Penner Farm - A Specialty Farm in Northwestern Ontario

~ Vegetables, forage and crop farming and other associated topics that stem from our project specialty farm ~

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Soil. What about it?

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Recently, I have found an interest in the area of deglaciation. That is to say, the mystery of what happened here thousands of years ago gav...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Additional Land Cleared

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 With apologies, this blog has been unreasonably inactive for 2 years. Farming takes alot of time and blogging was something that got neglec...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Oat harvest in November!?

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 November 10th, about 2 months later than average for a typical harvest.  Last week turned out to be so warm and sunny, the field became too...
Friday, October 30, 2020

Oats For Cover Crop, Green Feed or Harvest?

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 This year on the farm we completed a major task, that of clearing more land around the first acre we ever opened up.  Two sides just needed...
Sunday, December 1, 2019

Save The Plants!

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As autumn rolled in, the plants were slowing down production with the change in sunlight and temperature.  The bean plants were starting to ...
Saturday, November 23, 2019

Take Care of That Tractor

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A tractor is one of the key tools on the farm.  One hundred years ago, the horse was the means of power but today it is the tractor.  Mine a...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Marketing Markets

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Farmers markets and the like are a funny thing to work with.  The vendors are typically small businesses or farmers, with the latest trend b...
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Penner Farm started as a hobby garden development on beautiful Rice Lake in 2009 with the purchase of an old Massey Harris farm tractor, a two-bottom plow and a disc harrow. Some land had already been cleared to complete landscaping for the residence which gave an opportunity to try growing vegetables on a larger scale than in a small garden. The addition of laying hens, some horses and the construction of a Gambrel-style barn in 2013 made for a real farm feel! In the first few years, it did not seem like a move toward local marketing of heritage vegetables, but a few trips to another local producer's farm stimulated interest in growing market-ready vegetables for local consumption. This influence brought Penner Farm to where it is today! With a commercial grade cold frame greenhouse, a second heated greenhouse on line and 3 acres of land cleared, crop rotation and planting versatility became a reality. Additional farming equipment has been added as required over the years, ensuring an efficient, quality operation.
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