Allrighty people! It's finally here! I don't think it is possible for any one to be this excited for Easter! This Saturday April 3rd at Gammondale farm is the Annual Easter Egg Hunt! It starts at 11 am and goes untill 2 pm. The price of admission is $10/child and $7/adult (babys under 2 are free). There will be Pony and Draft horse rides for just $4. In the log cabin the grade 8's from Westmount school will be holding a bake sale and the proceeds go towards their graduation fund! You can even get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny!! It is going to be amazing so come out and enjoy the fun!

Here is how to hop on out for the Easter Egg Hunt:
Take Hwy 61 south, about 15km from the Airport, turn right onto McCluskey Drive. Then follow the Gammondale signs straight ahead for 4km. Gammondale Farm is on the right hand side.
We hope you enjoy the beautiful countryside on your way over.

Patterson's Peas and Potatoes at Gammondale Farm

Gammondale Farm 1995

This picture shows strawberry fields covered in straw in the early spring. Now the fields grow pumpkins, squash (no more strawberries) and Patterson's Patch.

Here's a fun and healthy idea! We have just made plans for the 2nd season of Patterson's Peas and Potato Patch. Mackenzie (11 years) and Dylan (13 years) will be growing tender baby spring peas and baby potatoes again this year. They will have Fingerling and Black Macs, Red and White Potatoes, Beets, and Yellow and Green Zucchinis too. They work hard planting, weeding and picking the vegies, but then they have a great time selling the vegies at the local Thunder Bay Country Market. The first peas should arrive at the Market late in June! We wish you a successful and fun season!

Honey the Bunny's Eggy Adventure

Hello! I'm Gammondale farms new blogger Jess. I will be keeping you guys up to date with all the happenings at the farm.

I was talking to Honey the Bunny the other day and she asked me to tell you guys about her quest to help the Easter bunny and get the Easter eggs for this years hunt. First let me tell you about this years egg hunt. It will be on Saturday April 3, 2010 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Gammondale farm. There will be an Easter egg hunt and you can even get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny! Addmission is just 10$/child and 7$/adult. Babys under 2 years old are free! There will be pony and draft horse rides for just 4$. Also, in the log cabin there will be a bake sale and face painting in support of the Westmount School grade 8 graduation fund.

Now that you know a bit about the egg hunt, lets get back to Honey's story. So apparently Honey and the Easter bunny are really good friends. The Easter bunny usually asks Honey to help him out when he makes his annual visit to the farm by collecting eggs for the hunt. This year, Honey thought that she would get ahead in her egg collecting and started early. So, she went out and started looking for eggs. She was hopping around when she thought "What better place to look for eggs than in the chicken coop!" She then went to visit the chicken nests. When Honey got there she jumped into the nesting boxes and to her great suprize, there were colourfull eggs in one of the boxes! While collecting as many of the beautiful eggs as she could, a chicken jumped onto the nesting boxes and caught Honey red pawed! The chicken then accused Honey of stealing the eggs. Honey tried to explain but the other chickens were very upset by this point and chased Honey out of the pen. Honey didn't get any of the eggs and said that was the last time she ever try to get ahead in her egg collecting. Mrs. Gammond happend to snap our picture just as the chicken caught Honey in the nesting box. Honey will prevail in her Quest for eggs. Stay tuned for a Gammondale farm update!

Now we are waiting for Easter

Now that the March Break is coming to an end, we are waiting for Easter. Saturday, April 3 from 11am to 2pm. You get a card with pictures of eggs to find. Bring the eggs to the Easter Bunny's helpers and they will give you treats for helping find all the eggs. Besides the Egg Hunt there will be some more fun activities and baby animals! You can have your picture taken with the Easter Bunny too! The Westmount Grade 8's are putting on a Bake Sale and Face Painting and selling snacks in the Log House to raise funds for their Grad. Admission is just $10/child and includes the Egg Hunt, loot and picture with the Easter Bunny. $7/adult (no loot). Babies under 2 are FREE unless they want loot. Pony and Draft horse rides are $4.

The picture in the blog is from last year.

More March Break Fun

Great news! The sap is running today..last night was freezing cold and today is warm and sunny. We have been riding Minnie the pony and Hank the Draft Horse every day!
After the sap is collected from the tree, it is boiled to make the water evaporate and leave the sugar behind. The sap gets sweeter and sweeter until it is like syrup. Actually, it starts to boil at 100 C and by the time it is like syrup it is boiling at 104C. Maple syrup is great on pancakes and ice cream and it tastes good in things that you bake like muffins. We've been eating pancakes with syrup every day this week!
We have also been making taffy on the snow. We keep boilg the syrup until it boils at about 120C and when it cools on the snow it turns to taffy. We twist the taffy on a stick and eat it like a sucker! Next posting will be about the Easter Egg Hunt coming up on Saturday, April 3, 2010 from 11am to 2pm.

March Break Fun Update!

Posted by Minnie the Pony on Monday evening. lots of families visited Gammondale today. The weather was really warm and the sap started to run after lunch. Too bad that Scott and Shawn went up to the bush before it started to run. The warmest place in North America! I think. My black coat is shedding like crazy in the heat. Madison rode me and some other kids too. Families came from Marathon, Schreiber, Longlac, Kenora and Thunder Bay. Everyone had fun and had a pancake with real Maple Syrup, and some families did the Amazing Race. Every day this week there will be lots of fun things to do. Visit our website at www.gammondalefarm.com

March Break Fun Update!

The warm, rainy weather has melted the pond and the snow..so the skating and sleighing is cancelled. There are are still lots of things to do next week for the March Break. The maple trees are tapped and the sap is running and the sugaring off is in progress. Come and learn how maple Syrup is made and make some Taffy. We'll have hot drinks and pancakes with 'real' Maple syrup in the Log House too! You should plan to bring your own snacks and cold drinks though. We have a really fun Amazing Race planned and you are welcome to visit the farm animals and play on the tire swing in the hayloft. Even rainy days are fun at Gammondale!
Admission is just $10/person and we are open 11AM to 4PM Monday the 15th through Friday the 19th.

March Break Farm Fun & Easter Egg Hunt

March Break Sleigh Rides:

March 15 to March 19. 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. $10/person (babies under 2 years are FREE). Includes an old fashioned horse drawn sleigh ride, skating on the pond (helmets required), farm animals, straw mountain, maple taffy, and more. Hot drinks and pancakes with real maple syrup in the Log House. For more info: visit www.gammondalefarm.com or phone 475-5615.

Easter Egg Hunt:

Hosted by Westmount Public School Grade 8's. Saturday, April 3, 2010. 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
$10/child includes Egg Hunt, Easter Loot, farm animals, craft and more. Babies under 2 years are FREE (no loot). $7/adult. Snacks and a Bake Sale will be in the Log House. For more info: visit www.gammondalefarm.com or phone 475-5615.