Heather's Homestead

The count down is on!!

Typically we have 3 good weeks of berries. Monday is the start of the 3rd week!

The berries still look amazing and incredibly there are SO MANY still on the bushes!!

We did not expect such a bumper crop after the late frost! But we are so happy to have it! Come on out and get your fill of berries!

We are open tomorrow 9-3, Mon, Tues Thurs 7:30-2 and Fri 7:30-2 & 5-8 pm.

I’m a sucker for easy grab and go snacks so last night I made some granola bars. They are silly easy.
Here’s what I did:
Add 6 tbsp butter, 1/3 cup honey, and 3/4 cup packed brown sugar to a microwave safe bowl and microwave it for 1 min. Take it out and give it a good stir until butter is completely melted and mixture is combined. Microwave it again for 1 1/2 minutes.
In a separate bowl add 2 1/4 cups large oats and 1.5 cups Rice Krispies add your brown sugar butter mixture and give it all a good stir to make sure everything is covered. Now this is where it gets fun. You can add whatever you want. I added 1 cup of our Yogurt & Cinnamon Pecan mix. Give it a good stir again and dump it into an 8x8 parchment lined pan. Press it in there good and put it in the fridge for a couple hours. Once set, take it out of the pan and slice into bars. Put them in an air tight container and keep them in the fridge.
These are so good and so easy to modify to suit your dietary needs.

Put out by Home depot!

Early Spring Treat!! Asparagus season is here. Cut daily on our farm.
Open daily. Cash-Debit-Credit.
Local. Fresh. Better.

Our queens have moved into their hives and are busy doing what bees do! O'Hara honey! Yum!

We have new hours this year, We are almost up and running for the season. Our first full day open for the season will be Friday April 7th. Come on out for Good Friday and try our new menu items. FRIDAY FISH AND CHIPS. Located @ Foodland Foxboro parking lot. We look forward to seeing you all again this year.

For those of you who attended our Family Day, you may have noticed a couple of folks wandering about filming. A team from France was here, filming a documentary on the use of logs in construction in pioneer Canada. This is a photo of Shane Mumby and his team of Canadians, demonstrating how logs were moved out of the bush. On an interesting note, Canadian horses are said to have descended from stock provided by a King of France. As if to demonstrate their strength and stamina, the "boys" proceeded to provide visitors to Family Day at O'Hara with wagon rides."

Close by!!

Lake and Forest Collective Yarker, Ontario

I recommend this restaurant!

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Make Glanmore National Historic Site part of your Quinte Staycation this summer!

Glanmore is a Second Empire mansion---meticulously restored to its 1880s splendor! Featuring hand-painted ceilings, extraordinary furnishings, fine art collections, decorative objects, and captivating stories! Take in the ambience of a European manor house without leaving the area!

Now open with timed entry and safety precautions in place. Visitors, please pre-book your admission at Glanmore.ca or call 613.962.2329

Online pre-booking: https://calendar.glanmore.ca/default/Month

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Dark Sky viewing platform has attracted several people to book my accommodations over that past 2 years.
Check it out for excellent star gazing.

https://naturallyla.ca/explore/dark-sky-viewing-area-lennox-addington/

Stargazing Ontario, Dark Sky Viewing Area Lennox & Addington Lennox & Addington's Dark Sky Viewing Area (DSVA) is a free stargazing zone in Ontario. View the night sky as it is meant to be seen!

Oh we are so open for u-pick today!!

With zero % chance of rain today please come visit us and get those berries!!

U-pick hours 8-5pm

We will have gobber piles of semi-sweet cherries and red raspberries for picking.

We have a light picking of strawberries, gooseberries, red currants, black raspberries, and purple raspberries.

Come have fun in the sun!

Our shop is open 8-6pm
We will have ready-picked berries, veggies, honey, and jam.

Order 1+ flats of berries at [email protected].

More great things to do in our area. Trails!!!

Spring Trail Riding - Wildly Authentic Hastings County If the back roads are one of Hastings County’s best-kept secrets, its network of off-road trails are the reason why and perfect for cycling.

Yeah Ice cream!!

The sun is out and our flavours are in!
We will be scooping Cones, mixing Milkshakes and putting together Ice Cream Sandwiches for the foreseeable future.

If we're going to be serving out the back, we might as well add Ice Cream to this list. Go big or go home, right?

What a beautiful November day out for a walk with no jacket required!

Check out the lovely stuff to do in my area!

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O'Hara Mills Conservation area, just 5 minutes from my home.

Our neighbourhood store!!

Meet Angie Smith, Owner of Oats and Honey Bulk Foods - Wildly Authentic Hastings County A few years ago, Angie Smith found inspiration on a trip to New Brunswick. While visiting the rural community of St. Andrews, she stumbled upon an old-fashioned candy store. It reminded her of her childhood in Madoc when the community