This page will tell you a bit about us, what we are doing, our view of farming, and how we operate.
Who is Involved
David and Sandra Bunnett - Marta, Jacob and Daniel
4663 Route 880,
Havelock, NB E4Z 5L2
506 534-2262
Our Philosophy of Farming
We believe healthy food starts with healthy soil. A healthy soil is rich in biological activity, organic matter and is balanced with a full complement of vitamins and minerals. We believe animals and people are healthier when fed food grown from healthy soil.
We also believe that it is important for people to know how and where their food is produced. Much food value can be lost in the processing and handling of food products. When food is purchased direct from the farmer you benefit by knowing the freshness and quality of the food you are purchasing. Direct purchasing also supports the local economy and helps to maintain the health of our traditional rural communities.
We are pleased to be able to grow and produce for you high quality products that we feel you and your family will enjoy.
Seasons on the Farm
To everything there is a season… These words from the Bible are more than applicable to life on the farm. Each season brings it's own activities and challenges.
Spring on the farm is always a busy time. When the land is ready to be worked, it is often chisel plowed a few times to break down the sod and sprout the first crop of weeds. This year we have seeded approximately 30 acres in hulless oats. These oats as well as any other grains we grow are certified organic and will be sold to Speerville Flour Mill in Woodstock, NB. The oats are rolled to make Newfound Organic Oatmeal which is a large flaked oatmeal which is great for baking or to cook up for a hearty breakfast cereal. To ensure a good crop rotation and to have adequate pasture for our organic beef more than half of our land is in hay and pasture. Grains are never grown more than 3 years in a row on the same piece of land before it is allowed to rest and replenish its nutrients through the growth of alfalfa , clover and grasses. These crops are considered a green manure, as they grow they fix nitrogen which helps to build up the nitrogen and nutrient base in the soil. These practices allow us to grow grains without the addition of chemical fertilizers.
Spring also means checking fences to prepare for the cattle to go out on pasture. Our cattle are rotationally grazed meaning they are moved every day to new pasture to allow them to always have fresh grass. We generally receive our broiler chicks in June making them ready for sales in September. The broilers after three weeks of age are also on pasture and moved daily to fresh grass. All of our chickens are fed a balanced feed that contains no antibiotics. Once the spring work is done, summer becomes very busy with the push to make good feed for the cattle for the year. Mid to late June hay is chopped and put in covered bunkers as silage, round bales of hay are made and put into storage. Grain is weeded with a mechanical weeder as no herbicides are used on our land, grain is harvested in August then the straw needs to be baled and put into the hay mow. Just when you think the busy time should be ending the compost needs to get out on the field and the land needs to be worked and planted into winter cereals.
Calving begins for us in September and continues generally into November with a few stragglers coming in the New Year. The cattle will generally stay out on pasture, depending on the year until late October, early November. With the cattle back in the barn and the cold wet weather on the way, chores take up a fair bit of time as well as repairs and all the small things that have been ‘put off' over the summer. In the winter months, cutting firewood and logs, snow removal and keeping the cattle fed and dry seems to eat up the daytime hours. The coldest of days make a good time to spend a few hours inside planning and dreaming about the seasons to come.
Each season is full with more than enough to do but the seasons bring great variety to the daily routine. Planting, sowing, reaping all parts of the natural rhythm of life on the farm.
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