Ontario Innovation award and was also featured on Dragons Den.

Sample and you couldn't resist taking home the fruits of their labour.

Come on out and enjoy the farm.  We've got some delicious specials in our market,   The air is fresh and the view is beautiful.  A great way to relax.