Hi to all from Nova Scotia

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  • May 19, 2008 at 2:08 am #39614
    Anonymous
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    Wonderful to have found this venue. I have just moved to a farm on Nova Scotia’s south shore with a group of 9 friends, farmers, gardeners and dreamers all. Food security and education are our main goals here, and we are working hard to realize them. Putting in garden beds and pruning old fruit trees is taking up much energy these days. We have four horses, two belgians and two fiords, and I am looking at a pair of Suffolks. We have a Jersey cow for milk, butter, yoghurt, ghee, some heritage dual purpose chickens, wonderful bee hives, and the strong desire to make a difference. I am a trained woodworker/woodenboat builder who progressed to horses and logging/eco-forestry. The plan was to log in order to source my own lumber for furniture projects, but too many people need my help in the forest. I can’t resist helping landowners to see the alternatives to clearcutting-the status quo in the maritimes. We need public outreach and education. People need to know we exist and we care, and that beautiful things are happening!
    Great to be here.
    Stewart

    May 19, 2008 at 6:27 pm #46695
    cherprit
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    Just speaking for myself, a dreamer, I would love to hear about your efforts. I spent many summers in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, what a gorgeous place on this earth. I would love to hear what kind of things are being grown in your area.

    May 20, 2008 at 4:01 am #46690
    Carl Russell
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    Welcome Stewart,
    I have fond memories of making acquaintances with ox teamsters on the South Shore. Where abouts are you? Know anybody around Pleasantville, or Bridgewater area? Sounds like you have great plans, keep us up to date, and good luck, Carl

    May 24, 2008 at 6:05 pm #46694
    gunslinger598
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    Welcome,
    I’m looking forward to hearing more about your work and way of life.

    June 16, 2008 at 5:19 pm #46696
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Carl-I am living in Pleasantville-who are the ox-men you know?

    June 16, 2008 at 11:02 pm #46689
    earthwise
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    Bazil Meisner was in Pleasantville when we used to visit in the ’90’s. I haven’t contacted him in years, so I don’t know if he is still there. I also made acquaintances with Gordon Lohnes and Claude Silver, neither were in Pleasantville, but nearby. Do you know these fine men?

    Carl (using Lisa’a computer as mine was nailed by lightening the other night)

    July 13, 2008 at 3:02 am #46692
    longshot38
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    welcome aboard, im across the “brook” in Newfoundland. no room for animals yet but i am interested in what you all are doing and how you are doing it.

    dean

    September 24, 2008 at 1:48 am #46693
    becorson
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    you may already know of Ross farm museum? they are in New Ross Nova Scotia and they farm with oxen and Canadian horses there.

    congratulations and all best wishes on actually living the dream! (hum John Lennon’s “Imagine” here….)

    November 25, 2008 at 12:01 am #46697
    Git-Up-Doc
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    Hello. Nice to see Nova Scotia putting up a good show here. I am also from Nova Scotia and in fact from the South Shore.

    I am very familiar with all of these men who you speak of. I grew up working on my grandfather’s farm and came to know these men very well as they are all close neighbors. A lot of them are starting to slow down but I know for a fact that each and every one of them still has as great a desire to pull oxen as when they first started.

    I was speaking with Claude Silver not 2 months ago helping his grandson train a team of my uncle’s Charolais steers. As always, one steer was born to be an ox…..and the other a mule. I don’t think Claude has missed an ox pull in Lunenburg County for many a year.

    Gordon is also still extremely active in pulling and does a lot of judging at the Big-Ex international ox-pull and many community pulls.

    I don’t know Basil as well as the other men but I do know when the border closed to cattle and the international ox pull was cancelled here years ago his barn filled up pretty fast. He must have had two or more teams in each of the weight divisions plus numerous teams of steers he brought out the the Big-Ex to fill up stalls.

    I myself have an old Belgian gelding named Doc. He has taught me everything I know about horses and is still every time I take him out teaching me. I have had him now for 7 or 8 years, he is my first horse.

    November 26, 2008 at 12:11 am #46691
    Carl Russell
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    Great to have you on board. I’m glad to hear those folks are doing so well. We’ld love to have Gordon come down to put on a workshop for making head yokes at NEAPFD. If you see them, tell them Carl Russell says hi.

    Carl

    November 27, 2008 at 12:30 pm #46698
    Git-Up-Doc
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    I will definitely pass that on next time I see them.

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