From Jill our Farmer woman extraordinaire a few photos of what is happening our our newly created Sooke Harbour Farm

Posted by on Jun 5, 2010 in Our Farm | Comments Off

Things are growing, even with our unusually cooler weather, Jill has been very busy  after building a deer proof fence, she has cleared the land of all the huge blackberry patch  home of all the deers! ,tilt, built our beautiful chicken coop to welcome our gorgeous rooster Icarus.  She made our little farm house very welcoming to our Wwoofers. We already have had wonderful people come and stay at the farm and help plant  the seeds, tranplant blueberry and raspberry bushes, put up the big green house beside our...

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Sooke Harbour Farm

Posted by on Jun 4, 2010 in Our Farm | Comments Off

The Sooke Harbour Farm is part of the original Sooke Harbour House property/acerage which was originally owned by Mr.Kohout.  Sooke Harbour Farm will be growing organically berries, fruit, vegetables and herbs to help sustain the Sooke Harbour House’s restaurant kitchen. This is in keeping with the Sooke Harbour House sustainability and local philosophy. The farm will be a production and educational farm where tours and workshops will be held for community and guests of the hotel. The farm cottage is one of...

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June Garden Workshop

Posted by on Jun 1, 2010 in Archived, Events | Comments Off

June 19, 201010:00 amto12:00 pmCompact Companion Gardening Workshop & Lunch with Jill Winstanley Saturday, June 19th, 10 am at Sooke Harbour Farm, 1564 Whiffen Spit Road, Sooke Whether you have a 10×10 plot or a plant pot, you can grow your own fresh food!  We will walk through some of the basics of getting started and learn some helpful ways to maximize your space. We will be utilizing companion planting techniques for both space and pest control. The workshop is $30.00 per person. After the workshop,...

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