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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.

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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01/24/2025

Follow the link for more information, the Ostriches are on a small family farm in the Kootenays, they are healthy, some are over 30 years old. They are involved in antibody research, unfortunately some wild geese landed at their pond and infected two birds a couple weeks ago.
https://bcrising.ca/agriculture/
Follow the link for more information....petitions to sign.... letters to write!
Link for video with information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM5xHTKSzV0

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01/05/2025

I couldnt resist passing on this... humor for Sunday morning! 😁
Yesterday I planted my first seeds for 2025... onions!! We are still eating the onions that we grew last year, they were cleaned up and stored in the garage. So far so good! Plant the seeds in a pot in January, as they grow to 3 inches, snip them back to half the size... do that a couple times. In late March you can transplant the little plants to the garden bed. In September you can harvest and store for the winter!

01/01/2025

Happy New Year all my flower and chicken loving friends! 2025 will be one to remember, I have lots of new seeds to plant, there will be Dahlia blooms galore and farm fresh eggs to enjoy!

12/24/2024

Another year has flown by, December 21st the longest day of the year has now past. Whahoo we are heading for Spring! This Christmas I am going to surround myself with our friends, and family. The little ones will provide lots of laughter and an opportunity to reminisce about the days gone by when their parents were little! I am looking forward to 2025, lots of flowers, lots of friends and lots of adventures! Merry Christmas!!

12/17/2024

Its a wrap! I FINALLY finished dividing and preparing the tubers for storage.... my list show 686 tubers but I know I put some away without writing it on my list. Just imagine how many I would of had if all the tuber clumps didnt rot in the ground before I got to digging them! The rains came too early for me, maybe next year I will get them all out of the ground before they get saturated. I did learn the turkeys like to eat the tubers, I guess they are similar to a potato 🤪

12/07/2024

The corn seeds we saved in the summer have dried beautifully, they easily came off of the cobs and are now stored in a jar in a dark cool closet. Early February I will do a germination test, we will see if they live up to last years seeds which had 95% germination! I used to buy my organic corn seeds from Vessey Seeds in PEI; definitely saving some $$$.😁

12/02/2024

It is time to start the apple cider vinegar... cut up the apples, add the water and sugar and let site for a couple weeks. Have to remember to stir it daily, to keep the fruit under the water. There are lots of "how to" receipes on the internet. Last year was my first year making it and it turned out great. 😍 Give it a try!

11/28/2024

It has been a crazy busy week, on Monday night I woke up to noise from the barn where the turkeys reside. I ran downstairs, turned the outside light on but I couldnt see or hear anything more. When Al went outside to feed the birds in the morning there were birds already outside and lots of feathers on the ground. Whoa, the barn door had the bottom ripped off..... Billie the Bear must have been hungry! Two turkeys are missing 😞...hopefully he had enough protein and has gone off to hibernate! Fingers crossed. A new to us door has replaced the old door that had been there for 10 years with no issues... Farming is always lots of work, but the food is worth it!🥰

11/24/2024

Just saying this wind and rain is nasty!

11/21/2024

Storing the tubers is tricky, recommendation is 38-50 degrees F (4-10 degrees C) is best, and aim for 75%-85% relative humidity. After cutting the tubers from the clump, I let the cut dry, which is usually 24 hours, then I layer the tubers into the plastic container with sawdust. I drilled holes in the lid of the container for ventilation. Last year my garage worked perfectly, I bought a tempature/humidity gauge to monitor the room and everything worked out great. No mold, nothing froze, and they didnt shrivel up. Fingers crossed for another good year of storage. I just have to find the time to dig up and separate another couple hundred clumps! 😁

11/18/2024

Snap Dragons... so many colors. In October I marked the plants in the garden so I would know which seeds to harvest. Once the seeds are mature I picked them and put them in reusable fruit netting bags. I have hung them to dry on a clothes line in the house. The seeds dry nicely and are contained in the bag. Ready for planting in March for next years bouquets!

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Campbell River, BC

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