Fraser Riverfront Farm9811 Marguerite Ferry West No. 2 Road

Gallery

The farm in pictures

71 photographs in the order you would walk the farm, from the road in to the river at dusk.

01 · 2 photos

Arrival

The way in, and the first look at the farmstead

The farmstead and the Fraser from above, looking south down the valley
Open fields and the farmstead

02 · 4 photos

The farmhouse

Wide covered porches facing the fields

The big covered porch
The farmhouse at blue hour, with Edison string lights and the fire pitPatio off the dining room: step out the sliding door to the barbecue, steps from the kitchenThe big covered porch by firelight

03 · 10 photos

Inside the farmhouse

Warm wood, the wood stove, the kitchen and the bathrooms

Granite island and stainless appliances
The living room, with its Pacific Energy wood stove set in rockworkThe sunny nook beside the stove, part of the living roomThe dining roomThe kitchen, with windows onto the fieldsLiving room through to the kitchenThe main bedroom, with an adjoining ensuiteThe ensuite to the main bedroom, with a tiled showerThe main bathroom, in teal with a vessel sinkThe second bedroom, with built-in fir cabinetry

04 · 5 photos

The river

Fraser River frontage and the gravel bar

The Fraser and the farm's fields from above
The Fraser River below the farmThe Fraser's gravel shoreThe Fraser's gravel bar on a sunny daySummer sky on the Fraser

05 · 10 photos

The land

Open field, gardens and the valley

The river and the fields
The meadow and big skiesSainfoin and alfalfa in bloomThe sainfoin field at dusk, with the barn beyondThe view down the valleyThe gardens and the riverSummer fieldsClouds over the hayfieldWildflowers above the riverThe open field, with the farmhouse and barn beyond

06 · 5 photos

The water

Leonard Brook water, the two pump houses and the pond

Looking north over the pond and the fields to the Fraser
The pondPump shedWater running through the old hand pump into the cast-iron tubSprinklers over the crops

07 · 13 photos

Studio, barn and sauna

Room to work and room to make things

The shop and studio on a summer day
The shop and studio at duskTimber beams and windows onto the fieldsOne of the two loftsInside the shopThe two-storey barnThe barn at duskThe sauna building, with the outdoor tub beside itThe garden shed and sauna at duskCedar benches in the saunaThe sauna's wood stove, glowingSauna foyerSauna entrance

08 · 4 photos

The trailer pad

Across the road: shallow well, power and septic

The pad site
The pad site, another viewThe power hookup postThe gate

09 · 12 photos

Through the seasons

Spring asparagus to the fall harvest

A wagon of asparagus
Squash at harvestRainbow carrots and beetsIrrigating the bedsA melon split open in the fieldWatermelons piled highYellow watermelonA tray of hot peppersA harvest from the farm: squash, carrots, beets and potatoesGolden cauliflowerStrawberriesA bowl of fresh peppers

10 · 6 photos

Evenings

Long northern light and the lamps coming on

Sunset over the field
The fields at duskThe shop and studio at twilight, gooseneck lamps litThe fire-pit patio under the string lightsThe garden shed at duskAn orange sunset over the field