by Haliburton Farm | Jun 30, 2021 | Education, Volunteering, Work parties
It’s been a long, long year and what a relief to see the COVID restrictions relax at last. Our magnificent core volunteer group – Cathy, Lizanne, Kate, Naomi, Suzanne, Sonya, Kevin, Cailin, Megan, Caila plus Arbi – has worked wonders on the space...
by Haliburton Farm | Apr 13, 2021 | Volunteering, Work parties
Our April work party divided its time between the Society land – weeding, pruning, moving some plants around – and the driveway where ivy had been getting the upper hand. As it was about to seed, the time seemed right to attack, and we gathered a sizeable...
by Haliburton Farm | Mar 22, 2021 | Volunteering, Work parties
Our valiant March work party cut back the ivy that was creeping under our neighbours’ fence in just a couple of hours. This is an all too familiar problem in our urban lives and worth us all keeping an eye on what we are unwittingly sharing with our neighbours!...
by Haliburton Farm | Mar 15, 2021 | Volunteering, Work parties
With the recent relaxation of provincial health guidelines, we’re eager to welcome volunteers back onto the farm! The guidelines specify a maximum of 10 people, outdoors only, and sticking to a regular group. Hopefully the guidelines will relax further going...
by Haliburton Farm | Dec 11, 2020 | Volunteering, Work parties
Currently as our province is in a new state of COVID-19 lockdown, very sadly we have had to cancel our December work party. Although we have carefully spaced and followed protocols, we are bound by the public health order which asks us not to hold events (and defines...
by Haliburton Farm | Nov 9, 2020 | Volunteering, Work parties
The cover crop we planted last month – winter wheat – is coming up! And the seeds we harvested at September’s work party are dry and ready to sort. This month we’ll be tackling the following: Sorting the seeds we collected earlier this fall, using the...
