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Otto Farm

Otto Farm Fresh from the field locally grown flower bouquets. Flower arrangements for special events available upon request. Farm fresh eggs from happy free range hens.

The flowers from Otto Farm are all grown without any chemicals, we use only compost produced with the assistance of our chickens and turkeys. The farm was originally settled by our ancestors almost a 100 years ago, at that time it was a dairy farm supplying the community with fresh dairy products and vegetables. Presently Otto Farm raises chickens for eggs all year round, once a year we raise chic

kens for meat, and turkeys for Christmas dinners. All of our poultry are free ranging, enjoying fresh air and chemical free treats. The turkeys are raised in the same field that we grow the flowers, practicing regenerative farming practices.

04/12/2025

I couldnt help myself, I went to the Dahlia tuber sale in Black Creek and came home with MORE tubers! These two are going to rock the flower stand, say hi to Castle Drive and Lark's Ebbe!! 😃

04/09/2025

Just a peak inside the cold frame, Cabbage, Brocoli, lettuce, snap dragons, Yarrow....the list goes on... everything is enjoying the warmer weather.😍

04/08/2025

Two buddies stopping to smell the flowers!😁

04/05/2025

Let the sun shine in! I went for my morning walk; I was inspired by the salmon berry greens, wild plum blossoms and green ferns. I just had to add my daffodils to make the arrangement complete. My delivery guy dropped it off to a happy customer! 😁 I planted over a hundred daffodil bulbs over 30 years ago, I have enjoyed their spring message every day since! Happy Friday!

04/02/2025

Spring has sprung; the daffodils are blooming, the worms are wiggling, the fruit trees are budding! We just have to get rid of all this rain 😏

03/08/2025

Started the broccoli seeds that I saved last summer….I didn’t test the germination so I thought I would sprinkle more than I needed…. Hahah! Two weeks later, I have over 60 seedlings sprouted and growing under the lights! 😍

03/05/2025

Thats a wrap! The last of the carrots were harvested from the cold frame. Small but so sweet and yummy. Started from seed in August... eating in February! 😍

03/02/2025

Onion seeds have sprouted and I have trimmed them to an inch in height…. Started in a window of my shed, on a heat mat, with a dome over top…. We still have a couple dozen onions left in our storage from last summer!

02/21/2025

Growing crops is one of the best things about farming. Even better is being able to store and eat them from October to April. We don’t have a root cellar, we store our squash, onions, and potatoes in the garage on the wall of the furnace room. I think the heated wall stops the moisture from rotting the harvest. The beets are left in the ground covered with leaves, most of the potatoes remain in the ground under the dirt. So far it has worked for us! In the freezer we have corn, blackberries, plums and blueberries. The apples are also in the garage, I continually refill the crisper drawer in the fridge. I think I have enough apples remaining to make it to the end of February. The soft apples are used for apple cider vinegar and turkey feed. Nothing is wasted!

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02/19/2025

As I am gearing up for the summer flower season, the seeds have been received, the first ones were planted yesterday! But…. I need your help! Please share, like and follow Otto Farm to help get the word out. Tell your friends about the farm stand on Petersen Road, beautiful fresh local flower bouquets all summer long. Special events require special flowers; it might be table decorations, a fancy vase filled with blooms or ?? I know there are lots of loyal customers in our little town but there are still a lot of potential customers that don’t know we exist!

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02/12/2025

Received more seeds! I am going to try winter sowing some seeds this year... here is some info from Three Acre Farm
If you're feeling cooped up and dying to get your hands dirty… Winter Sowing is the solution.

Winter Sowing is just like it sounds - sowing seeds in the winter!
As a general rule, you can begin Winter Sowing around the Winter Solstice (Dec 21) up until the Spring Equinox around March 20.

It's important to note that the seeds will NOT germinate until Mother Nature signals them the time is right (usually around the time you begin to notice Daffodils and Tulips starting to emerge from the soil).

You're simply “sowing” the seeds right now. Even though you don't get the joy of seeing green growth right away, it still FEELS good to plant something ;)

And let's be honest.
This time of year can be dreary, cold and depressing.
We begin to wonder if spring will ever come, if the world will ever be beautiful again.

Sowing seeds (and sticking them in the snow!!!!) feels like a radical act of defiant HOPE and steadfast TRUST in the face of these doubts.

Here is a link to their blog, she has a list of hardy flowers for winter sowing ... https://www.threeacrefarm.net/blog/2019/1/21/winter-sowing

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02/09/2025

My favourite thing to do each morning is greeting the chickens! It is a routine that I have been doing for 40 years. I look forward to it each morning rain or shine. I take out the chicken bucket which has the food scraps from the day before, I throw scoops of the chicken feed for the morning and I collect any of the early bird eggs! The chickens are happy to see me! There are a couple old hens who get extra attention; they were rescued and are enjoying the good life!😁

02/07/2025

I totally relate to this….only I was born with chickens and plants in my soul! I have memories of when I was 4 or 5 packing Henny Penny around the yard…I could barely carry her! 😍😍

02/04/2025

People frequently ask me, “Do you ever sit?” Honestly the answer is “not very often”. I am always puttering at something; this time of year, it is mostly catching up on my household chores. You know washing windows, walls and what ever else I never got to in the busy summer months.
Seriously, it helps me get thru the “winter itch” months. Hahah! You know when the seed catalogues are arriving and it is not quite time to start sowing the seeds under lights! I have to hold my self back, not give in to the desire to get my hands dirty in the dirt!
The crisp, cool, sunny weather has been great! I have been on the tractor moving the compost on to the top of the leaves in the garden beds. I am trying to build some of the beds up as they were very wet with all of the rain we had in November and December. I love the Watson gloves I received for Christmas they are lined and are nice and toasty.

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02/01/2025

After work tonight, I went for a walk thru the frosty veggie beds and harvested cabbage and beets for our dinner. The chickens are on winter bug patrol, free ranging thru out the yard. Unfortunately for us they have found the cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower plants. Like us they love the greens this time of year! 😁

01/27/2025

So excited to see some of the flowers have self seeded in the flower garden. Nigella, Dara, Bueplereum and Feverfew have already sprouted!! I plan on digging up a few of each, planting into potting soil in a seed tray. If I put the tray on to the heat mat and under the lights, I can speed things up a bit. We have had a very mild winter but it is not over yet!😍 Before you know it the bouquets will be in the farm stand!!! I am a dreamer....😁

01/25/2025

January is the time to make a plan. You know which seeds you want to grow but when do you plant them? Where do you plant them? Inside under lights or in the garden soil? Very confusing at times, definitely a learning curve, I am itching to plant flower seeds but am holding off for a few more weeks! I ordered and received seeds from Circle Farms, and I am waiting for my seed order from Stems. Even thou I have saved seeds from all of my different flowers; I like to change things up with something new!

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Petersen Road
Campbell River, BC

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Thursday	8am - 7pm
Friday	8am - 7pm

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