The Ark Native Plants, Organic Veggies and B&B
ALL POSITIONS FILLED FOR 2010
Our farm is a mixed income household. Art works off the farm. Janice is the organic grower and runs the B&B. Art and Janice operate a native plants nursery and are engaged in an ongoing land restoration at The Ark. Since 1998, we have been growing and retruning thousands of native grasses, flowers ,shrubs and trees to the farm from which a large gravel pit operated in the 1950’s.
Learn more about organic veggie market gardening, hospitality and food preparation, native plants and passive greenhouse operation, Canadien draft horses (our herd numbers six), ecosystem restoration and sustainable living.
We are an 110 acre farm, 8 km. north of Kincardine on the shores of Lake Huron. We have 5 km. of recreational trails on our property plus beach access which are enjoyed by both our B&B guests and us. We have a conservation easement in place on our farm. Our intern lives here at the farm in accomodation separate from the farm house (circa 1860’s). You work along with us doing the daily and seasonal chores of farm life. Driver’s licence is a must for getting to town and driving farm machinery. We sell at the weekly Kincardine Farmers Market , a local food box program and a high-end restaurant from May to October. Be advised that that you also work on your own so should be a person that is very comfortable with your own company. We encourage you to meet our neighbours (both two-legged and four-legged) and to engage in the life of our community.Our area is a tourist destination with many interesting features.
We hope you will use your own creative skills and talents to help us all learn more about the interconnectivity of things. We practise slow food. We have a good library.
Contact: Janice McKean
#755 Bruce Rd. 23, R.R. 2
Tiverton, ON
N0G 2T0
tel: 1-519-396-7518
e-mail: theark at bmts.com
websites: www.bbcanada.com/7131.html , www.thearknativeplants.com
