by Sally Bowen | Dec 1, 2015 | Events
Syrian Refugees reaching shore in Lesbos – photo by Sergey Ponomarev Kingston region expects about 600 Syrian Refugees to arrive by February. The Syrian Refugees need to be welcomed with warm clothes as well as warm intentions. Topsy Farms is all about wool, and...
by Sally Bowen | Oct 10, 2015 | Events
Two foster lambs entertain visitors to the Wool Shed at Topsy Farms each year. This year, from spring until Thanksgiving (when they retire to a smaller free-range farm) Wee Lassie and Littlefoot have helped make a visit to our farm and to Amherst Island more...
by Sally Bowen | Aug 3, 2015 | Events
Amherst Island has one of the largest concentrations of historic Irish dry stone walls in Canada, many over 150 years old. Skilled Irish craftsmen no longer working at the Rideau Canal wandered Eastern Ontario, seeking work. Our upcoming Irish Canadian Dry Stone...
by Sally Bowen | Jul 22, 2015 | Events
Our neighbours and friends had quite an adventure at Topsy Farms recently. We have about 1000 ewes and over 1200 lambs now after lambing (with one or two waddling pregnant ewes still holding back). So many mouths require lots of food, and we were running out of...
by Sally Bowen | Jun 22, 2015 | Events
Our four foster lambs were hungry, so I went out early, with extra formula. They are tucked into a rebuilt corner of the barn, the ‘Lambs Playpen’, deeply bedded in straw, safely protected from any predators. A family farm outing to Topsy Farms includes time to:...
