The Cabin at Shannon Farms

10/01/2024

Our Harvest Market is coming up this Sunday, October 6th, 10-2 at The Cabin! 🧡🍂🍁🎃

We’re getting mixed weather reports for this weekend, so in case it’s too wet to use the field for parking, we are highly recommending carpooling.

If you’re looking for a fun activity for your kids, visit Candyse at our Kids Corner this market! You will need to bring a outgrown pair of pants and long sleeve shirt, and you can make a ‘mini me scarecrow’. $12 each, and Candyse will have all other supplies needed, and will instruct on how to make this cute fall decoration. Count on about 30 minutes to make your scarecrow. 🌾👖🧵

Ro's Refreshments will be on site, so you can grab a hot or cold drink, and snacks for while you’re shopping at the market! ☕️🥤🍿🥨

Confirmed vendors (so far!):

The Cabin at Shannon Farms - Dahlia bouquets, baked goods, Girl Guide Cookies (mint)
Stonehaven Farm - salves, lip balm, possibly beef, assortment of other farm goods
No Rymer Reason Farm - pumpkins, baked goods, granola
Oak Tree Farm - lavender products
Gramma T - heavy duty handmade bags, quilted Christmas stockings, and microwave bowls
Forest Fresh - produce, foraged mushroom products, hot sauces, seasonings
Half-Acre Garden - squash, pumpkins, soaps, flowers, produce
Rages Farm - peppers, tomatoes (END OF SEASON SALE on canning tomatoes, $1/lb!)
No Big Dill Canning - jams, jellies, pickled veg, and relishes
Todd’s Granny’s Mustard - locally made mustard
Kurucz Creations - beautifully decorated sugar cookies
Dog Mountain Brewing - locally crafted beer, locally roasted coffee
Cherry Creek Cidery - local apple and cherry cider
Taynton Bay Spirits - spirits curated in Invermere, BC
Arbutus Artisan Soaps - locally made, cold processed soaps
Vancouver Island Grain and Milling - NEW VENDOR! Wayne is joining us with his locally grown and milled grains, as well as taking orders for locally raised chickens

09/26/2024

September 2024 Employee of the Month: Peanut 🥜 ( #63)

Peanut is a beautiful red and white little lady on the farm, who is currently in the milking herd! She’s part Holstein part Hereford, and is one of the loveliest cows 🥰

Congrats Peanut! 🎉💙

09/19/2024

The farm 💙🐄

How many cows can you count 😂

09/18/2024

NEW! Kids Pumpkin Planter Workshops

We’re thrilled to have Candyse Roberts join us for a day of workshops for the kiddos! Each participant will learn about pumpkins, while scooping seeds, filling their pumpkin with soil, planting pansies, and then decorating for Halloween!

Please see poster for additional details. Registration closes Friday, October 18th.

09/17/2024

We’ve got an exciting addition to our Harvest Market this year! 🌾👖🧵

Candyse is joining us with an area set up for a fun fall craft for the kids - mini me scarecrows!

$12/scarecrow, and make sure you bring a kids size pair of pants and long sleeve shirt. Count on about half an hour to build your scarecrow - Candyse has all other building materials, and will instruct your kiddos on how to build! 🧡

09/15/2024

While our farm is not participating, if you’re looking for something to do on this sunny day, check out the Family Farms Day Tour!

Check out the post for participating farms and their addresses 🐂🥬🍅

Tomorrow (September 15) is Family Farms Day! Join AVFSS and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Government on the self-guided tour of 7 rural and urban agriculture sites from 11am-3pm. We have a brand new children's activity book and updated recipe collection available free of charge with many of the locations also offering farm-gate sales.
Check out the map with additional event info at -> https://shorturl.at/mAMhm

09/15/2024

Taking some time to enjoy a quieter weekend! We had our busiest summer at The Cabin this year (100% capacity since the end of June!), and we just want to share our sincerest thanks to everyone who stayed with us, joined us for a market or culinary event, or spread the word about our little place to stay on the farm. We’re so thrilled to be on this agritourism venture, and it wouldn’t happen without all of your support 💙

