Tag: Farming Life
Mother Nature disrupts the sunflower season at Sultan Farm and Sanctuary
With the rainy summer, much of the sunflower field soil has been left sodden with pooled water still lying in the field so sadly the Sultan’s made the decision to close their field for this season.
Jessica and Omar Sultan – bring an old farm to life and how they did it
(Jessica and Omar Sultan presenting their sanctuary farm life at the Stittsville Library on January 8, 2020. Photo: Stittsville Central) The Grace Thompson meeting room of the Stittsville Library was…
Sunflowers harvested and barn less chilly just in time for winter at Sultan farm
(Harvesting the sunflower seeds at the Sultan Farm Sanctuary in November 2019. All photos: Jessica Sultan) If you passed our farm in the afternoon of 11 November, 2019, you would have…
Sunflowers, new baby goat and winter preparations brings flurry of activity to Sultan Farm Sanctuary
Hello to our readers! It’s been awhile! I thought I knew what ‘busy’ was, but from the end of August (when our sunflowers reached peak) to this first week of…
Sultan Farm Sanctuary – tour the sunflowers and support the animals
(Sultan Sanctuary Farm – field of sunflowers. All photos: Jessica Sultan) A drive down Flewellyn Road in the past week will have treated you to the sight of 8 acres…
11-year old Ben Sultan enlightens us with his account of life on a sanctuary farm
(The Sultan children celebrating ‘school is out’. Photo: Jessica Sultan) Life on the farm this past month has been very crazy – which is no different than usual. It feels…
Rainbows always lead to home on the Sultan farm
If a rainbow leading me directly home to where I live is not a sign that I’ve made the right choice, I don’t know what is! Mid-May to mid-June has…
Another chapter from the Sultan family – life on a sanctuary farm
The warmer weather was so welcomed at our house. We basked in the spring sunshine and tried to wipe out the memory of months of freezing winter winds whipping across…
From suburbs to sanctuary: the tale of a family of 7 adjusting to farm life while sheltering animals in need
Ed Note: You may have read Jessica’s thought filled articles and comments previously in Stittsville Central. We are excited to present Jessica’s tales from the farm. This is the first chapter…