PRODUCTS
At Moon Tide Farm we practice regenerative agriculture. This means we utilize animals, plants, and periods of rest to build & enliven soil structures, leaving the land in better shape than when we began. Our livestock are raised and fed on pastures, we use heritage and heirloom open-pollinated varieties of fruits and vegetable seeds whenever possible and we cull animals and crops for hardiness and and adaptability to our farm's conditions - it's a unique place to farm on the Bay of Fundy, NS. We continue to save seed when possible, hoping to acclimatize our plants and protect genetic diversity. We've even grown seeds for a local seed company in our efforts to promote regional seed diversity and security!
LIVESTOCK
LAMB - LIMITED AVAILABILITY...
We have a very small herd of Shetland sheep that Ann grows for fibre and we occasionally have lamb or breeding stock for sale. We will have a limited quantity of lamb available this fall. Please CONTACT US if you'd like to be on the wait list for lamb.
BEEF
UPDATE: We are SOLD OUT of our grass-fed beef boxes.
Since 2017 we have been growing a herd of cattle in partnership with another farm in our community. Joel has been working hard to fence even more pastures on his generations-old family farm to support our regenerative rotational grazing. As our pastures and the land improve, we are working toward a completely grass-fed herd. Our cattle are fed our own hay, haylage and a locally-grown, farm-mixed fermented supplemental grain ration in the winter only. Healthy and happy animals is why we farm beef and the quality is in the flavour!
PORK
Heritage breed pigs have been raised on the farm in the pasture. The pigs are happy to have a job, sunshine, mud and relative freedom to do their piggy-thing. We do not have pork for sale at this time.
CHICKEN
We have also been licensed FREE RANGE CHICKEN producers over the years and have grown chicken for our own family and our customers (an a restaurant to two, too!). All chickens are raised on pasture, processed in government-inspected facilities and are available whole, havled, or as individual pieces.
We did not obtain a free range chicken license for the 2024 growing season.
EGGS
We also have a flock of free-range laying hens who sometimes provide our family and yours with FARM FRESH EGGS. They are fed a locally-produced grain ration and are never medicated. We do not have eggs for sale at this time.
CHEVON
We have had a couple of dairy goats on the farm for milk for our small children and cheese, yogourt and kefir for the whole family. Occasionally we have chevon for sale. We do not have chevon for sale at this time.
VEGGIES
We grow a wide variety of cooler season VEGGIES to include the following:
We grow a wide variety of cooler season VEGGIES to include the following:
Drawing thanks to frugalabundance.com
PANTRY
We are also busy throughout the growing season selecting the best in local fruits and veggies we don't grow and combining them with our own veggies & talent to bring you canned, preserved, fermented and spiced foods year-round.
We have offered a number of WORKSHOPS to help our customers and friends increase their skills in the homesteading arts to include canning with water & pressure and fermenting food & drink. If you have a group & would like to get a workshop going, Ann would be happy to assist you!
We are also busy throughout the growing season selecting the best in local fruits and veggies we don't grow and combining them with our own veggies & talent to bring you canned, preserved, fermented and spiced foods year-round.
We have offered a number of WORKSHOPS to help our customers and friends increase their skills in the homesteading arts to include canning with water & pressure and fermenting food & drink. If you have a group & would like to get a workshop going, Ann would be happy to assist you!
We offer e-gift cards to use on direct-from-farm purchases. Please CONTACT US with your questions or purchase today!