We’re looking forward to the autumn season, and have some info below for the upcoming months 🐄

🍂 Harvest Market coming up on Sunday, October 6th, 10am - 2pm
🎃 Kids activity day on Friday, October 25th (Pro Day for SD70) - watch for details soon!
🎄November - wreath making classes will be starting up, and we’ll be taking orders if you don’t want to build one yourself 😉
🎅 Christmas Market on Sunday, December 1st, 10am - 2pm

We have a lot of availability at The Cabin for the next few months, and our off season rates start Sept 15th - if you need a spot for friends or family, or are one of our followers visiting the Alberni Valley, or you’re a local looking for a cozy staycation!

09/08/2024

What a night! Thank you to everyone who came out to our Heifers & hors d’oeuvres event, we had an absolutely wonderful time with you all, sharing our space and having amazing people to work with to host the the evening.

It’s always a pleasure to have Nilo of at our events with the bar truck and delicious drinks! Celise and her team at .alberni nailed it with the food. Delicious raw oyster bar, beautiful grazing table, and we did witness a guest literally licking their plate from one of the served appetizers 😆

Thank you to everyone involved (including all the local producers, fishermen, and small businesses!) look forward to putting this one on again next year!

If you got some photos, we’d love to see them 😊

09/06/2024

Set up is well under way for our Heifers & hors d’oeuvres event tomorrow night! We’ve still got some tickets available, send us a message 🙌
alberni

09/05/2024

Uhm, excuse you, you don’t have a reservation 🐻😉

09/04/2024

We’re getting so excited for this Saturday, set up is happening, and food prep has started! 😍🙌 Heifers & hors d’oeuvres

Grassroots is closed today (Sept 4) due to staffing, so if you were planning on heading down to grab your ticket, please send us a message and we can get you sorted! Send us a message, or reach out to Tanya (call or text) at 250-720-5867.

We’ve made a substitution on the served appetizer menu, we’ve got local cherries on the Chocolate Hazelnut Tart instead of raspberries, sourced from the Alberni Valley Food Security Society’s Gleaning Project! 🍒

Thank you to everyone who has purchased a ticket so far! Your support our events on the farm to support local agriculture, fishermen, and all the small businesses involved is very much appreciated!

Notorious Seafoods🐟🦐
Eat Canadian Seafood/Effingham Oyster🦪
No Rymer Reason Farm 🍅
93.3 The PEAK
Stonehaven Farm 🐂🐑
Nook Baked Goods Inc 🥖
Forest For Dinner 🌼

Half-Acre Garden 🥬
Rages Farm 🫑🥒🍓
No Big Dill Canning
Naesgaard's Farm & Market 🌽
Bumbling Bee Farm
Little Qualicum Cheeseworks
Coleman Meadows Farm
Pete's Mountain Meats

09/03/2024

It’s blackberry season!

Can’t wait to try the panna cotta on the Heifers & hors d’oeuvres served appetizers menu Celise is preparing with blackberries off the farm 😍

09/02/2024

THIS SATURDAY! 🙌😍 Heifers & hors d’oeuvres

If you’re looking for a wonderful night out, filled with amazing local food, delicious drink options, and a great atmosphere, we’ve got you covered! Date night? Friends night? Got the kids organized and back in school reward night?

Tickets are $100 each, and include all your food (grazing table, raw oyster bar, and served appetizers) prepared by Celise and her team at GrassrootsCafe at the Harbour Quay, as well as a welcome tasting of Cherry Creek Cidery apple cider 🍎🍂

Enjoy local ingredients from agriculture procurers and fishermen in the Alberni Valley. 🐑🐂🦐🐟🌶️🧀🥚🍅🥒🥬🥖

Antidote Distilling Co. will be on site with bar service, and can take cash, debit or credit for drink purchases 🍺🍹🥃 Please plan your evening travel plans accordingly if you’re having drinks.

