We are the van laekens
I'd like to take a minute to introduce ourselves. My name is Michelle and that handsome guy next to me is my husband Vince, and we are the Van Laekens. We live in Falkland with our fur babies Moose our very energetic dog, Harley our licensed mouse hunting cat, and Griffin our old man and resident cat napper.
We have always wanted a place where our future children could grow up with similar life experiences as us; playing in the fields making mud pies, building forts, and simply enjoying the outdoors while learning to respect and value nature.
Growing up and working on family farms in Norfolk county gave us the drive to get back to our roots and own and operate our own farm one day, and lucky for us that day came a lot sooner than we ever thought possible. Owning our own farm was always more of a 10 year plan, but after hearing of an available property we thought lets just go take a look, which turned into lets just runs some numbers, and then we thought maybe we can just make an offer and BAM! We own a farm! Now here came the tough part, what do we do with it, our 10 year plan just turned into a 3 year plan, and our possibilities we endless. After many brainstorming and day dreaming sessions, we put a plan together and we started our own farm market, our first year was rough and we learned A LOT, but we loved every minute of it. I can't wait to see where this little farm takes us.
Although this is a new adventure we are committed to producing and selling our best while respecting the environment around us. We are not a certified organic farm, but we do strive to grow as naturally as possible.
We are very open with our practices and if you ever want to know more please ask, but please also understand that while we do want to be transparent we do have safety practices in place to keep both our animals and guests safe. Farm tours are only available with permission alongside the company of either myself or my husband.
Hope to see you all this summer.
We have always wanted a place where our future children could grow up with similar life experiences as us; playing in the fields making mud pies, building forts, and simply enjoying the outdoors while learning to respect and value nature.
Growing up and working on family farms in Norfolk county gave us the drive to get back to our roots and own and operate our own farm one day, and lucky for us that day came a lot sooner than we ever thought possible. Owning our own farm was always more of a 10 year plan, but after hearing of an available property we thought lets just go take a look, which turned into lets just runs some numbers, and then we thought maybe we can just make an offer and BAM! We own a farm! Now here came the tough part, what do we do with it, our 10 year plan just turned into a 3 year plan, and our possibilities we endless. After many brainstorming and day dreaming sessions, we put a plan together and we started our own farm market, our first year was rough and we learned A LOT, but we loved every minute of it. I can't wait to see where this little farm takes us.
Although this is a new adventure we are committed to producing and selling our best while respecting the environment around us. We are not a certified organic farm, but we do strive to grow as naturally as possible.
We are very open with our practices and if you ever want to know more please ask, but please also understand that while we do want to be transparent we do have safety practices in place to keep both our animals and guests safe. Farm tours are only available with permission alongside the company of either myself or my husband.
Hope to see you all this summer.
SHOP LOCAL. EAT LOCAL. ENJOY LOCAL
