Tag: Farm Life

Experience Farm Life Up Close at Briden Farm

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Briden Dancing and Playing The Drums

Here at Briden Farm, we believe life is richer when you get your hands in the soil, breathe in the country air, and connect with the land that feeds us all. That’s why we’re proud to support programs like WWOOF Canada — bringing curious volunteers and passionate farmers together for real, honest farm life.

WWOOF — or Willing Workers On Organic Farms — connects people with farms across Canada to learn, work, and grow together. It’s a hands-on exchange: you give a few hours of help each day, and in return, you receive meals, a place to stay, and an authentic taste of farm life.

At Briden Farm, we see the value in that connection every day. Our farm isn’t just about growing vegetables, caring for animals, or maintaining beautiful fields — it’s about sharing our way of life, teaching what we know, and welcoming people from near and far into our community.

Volunteering here, or through WWOOF, isn’t just about work. It’s about:

  • Learning sustainable and organic farming practices
  • Tasting food you helped grow and enjoying it at the table
  • Sharing stories and laughs with people who care about the land as much as you do
  • Experiencing the rhythm of rural life, where every season has its own lessons

Whether you’re a student looking for hands-on experience, a family wanting to reconnect with where your food comes from, or just someone longing to slow down and learn something real, Briden Farm is a place to get back to basics and grow in more ways than one.

We invite you to join us, whether as a WWOOFer or a local visitor curious about the land and life that sustain us. There’s something magical about working the soil, seeing the results of your efforts, and knowing you’ve helped keep a small farm thriving.

Visit us at BridenFarm.com to learn more about volunteering, visiting, or simply following along as we continue our journey on this little slice of Nova Scotia.

Briden Farm — where the land, the work, and the community come together.

WWOOF Canada — Live and learn on organic farms in Canada


 

Rappie Pie And Chicken Soup

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Rappie Pie and Chicken Soup

Two things that make a Winter Day a little warmer, and a Winter Storm more bearable, are Rappie Pie and Chicken Soup! Today we made both!

We were recently given four roosters, and yesterday we processed three of the four! I made a mistake of looking at the beautiful feathers on the their and he’s looking for a new home now! Actually, I think we have found one for him already! 

I know to some processing animals and birds for food may seem rather mean, but the truth is it’s part of survival and it’s part of farm life. Especially on a working farm. 

Certainly the end result of our efforts helps make it a little easier! A life, any life, from the smallest to the greatest should never be taken lightly. Always with Thanks, reverence and respect, for the life taken, and the food provided. The sad fact is there are too many Roosters, and while every would like to keep them around it simply isn’t possible. In nature the males, the protectors often get killed by predators protecting the females, and around the farm when there’s to many Roosters they’ll attack and kill each other! So, in many ways, it’s more humane to process them! We give them the best life possible, for as long as possible, but when it comes time we dispatch them as humanely as possible and they help feed us! 

Most people, who think this is cruel  or inhumane, don’t generally stop to ponder all these things when they pop into their local Grocery, or Deli, to grab a BBQ Chicken on their way home from their 9-5 job! However, on the farm, among farmers and their livestock, it all takes on a far more intimate approach! It’s a symbiotic relationship where we feed them, give them the best life possible, for as long as possible so that they can better feed us!

For us, one of the best ways to make use of these Roosters is to make Rappie Pie And Chicken Soup!