You can reach out to us to secure a ticket, connect with Tanya at 250-720-5867, or head down to Grassroots.



Stonehaven Farm
Eat Canadian Seafood
Notorious Seafoods
No Rymer Reason Farm
Nook Baked Goods Inc
Half-Acre Garden
Black Jaguar Chocolate
Tree Island Gourmet Yogurt
Effingham Oyster

08/31/2024

Happy Labour Day weekend! 🍁

The leaves are starting to change colour, and the nights are getting cooler - which means we’re shifting from the end of summer into autumn! 🍂

If you’re looking for a place for a staycation, or need a spot when friends or family are visiting, The Cabin rates drop to $200/ night (plus applicable fees and taxes) starting September 15th. The Cabin is well stocked for guest use, including propane for the BBQ and outdoor firepit, and firewood for the woodstove! 🔥

More information on our website at www.shannonfarms.ca

08/28/2024

This menu! 😍🥩🧀🌽🍅🦐🐟🥬🌶️

We can’t wait to taste the delcious bites Celise of Grassroots has planned for our Heifers & hors d’oeuvres evening, coming up on September 7th, 6-9pm!

Tickets are $100 each, and include all your food for the evening, and a welcome tasting of Cherry Creek Cidery apple cider.

Additional drinks can be purchased from Antidote Distilling’s bar truck! 🥃🍸🍷🍺

Antidote Distilling Co.
Cherry Creek Cidery
Stonehaven Farm
Notorious Seafoods
No Rymer Reason Farm
Half-Acre Garden
Nook Baked Goods Inc
Black Jaguar Chocolate
Forest For Dinner
Beaufort Barns

08/27/2024

August 2024 Employee of the Month: #202 🐄💙

202 is currently part of the milking crew, and solely got picked because she was the most photogenic in the barn today, waiting for her turn in the milking parlour 🤣

Congrats 202! 🎉

08/23/2024

Just like our Gather & Graze culinary event on the farm, our Heifers & hors d’oeuvres night is to be an enjoyable experience for guests, while enjoying fantastic food that highlights and supports local agriculture and seafood producers in the Alberni Valley.

We’re so happy to share the local producers we have confirmed ingredients through so far, and are so thrilled to be working with Celise of Grassroots Cafe for catering.

If you’re thinking of joining us for this event, it’s happening Saturday, September 7th, 6-9pm at The Cabin (we’re using the shop for this one, as well as the outdoor area in front of it!). A casual evening where you can help yourself to the grazing table, visit the oyster bar, and enjoy served appetizers throughout the three hours you’re here with us!

We’ll have propane fire pits going to enjoy, tables set up, and games out if you want to sit down for a game of cards, dice, or board game while you’re here.

Tickets are $100 each, and include all your food, as well as a welcome tasting of Cherry Creek Cidery apple cider. Additional drinks for the evening can be purchased from Antidote Distilling’s amazing bar truck, and they’ll be set up to take cash, debit or credit.

Limited tickets printed. Available for purchase via etransfer to Tanya Shannon (reach her at 250-720-5867 by text or call), or via cash down at Grassroots Cafe at the Harbour Quay.

Antidote Distilling Co.
Half-Acre Garden
Stonehaven Farm
Notorious Seafoods
Eat Canadian Seafood
No Rymer Reason Farm
Tree Island Gourmet Yogurt
Cherry Creek Cidery
Nook Baked Goods Inc
Black Jaguar Chocolate
KJBeez Honey

08/22/2024

Harvesting blackberries on the farm for the menu from Grassroots for our Heifers & hors d’oeuvres event on Sept 7th!

08/21/2024

And that’s a wrap on our Summer Market!

Thank you to all our vendors and shoppers who braved the monsoon we had the first hour of the market, we appreciate all of you participating 😊💙

08/18/2024

That rain today! 😍🌧️🌦️

We’re ready for things to start slowing down with the busy season of summer, with the exception of our next two events coming up at The Cabin!

