Corbett Creek Farm
48 McNally Drive P0T 2G0 Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

Sold out ** Our Holiday Boxes are now live! Link in bio. Fill up your freezer with local and incredibly flavourful pork. And cross a couple things off your holiday shopping list! ... When you shop local an actual person does a little happy dance. Swipe to see the faces behind this years holiday box. Jon and Aly from @corbettcreekfarm, Lara from @sweet.earth.ceramics , Eleanor and Sarah from @bubbleohs and Emily from @swellbakery Also I love how many women are behind this box! high five ladies! Limited quantities . . #potter #baker #soapmaker #farmer #pasturedpork #localbox #thunderbay #regenerativeagriculture

Tomorrow our holiday box will be launched! fill your freezer with pastured pork raised 20km from your table. A variety of cuts including one of the most flavourful hams you’ll ever have! (We are sold out of half and whole pigs/cows this year-so this is a great way to get your hands on some local pork!) bake-at-home cinnamon buns for Christmas morning (@swellbakery makes such delicious pastries that fly off the shelf so you won’t want to miss this!) bowls by @sweet.ea...rth.ceramics with a deep sea/galactic glaze (she also sells out in seconds- so a great way to nab some beautiful ceramics) locally made soap using lard from our pastured pigs- these bars are so soft yet hold their shape (we were very impressed with how long they lasted) @bubbleohs a tote designed by @pulpandpapercreative (add this to your collection and let’s move away from plastics together and show off our love for local products) This box will be available on our website (link in bio) on Wednesday, November 18th at 5:00pm . . Photo by @mariamariaphoto . #pasturedpork #tbaygifts #thunderbay #christmaspresents #localchristmas #shoplocal #thegiftoffood #farming See more

THIS WEDNESDAY! Our box will be live at 5:00pm on November 18th! Want to know what's in it!? This year’s holiday box includes: Pastured pork from our farm (even more than last year!) including a Christmas ham Not 1 but 2 handmade pottery bowls by @sweet.earth.ceramics ... 1 pack of seriously yummy cinnamon buns by@swellbakery frozen for you to bake on Christmas morning! (if you can wait that long) 1 bar of soap by@bubbleohs made with lard from our pastured pigs! 1 tote designed by@pulpandpapercreative (this ones a surprise, you will have to wait and see this new farm inspireddesign!) The meat and cinnamon buns will come frozen and delivered in a box with our tote, and the other goodies will be gift wrapped! Photo by @mariamariaphoto See more

Throughout the summer our house fills with the bright colour and soothing smells of flowers grown in our gardens. The act and art of cultivating them and curating the arrangements is one of the highlights of my summer season each year. Our holiday boxes are a great way for me to tap into this creativity in the winter months. I am excited to announce that this year's holiday boxes will be available for purchase on our website at 5:00pm on Wednesday, Nov 18th. We will have... a limited supply, but a few more than last year to ensure we fill your freezers while also crossing a few items off your holiday shopping list. The link to purchase will be posted on our instagram, as well as on our Facebook. The box can also be found via our website on the 'products' page as of Wednesday at 5pm. This box is perfect for the holidays as you can spoil both yourself and a loved one. You will receive two packages, one filled with our delicious pastured pork, the other gift wrapped and decorated with dried flowers from our garden. You can keep one for yourself and gift the other to someone special (or of course you can spoil yourself with both, we won't tell! ) Photo by the lovely @mariamariaphoto See more

We’ve been chatting with lots of folks on the phone lately about cutting orders! To put a face to the voice here we are! Pigs are starting to go in with some of our customers already enjoying full freezers! Our pork will be processed throughout the next month so if you haven’t heard from us you will soon:) . . The benefit of ordering a half our whole animal is that we can work with you to get the animals processed to your liking and needs. Some options include: -how many cut...s you want in each pack -pork loins or pork chops -pork belly, bacon or peppered bacon -ground or sausage (our favourite is chorizo!) -fat for lard -feet for a rich broth -cuts and roasts to your thickness and size liking -hams cut small for a family or large for a Christmas dinner -and more! Please give us a call if you have any questions, we’re always up to chat about pork! . . Photo by @mariamariaphoto . #pasturedpork #happypigs #rotationalgrazing #pigs #northernfarming #pork #regenerativeagriculture See more

