CELEBRATING! … WE PLANTED TREES!!! We are thrilled to let you know that in the past year 2019, the portion of our sales that we collected on behalf of Forests Ontario tree planting program reached a sum that will allow Forests Ontario to plant forty-four trees! We would like to thank all of our dear…
For the first time, we’ll be at the Fibre Spirit Festival on Saturday, August 24th. This event is open to the public from 10.00am to 4.30pm and is located at the Barrie Curling Club. General admission is $6 per person, and free parking is available. This one day event is dedicated to yarn, fibre and all…
Since November 2017, Les Belles Bouclettes has partnered with Forests Ontario, an organization devoted to helping plant trees and preserve Ontario’s forests.It is our contribution to continue to grow forest cover across Ontario. We know how important forests are in our lives: remove carbon from the atmosphere trough photosynthesis, help water to penetrate easily in…
This month, we had a huge snowstorm. The schools were closed for 2 days in a row (to the children’s delight). We had about 40cm (16inches) of snow but because of strong winds, we had massive drifts of snow. Here are the pictures of the farm before the storm, then at the beginning of the…
This Saturday, February 2nd, we’ll be in Chesterville at their 20th Spin-In, a place where spinners, weavers, knitters and crafters get together to share their love of fibre. It is open to the public (general admission is $5 per person) from 9am to 4pm. It is being held at the Royal Canadian Legion, 167 Queen…
An important reminder to share with our readers, whom we ask to please help spread the word as widely as possible at this time of year. Please take care not to share your chocolate with your cat or dog, and to take the sad message of this post to heart. Wishing everyone and their cat…
Originally posted on A farm for all seasons:
As we’ve updated you earlier, we winterized our bees this winter by wrapping roofing paper around the hive and supplementing them with some hard candy. We’ve had some very frigid days but recently we’ve had some record high days in the 60’s. During one of those unusually…
Originally posted on Strawberries in the Desert:
My potted fig is thriving. It’s just over two years since I planted it and it’s taken to the wall down the skinny side of the house like…well, like a slug takes to lettuce. We can squeeze past to prune it because it’s pinned to the wall. Espaliered. Branches…
Originally posted on A farm for all seasons:
We see a lot of the Woolly Bear Caterpillars up here in Wisconsin and supposedly the harshness of the coming winter can be forecast by the width of their banded coloring. The Woolly Bear Caterpillar is a fuzzy black caterpillar with a tan/orange band down the middle. Folklore has…
Originally posted on How to Provide:
Farmhouse Cheddar By Ricki Carroll Ingredients: 2 gallons whole milk (You can use raw milk or store-bought) 1 packet direct set mesophilic starter or 4 ounces prepared mesophilic starter 1/2 teaspoon liquid rennet (or 1/2 rennet tablet) diluted in 1/4 cup cool, unchlorinated water 1 tablespoon cheese salt Cheese…
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