Juniper Farm

I've been looking for a local farm where I could get some fresh organic produce. Just a drop by place, not at a Market, where I could stop by and pick up stuff whenever I need to. That's when I found Juniper Farm online.

So yesterday, Maelie and I headed out there to see what we could find. Of course, Maelie's wish is always that there are animals on site to make the trip worthwhile! She doesn't really care about going to a farm that is sans animals! Well we got lucky this time! It was a little drive to get there, but the scenery on the way is nice. We also passed by the Great Canadian Bungee on the way there which is apparently on Maelie to-do list in her lifetime! (who knew!?)

I insisted Maelie stand by the sign of course!! I am THAT mother! This was the little shack where they have all their veggies and some local products such as honey and maple syrup. They also have a fridge and freezer. In the freezer are a few choices of local meats. The prices were very reasonable. I actually bought the ground beef for Bill's supper and there was less fat in it that in extra lean meats at the grocery store. The pan was literally dry.

Just past the little shack were a whole bunch of chickens. These are the chickens that make the eggs that they sell. They have a huge pen, house and even and area in the forest! You could see some chicken on tree branches... They were not crowded at all, which is wonderful. This particular chicken that is outside the pen apparently goes crazy when she is inside the pen and much prefers to be outside of it. So they just let her :)

Maelie feeding the little ladies

We met one of the workers who kindly answered all of our questions. Mary was feeding all the animals while we were there. Maeie commented on how kind and nice she was. Her personality gave us a wonderful impression of this farm.

Here are 100 baby chicks. They are brand new - 1 1/2 week old.

SOOOOOOO cute!

We also met a pig family! 4 brothers. They really like when Mary sprays them.

A few of the free chickens were snacking on the pig food while it was soaking....

 As you can see, the pigs were really hoping that the chickens would hand over the food!

I thought they were so adorable all lined up ready for their mushy food!

All these pics of animals and I didn't even take a pic of the food!! We bought some lettuce, onions, green onions, mushrooms, garlic, beets & beet greens, zucchinis, CARROTS of course... MMMMmmmmm, Garden carrots are amazing!! They even had some purple and whitish ones which are surely as tasty! I will know today :)

I can't wait to go back and see what other bounty we can get! :)