Our pig finishing pasture is coming along well! Check out that yummy salad bar. #beets #kales #turnips ALSO we have big plans for this plot of land next year. Stay tuned! . .... . . #pigpasture #pasturedpork #rotationalgrazing #localmeat #farming #canadianfarm See more

Spoiler alert! A big cheers to this! We are excited to be offering our local Holiday box again this year. We are finalizing some new partnerships to offer a box filled with products that are local, ethical and well made. We will be announcing these goodies over the coming weeks- but to give you a bit of a teaser, we will once again be teaming up with @sweet.earth.ceramics to offer some incredible pottery! Two beautiful pieces in each box! ... So if you are looking to stock up on local pastured meat paired with some must-have holiday gifts, then stay tuned!! Photo by @mariamariaphoto . . #pasturedpork #tbaygifts #thunderbay #christmaspresents #localchristmas #shoplocal #thegiftoffood #farming See more

How long we rest a paddock depends on a variety of factors including plant types, time of year, fertility of the pasture, how much the paddock was grazed previously etc. We are working on finding that sweet spot to provide not only exceptional food now for our cattle, but also to stay in line with our long-term plan to increase our soil fertility, water holding capacity, carbon storage, and of course cow food. This particular paddock we find bounces back quite quickly, i...t took about 40 days to see great regrowth. We are constantly examining our fields and experimenting with grazing time, resting length and cell (paddock) sizing to see what works for our land. . . #regenerativeagriculture #northernfarmers #regenerativefarming #grassfedbeef #farming #farmers #modfarm #grazingcows #happymeat #happyanimals #grassfedcows #cowsgrazing See more

This year's pigs are looking great. Through the summer, they have been rotating through different pastures teeming with lush greens including forage turnips, sugar beets, kale, millet, clover and grasses (as seen here). We have chosen this forage mix as plants with tubers like the turnips and beets reach down deep in the soil and draw up nutrients. The pigs come along and eat some of the greens and tubers, but leave and trample much of it into the soil. This is then combined ...with their manure adding rich organic matter to our soil. Why is this so great? It allows us to forgo the use of chemical fertilizer and most importantly increases the water holding capacity of our soil. This healthy soil helps us grow healthier plants in the future and aids in times of drought (like earlier on this summer!). . . #pastureraised #pasturedpigs #pigs #regenerativefarming #regenerativeagriculture #hollisticmanagement #tbay #modfarm #womenwhofarm #thunderbay #thunderbayfarmers See more

Update for our pork customers To everyone that has ordered pork from our farm this year, a tremendous thank you! We will be sending email updates this week with more insight into how we have been raising our animals with both a focus on amending the land in which we raise them and boosting the flavour of the pork. *We will also be sending out cutting orders and letting you know when to expect your meat!*Exciting! Full freezers soon folks ... . . #pastureraised #pasturedpork #pasturedpigs #pigs #regenerativeagriculture #northernfarm See more

This area of the farm is where cattle have been fed bales of hay in past winters.The lush forage seen here is a result of the manure and ‘waste’ hay that has been deposited from this bale grazing process. For the soil in these areas, it gives a necessary boost in organic matter and nutrients without using synthetic fertilizers to crank out more beautiful forage for our animals. For us as farmers, it reduces our labour and fuel costs as we don’t have to use a tractor t...o feed in the winter and haul manure in the summer. We will just have to move portable electric fences to give our cattle access to that weeks hay supply. This winter we will be scaling up the amount of bale grazing we do to benefit our farm ecosystem as a whole, ourselves included! . . . #regenerativeagriculture #northernfarmers #balegrazing #regenerativefarming #grassfedbeef #farming #farmers #modfarm #grazingcows #happymeat #happyanimals #grassfedcows #cowsgrazing #hollisticmanagement #hollisticfarming See more

