Getting back to the land is the perfect getaway, but farmstays are really about people getting back to themselves. The quietness and beauty of farm-life fosters reflection and introspection. Harvesting your own greens for dinner and digging sun-roots isn't the kind of thing you could put on a glossy vacation brochure. At Piebird, our "pristine white sand beaches" just happen to be rows of rich soil -- and these garden paths will lead you to things greater than beets and to things deeper than carrots.

The historical drift of farmfolk to the big city now seems erroneous to us all. So what greater joy is there than to be reassured that we can again learn to feed ourselves sustainably! A farm is something that reaches past its own fences and is part of the community. Guests to Piebird invariably bring the farm home with them when they leave, but more bountiful than their baskets of veggies is the inspiration about sustainable living. That’s the sort of thing one learns when the vacation is a farmstay, a renewed inspiration and connection to the land.

The simplicity of a farm is another attraction: Here, days revolve around trips to the barn to kiss sassy goats on the lips, pulling turnips & plucking tomatoes, and of course the fabulous homegrown vegetarian meals in our century-old dining-room.

For some folks, nostalgia is the reason they choose a farm vacation -- to get back in touch with something they remember, or maybe something they wish they could remember. Watch for it, that sense of nostalgia is often urging us toward something that is necessary. Farming feels familiar, it feels right. Come and experience the emerging progressive rural culture of Ontario with a farmstay at Piebird.

The realization that this is a getaway unlike any you have ever had will dawn early, probably while sitting down to your first meal here at Piebird.

Food of course is an important part of the experience of farming. Farming is hungry work after all, and food becomes both the product and the reward. It is what we celebrate most here at Piebird. We are a vegetarian / vegan Bed & Breakfast serving homegrown and in-season fare. Our farmstays are perfect for folks who want to know how it feels to help the Earth provide nourishment for them; help harvest or hoe or just sit down and appreciate a wonderful homegrown meal!

Our practices of growing food are modeled after the cycles of nature in every way (this is of course the whole secret and success of organic gardening), but perhaps the most significant element of nature we try to emulate is her inspiration -- that same awe-inspiring feeling you'll get by hiking through the woods here, or paddling out on the lake, you'll feel when the field is before you.

Come get a deeper connection with the rural landscape -- the sights of the countryside, some insight into farm life -- come for a music events, or simply for some inspiration. We offer many workshops to round off your culinary agritourism experience.

Piebird is a Happy Place!