The Farm

Rooted in land, animals, and craft.

What began as a small cheese-making operation has grown into a living farm, where animals graze, gardens yield fresh vegetables, and orchards produce fruit throughout the year. We work alongside the land, caring for animals and plants, learning every day, and embracing the hands-on work that comes with running a century old farmstead.

Heritage Pigs – Whey-Fed Tradition

Cheese making was our first craft, and whey—the nutrient-rich byproduct—became the inspiration for our heritage pig program. While industrial operations often see whey as waste, we follow the centuries-old tradition of using it to feed pigs, as was done in Italy to produce world-famous Parma ham.

Our pigs are slow-growing heritage breeds that enjoy a spacious pasture where they can root, roam, and rest in sun or shade. They are fed a natural diet of grass, dry hay, and a small amount of mixed grains soaked in whey. Using heritage breeds helps ensure hardier animals suited to life outdoors, while producing exceptional pork with rich flavor, fine texture, and complexity that reflects the care we put into raising them.

Grass-Fed Lamb – Pasture & Patience

Our lambs live across 20 acres of rolling pasture, grazing naturally on grasses and foraging freely. They are never treated with chemicals and have plenty of room to explore and grow slowly. Using heritage breeds for lamb ensures hardier, healthier animals that develop flavor more reminiscent of wild game. The result is tender, flavorful meat that expresses the quality of the land and the care in its raising.

Heritage Chickens – Meat Birds & Laying Hens

Our Rustic Ranger heritage birds are slower-growing meat chickens raised naturally and allowed outdoors to scratch, peck, and enjoy the fresh air. Their slower growth produces rich, tender meat for our bistro.

Our laying hens are a selection of heritage breeds, chosen for their vibrant plumage, friendly personalities, and colorful, flavorful eggs. They also spend time outside, following the seasonal cycles of the farm.

Both meat birds and laying hens demonstrate the hands-on, small-batch approach we value — each bird is raised with attention, care, and space to express natural behaviors.

Highland Cattle – Scottish Heritage

Our Highland herd reflects the Scottish roots of the farm. Grazing exclusively on pasture grasses in North Frontenac, these cattle grow slowly and naturally, producing lean, flavorful meat with a character all its own.

Grass-fed Highland beef is naturally leaner, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants like vitamins A and E, and minerals such as iron and zinc, offering a nutrient profile closer to poultry or fish than conventional red meat. The meat’s flavor is complex and robust, reflecting the pasture and the care given to the animals throughout their lives.

Using heritage breeds for all our meats ensures hardier animals suited to outdoor life, producing products with depth, texture, and flavor that you can taste. This approach also helps preserve these breeds for future generations, keeping traditional livestock alive and valued.

Seasonal Gardens & Orchard

Our gardens and orchard supply vegetables, fruits, and herbs for the bistro. While these ingredients aren’t sold separately, they bring freshness, color, and seasonality to the dishes we prepare. Every leaf, root, and fruit reflects attentive cultivation, soil care, and thoughtful stewardship.

The farm offers a chance to see, taste, and enjoy the care that goes into our seasonal produce, heritage meats, and eggs. Visitors can experience life on the land and the farmstead traditions that inspire our bistro and provisions.

  • A Highland cow with long, shaggy hair and large curved horns grazing on green grass in a rural field with hills in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
  • Inside a greenhouse with tomato plants and marigolds growing at the base.
  • Close-up of a hand holding a vine of tomatoes in various stages of ripeness, from green to orange.
  • Close-up of a sunflower with a bee on its dark center, and additional sunflowers in the background against a blue sky.
  • Close-up of a cluster of ripe black tomatoes hanging on a plant, surrounded by green leaves.
  • An old wooden barn with a weathered roof, hay bales on a trailer, a ladder leaning against the barn, and an open doorway showing hay inside, on a grassy farm field.
  • Woman harvesting ripe tomatoes inside a greenhouse with lush green tomato plants around her.
  • Close-up of ripe red apples on a tree branch with green leaves against a blue sky.
  • A young calf lying in grass with purple wildflowers, in a rural field on a cloudy day.
  • A grassy field with a dirt path running through it, lined with flowering trees on the left and a wooden fence on the right, under a cloudy sky.
  • A lush garden with rows of colorful flowers, leafy green plants, a greenhouse on the left, and tall trees in the background under a cloudy sky.