Seasonal cut flowers, vegetables & sauerkrauts in Canning, Nova Scotia since 2015

Seven Acres Farm & Ferments

The Ferments

Our line of traditionally fermented sauerkrauts, kimchi and pickles are inspired by Nova Scotia grown seasonal ingredients.

The Farm

We grow vegetables and cut flowers on a small acreage near the charming village of Canning, Nova Scotia.

Shop

Our products can be found in over 30 retail shops in Nova Scotia, at our on-farm seasonal farm stand, and at farm markets in the Annapolis Valley and the South Shore.

View fullsize We jarred up our 100th batch of sauerkraut today (of 2025)! Last year we weren’t jarring up batch #100 until June, the year before it was in July. Needless to say, 2025 has kept us very busy so far. I’m cutting us some slack for not havin
View fullsize April 18, 2025. Oh my gosh, it feels like summer today! Tim’s firing up the bbq and we’re hanging out on our garden deck for the first time this spring. We just got back from voting in the advance polls and I’m feeling extra patri
View fullsize The Nova Scotia farming community is made up of so many inspiring females and I got to spend the last few days and nights with some of them and it was really awesome. There has been at least one informal gathering of female farmers happening annuall
View fullsize April 8th. Spring this year has been wet, cold and mostly sun-less. Makes me feel less panicked over how little seeds we’ve started so far. 😅 To be honest, I prefer this over a dry spring. This moisture is really good, even if it does delay so
View fullsize One of our current projects is dismantling these three well worn tunnels and using the best of all the combined materials to install one longer tunnel in this space. We’re big on reusing materials and the PVC hoops from these tunnels are enteri
View fullsize March 16th. Dusting off the terracotta. 🪴🪴🪴
View fullsize We’ve hit mid March and it feels like all of the sudden the temperatures are spiking and the snow is melting. While walking around the farm yesterday, we saw the first signs of bulbs coming to life. These ones are in the raised beds up by our h
View fullsize This winter has been very winter-y. I’m glad it has been - the cold and the snow are beneficial in a lot of ways (and bonus, ticks aren’t active when it’s bone chillingly cold outside). We flew through firewood and discovered we wo
View fullsize It may be winter, but our farm work has kept rolling along, and has actually kept us busier over the past few months than we anticipated. Our fermented products and our pickled beets are now available in over 30 retail shops in the province and deman
View fullsize I tried rug hooking for the first time at Christmas. My gift to myself was a rug hooking kit, and now I’m kind of hooked (see what I did there 😉). When I first moved to Nova Scotia in 2014, I became aware of rug hooking for the first time (I
View fullsize Winter beaches. They may be cold (especially this February 🥶), but we love them! I have so many photos from beach trips that it’s a bit ridiculous. They’re so dramatic and beautiful though - I can’t help myself. I’ve loved t
View fullsize Prepare for a photo dump! I share so many photos through Instagram stories, but have gotten out of the habit of posting them here, which is kind of a shame because here is where we can return to to look at them - to recall how the flower crops were l
View fullsize Marigold-ing 🧡 Still very much in winter mode over here, but as we start to sort seeds, it’s inevitable that we begin to daydream about our summertime garden plans. We’re hoping this year looks a little different for us - more time on t
View fullsize 2025. A new year always feels like a fresh start to me. A date on the calendar with so much potential unfolding ahead of it. Our favourite way to start the new year is quietly and outdoors. A beach walk to wake up, followed by a hike later in the day
View fullsize Tommy. Our littlest, but no longer our youngest. Still the best climber out of all of us. Happiest when we’re all outside together, romping around on the farm. His spirits are noticeably higher now that he has a doggy brother again (aka a gentl
View fullsize Another December garlic planting in the books! It started in the snow, shovelling some of it off of the beds before rototilling right into it. Then the temps warmed up, the snow melted, and the garlic went in. It was muddy and cold and Tim did all th