The tall tale behind one of the oldest homes in Laval, Quebec.
Pivotal Moments from Danielle French at South Pond Farms
There are some moments that play an important milestone in the life of South Pond Farms. One of the first was hosting farm to table dinners at a...
Introduction to South Pond Farms
I’m Danielle French, founder and owner of South Pond Farms. South Pond was started founded in 2008 as a small food delivery business. Since then, it...
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A Babe in the Wood Pile; Learning to stack wood at the school of hard knocks.
Heating a drafty farm house entirely with wood is nearly impossible. It can be done, but parts of the house will be cozy and lovely, while other...
Back from the Brink; Breathing New Life into a Farm in Decline
It was 2006 when I moved with my four daughters from Toronto to a 60-acre farm in Pontypool, Ontario. I was searching for a different life for my...
Keep the Home Fires Burning
We’ve had some really frigid days this January, with many nights well below minus 20°C. I often wonder how they managed in past times; keeping...
Great Balls of Fibre
Knitting is a technology, craft and art that has been handed down generation upon generation. It has both been timeless and has changed...
Gleaning knowledge
What do knitting, glee clubs, board games and food preserving have in common? If you guessed the 1950s, you wouldn’t be wrong, but these old-school...
Buttons, Yoga and Social Justice
At first yoga, social justice and connection with community doesn't make sense. Neither does a cafe where you can buy breakfast with five buttons....
Green with Envy
My partner and I sold our 150-year-old stone house in Galt, Ontario, in August 2016. We sold it on Facebook, actually, but that’s another story....
An Ordinary Joe – A Life in Comics
Joe Ollmann loves comics. He has since he was a kid when he bought his first Spiderman comic from a local variety store. But he soon left the...