Morning moves with the cows. They often get quite excited about fresh pasture and will run and jump into the new area. This is both adorable and at times intimidating . But it is really nice to see such happy animals. Open air, fresh greens, clean water, trees for shade and scratching- We feel what is good for our animals is good for you. . . . @mariamariaphoto ... #northernfarmers #womenwhofarm #grazingpigs #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #pasturedpork #grassfedbeef #farming #farmers #modfarm See more

Good fences make good neighbours! The perfect view for a couple of muskoka chairs. We cleared out this sitting area earlier today and are already excited for the animal views during tomorrow’s morning coffee .... . . #northernfarmers #grazingpigs #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #pasturedpork #grassfedbeef #farming #farmers #modfarm See more

We just moved the pigs on to their next pasture. This move required them to travel through a haphazard collection of wooden chutes, fencing and bins directing them in the right direction Amazingly we had no pig escapes! A couple stragglers that love to run the opposite way of course- so you have to get creative, but all-in-all a successful journey. They are now grazing on the land that we just rotated the cows through. We have some exciting plans for 2021 and are using th...e pigs to help! #pigpower #pigplows (Stay tuned for more details!) Waiting in the field for them was a special treat of spent grain from @dawsontrailcraftbrewery A great source of protein to add to their diet! @mariamariaphoto . . . #northernfarmers #pigs #womenwhofarm #grazingpigs #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #pasturedpork #gettingdirtywithdovetail #farming #farmers #modfarm See more

What’s blooming in your garden?! Our red torch Mexican sunflowers from @bakercreekseeds are in full bloom. We started these indoors to get the house filled with colour as early as we could and it paid off. These are now sitting happily in our favourite @sweet.earth.ceramics vase. . .... @mariamariaphoto #gardenlife #modfarm #gettingdirtywithdovetail #sunflowers #bakercreekseeds #heirloomseeds #wildflowers #flowergarden #womenwhofarm See more

We’ve been getting lots of questions about our 2020 pork and beef availability so here’s the update! *Our beef for 2020 is sold out*. We just want to pass on a big thank you to our community for supporting local and committing early to our grass-fed beef through your deposit in the spring. That money has helped finance our growing season as well as purchasing cattle for next year. This year's cattle are looking amazing. Although it has been quite a dry year, our rotationa...l grazing strategy has paid off. In short, we put all of our cattle on a small amount of land at a time. They eat most of the vegetation, trample the rest and are quickly moved on to the next paddock. This trampled grass and manure improves our soils water holding capacity and organic matter content allowing for more forage to grow in future seasons. It also means tasty grass fed beef as our cattle are always eating the new growth coming from each plant. Our pork: *We have just a few sides/whole animals left.* Again, a big thank you to everyone who has reached out for meat. The pigs are currently out on pasture and have enjoyed all the rain these past few days. It has left some epic mud bath puddles that they are taking full advantage of. We’ve had some wonderful chats with folks about how we raise our animals. If you’d like to learn more you can always give us a call- we’d be happy to share our process. Stay tuned for more posts about how we farm. Hint: the soil comes first! by @mariamariaphoto . . #northernfarmers #womenwhofarm #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #grassfedbeef #pasturedpork #gettingdirtywithdovetail #farming #farmers #modfarm

In 2017 we bought our farm. Part way through the process of purchasing our property Jon was headed out to guide a rafting trip in Quebec. Before he left I asked him ‘this is for sure what you want!?’. The next time we Skyped I was wearing overalls and a straw hat. ‘We’re farmers baby!’. What a leap of faith. As people who are new to this community and farming we couldn’t be more grateful to the support we have received from our farming community. We’ve learnt a lot and are ve...ry happy we took the chance and dove in! . Photos by Maria Maria Photo If you are looking to work with a photographer that makes you feel instantly comfortable she’s your Gal!! What a camera wizard. . . #northernfarmers #womenwhofarm #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #grassfedbeef #pasturedpork #gettingdirtywithdovetail #farming #farmers #modfarm See more

The cows are getting the full farm tour with our rotational grazing. Today its the black ash stand!. #regenerativeagriculture #grassfedbeef

He may grumble a little too much and never give the ball back.. but boy can he wrangle those pigs and win his way into your heart- one grumpy look at a time. #australiancattledog