Keeping the Farm and Education Connected For over 30 years Forsythe Family Farms 2009 Inc. has been welcoming students of all ages onto our farm for educational tours incorporating hands on, interactive experiences in learning the journey of their food from farm to fork. We've now taken our [...]
Our instructors have been out visiting schools, dropping off brochures and stress apples to inform you of our programs. This apple is a symbol of our commitment to taking the stress out of school trips for you! They have also given some staff presentations. If you would like to book one for your school, please [...]
At the end of our growing season many people ask us when we are heading to Florida. The fields may be asleep under their blanket of snow but the farm is still busy. This is the time of year when the business side of farming becomes the main focus, apart from caring for the animals. [...]
School tours begin the first week of May and our farm opens to the public Victoria Day Weekend. We are hosting an OPEN HOUSE for teachers that weekend as well; come for a visit with your family. Upon presentation of your school ID, you and your family will receive free admission to our farm. A [...]
We all heard the collective sigh of relief as the weather warmed up and the sun started melting the snow. Here on the farm we've had small rivers flowing as the snow melted revealing grass, plowed fields and roadways. This is a beautiful time of year as the ground is still solid enough to walk [...]
The day is upon us and ready or not we will be open Victoria Day Monday 9 till 5. Our auction sale begins at 10 am and has a mix of almost every category you can think of. Combining 2 farms makes for a lot of extra stuff.Time to Celebrate Spring and it looks like the [...]
They've all arrived; our farm babies are here. School tours have started and the children are having a great time visiting the farm and animals. The pigs arrived Wednesday and one has already acquired it's name, Scooter. The last to get off the trailer, he just couldn't wait and he was off and running out [...]
Easter is special to us, a time of faith, and hope. We cherish our time with family in this season of renewal. May your Easter be blessed with family as well.In the windows of opportunity that the weather is giving us we are slowly but surely getting everything moved up from Markham. Our school tour [...]
It sure is easier to be happy when you have an amazing day like today. The snowbanks are finally losing their battle and are succumbing to the inevitable spring melt. We knew it would happen one day.With the thaw we are able to bring up more of our outside buildings and equipment as they are [...]
The first full day of spring is living up to our expectations of warm, sunny weather with a fresh breeze blowing. It is what keeps us optimistic that winter will eventually end. It has been quite a roller coaster ride of temperatures this past winter and it doesn't look like that will stop with the [...]