☀️ Summer Market ☀️
Tuesday, August 20th, 5-8pm at The Cabin - lots of local producers with their amazing goods!

🐄 Heifers & hors d’oeuvres 🐄
Saturday, September 7th, 6-9pm at The Cabin. An evening of great food, amazing drinks, and a chance to hang out and mingle in a wonderful environtment! Tickets are $100 each, and include all your food (grazing table, served appetizers, and raw oyster bar), and a welcome tasting of apple cider. You can DM us for tickets, or head down to Grassroots at the Harbour Quay!

Food is being prepared by .alberni, and bar service is being provided by

Antidote will be able to take payment for drinks by cash, debit, or credit.

08/15/2024

☀️ Summer Market ☀️

Coming up quickly, on Tuesday, August 20th, 5-8pm at The Cabin! We love hosting our markets out here where shoppers can have a peak at The Cabin, enjoy the atmosphere, and shop for amazing products from local vendors.

Shoppers will find a vast array of local agriculture products, including an abundance of produce (this is a fantastic time of year isn’t it?!), beef, pork, baked goods, lavender products, fall starts, flowers, honey, preserves, and more. 🍎🍓🥬🫑🌶️🥒🥕🥔🧅🧄🥓🥩🥚🍞🍪

If you’re looking for potential gift items, you can find heavy duty handmade shopping bags, gorgeous pottery, beautiful cold processed soaps, and other fun items. We will have flowers at our table, and tickets for our Heifers & hors d’oeuvres event (no yogurt this round unfortunately, but if you need a fix of Tree Island Gourmet Yogurt, you can find it at Quality Foods). 🧼🛍️🏺

We’re thrilled to have a few new vendors this market, with locally made cider, craft beer, coffee, and chocolate! 🍏🍺☕️🍫

Shoppers will be able to stop by the Ro's Refreshments trailer for drinks and snacks during the market 🥤🍬☕️🍿

We enourage shoppers to bring cash, as electronic payment methods can’t always be relied on in our rural area. Signs will be up for new shoppers to find our market, but we are approxiemately 2.5km past the entrance to Stamp Falls Park.

See you there! 😊

Stonehaven Farm
Sproat Lake farm
No Rymer Reason Farm
Roam Market Garden by Roaming Farmer Consultation and Services
Arbutus Artisan Soaps

Nighthawk Ridge Farms Ltd.
Half-Acre Garden
Floral Roots Farm

Forest Fresh
No Big Dill Canning
Rages Farm
Dog Mountain Brewing
Alberni Premium Coffee Co.
Black Jaguar Chocolate
Judy Plater & Cathy Bagley (Port Alberni Fibre Guild)
Leave Her Wild Container Design
Gramma T
KJBeez Honey
Kurucz Creations
Todd’s Granny’s Mustard

08/10/2024

Sharing one of our captures of the water bomber in honour of its final voyage to the museum this weekend!

This old hayloft was dismantled about 20 years ago, but always a cool photo to look at ✈️🐄

If you’ve attended any of our markets or workshops, or have stayed in the Cabin, you would find this photo by the dining room table 😊

08/09/2024

You guys. All calves are cute, but when a Brown Swiss comes along… OMG 🥹😍

Please meet Taylor Swiss, one of our newest additions on the farm! 🐮

*Credit to Lindsay Shannon for once again coming up with a perfect name

08/04/2024

Another culinary event on the farm? Yes please! Heifers & hors d’oeuvres

We’re SO excited to have Celise and her team at .alberni cater a fun evening on the farm - grazing table, raw oyster bar, and served appetizers, so you and your friends can hang out, mingle, and eat for a few hours! This event will highlight local agriculture and seafood, and Celise is planning a number of options so this event is vegetarian and GF friendly.

Can’t have food without something to drink right? will be back on the farm for bar service, and will be able to take debit, credit or cash.

This is happening Saturday, September 7th, 6-9pm at The Cabin. Tickets are $100 each, and include all your food, and a welcome tasting of apple cider.

Grab your ticket down at Grassroots, or send us a message!