Topsy Farms wanted a dry stone wall, so we invited Dry Stone Canada to hold its annual festival here on the farm this past September. The plan: to harvest stones from our farmland to build a functional barnyard wall. Field stones are a staple of modern, urban landscaping. Field stones are a challenge in […]

What folks become adoptive parents for our vulnerable babies – and what does that mean? We birth a large number of lambs on pasture every year (nearly 1400 in the past couple of years). With all those babies, there are inevitably troubles. We ‘rescue’ from our own flock those who just won’t thrive: • Smallest […]

About 25 Snowy Owls are on Amherst Island, mid-January, 2018. You will find a Snowy Owl by open fields, sometimes on the ground; other times perched up high. Most often people sight them at the Township Roads office on the Stella Forty Foot, at the Bird Sanctuary on the south east corner of the Island, […]

Canada 150 Plus recognizes that the history of First Nations, Métis and Inuit, predates confederation by millennia. Topsy Farms is proud to have its products used and valued by many First Nations groups and individuals, as well as in events that celebrate Canada’s heritage since 1867. We are fund-raising for the www.downie/wenjack.ca fund to help […]

Our shearing floor is cluttered. It is piled high, 362 days of the year, with inventory for our Wool Shed. There’s no room for the sheep or shearers. Over 200 blankets take up lots of room, not to mention the pure wool woven throws and lap robes.   A year’s supply of natural pure wool […]

Ever heard of therapy lambs? This year Topsy Farms invited the public to bottle-feed and cuddle our baby lambs that needed help. (They were the smallest from 3 or even 4 lambs born to 1 ewe.) People came, spread the word, and we were booked, 11 hours per day for more than 3 weeks. We […]

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Want to host a kids party – animals and action? Learning by doing! Small animals to cuddle! Space to play! Boat ride! Picnic! How can you beat that? Enjoy an outdoor venue at Topsy Farms in spring. Children can visit shearing in March or April (specific days only) or play with baby lambs, romping and […]

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Discover the many reasons why folks love to visit Amherst Island. It’s an old-fashioned traditional rural community, with lots to see and to do. It’s easy to visit Amherst Island A 2 – 3 hour drive from Ottawa or Toronto will bring you to our ferry. See contact us for detailed directions. Our ferry leaves […]

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  VISIT FOSTER LAMBS FROM MID-MAY UNTIL EARLY JUNE   May 14 to June 5, 2016 Bring cameras, big and little kids and casual clothes Cuddle or bottle-feed a lamb See hundreds of lambs in nearby pastures $10/family www.topsyfarms.com  PHONE/EMAIL IN ADVANCE FOR AN APPOINTMENT   613 389-3444, 888 287-3157 info@topsyfarms.com Wool Shed will be open […]

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Adopt a Foster Lamb to help a baby lamb survive and thrive. Our flock of 1000 ewes birthed over 1400 lambs last year. About 30 – 35 lambs can’t stay with mama, and must be cared for. Otherwise, they’ll die. Will you help save a baby lamb? Do you want to be a (virtual) foster […]

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