Sweet Valley Meadows Farm

Want to learn how to grow some herbs, make your own compost tea and cook some delicious spaghetti sauce using the herbs you grew?

Look no further!
The College of the North Atlantic is putting off some courses to help you on your way!

Hello, I am the SNAIL. I know I sometimes cause trouble by feeding on your garden plants. But please, don't kill me with poisons that cause suffering and contaminate your garden! Instead, use coffee grounds around your plants. I'll stay away, and you'll nourish the soil since coffee grounds make a great fertilizer.

If you see me stuck to a pot, don't pull me away; my protective covering will break, and I could die. And if you notice small snails following me, please leave them be. They are my delicate offspring with soft, fragile shells. Not many of them survive, but we are essential to the ecosystem and have an ancient history.

Help us survive. 🐌

From tray to garden! 5 trays ~1000 transplants planted. More to go!

Here is what I found today, a capped queen cell. They do this sometimes when they are going to rehome themselves when the hive is getting full of bees. I removed this frame with the Queen cell and capped brood and placed them In another small nuc box with food and more worker bees. When the queen hatches this week and gets mated, I will have another hive to my yard.

TILLING SERVICES AVAILABLE. Offering tillage services for the 2024 season. Message or email at [email protected]. Will be available in the evenings. Prices vary with location.

More apple trees planted this weekend! Now wait for ☀️ !!

Para hacer un kilogramo de miel, una abeja debe recorrer 4 millones de flores.

Para lograrlo, deben volar una distancia equivalente a dar la vuelta al mundo cuatro veces.

Installed the electrical fence on my second hive location. I know our black bears would love to have the honey.

Olins potato field tilled on the farm. Couple more days and tilling will be complete.

Hive prep work has begun for the 2024 honey season. All new yellow honey boxes and blue breeding chambers for the queen and the gals

If you are a farmer or backyard gardener interested in agriculture in Lake Melville than come join the Lake Melville Agricultural Association. See poster for our AGM on March 11th 2024.

See you there

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BeeBox - Polystyrene Beehives The BeeBox beehive system is the result of 40 years of beekeeping and development experience on the biggest beekeeping operation in Scandinavia. They have been tested as well in harsh environments facing ± 50°C in Northern Europe, Russia, Canada

Hurry and get your local dried savory for your special christmas turkey stuffing! Limited supply and going fast! $5 each.

Seaweed, manure and leafs plowed in the potato field today. All help towards the potatoes next season.

Got the plow out today and turned over the fields. Too much fun

Seaweed and chicken manure freshly spread on the potato garden. Natures fertilizer to help the potatoes.

My sons three pound potato from his garden

Kids had a great weekend selling.

At the local farmers market this morning starting at 10am! We have honey, bees wax, fresh and dried savoury, kale, cucumber & Napa cabbage. Come on down!

For sale: bundles of locally grown fresh summer savoury. Can be used fresh or can be preserved for later use by freezing or drying. Bundles $4 each or 3/$10. Dried savoury also available. Orders will be taken by messenger or text to 896-1522.

First harvest of summer savoury! Fresh and dried available soon!

Our first little fire on the farm!

Clover is coming in nicely.

Stung 5 times on one hand today, one hive did not like me.