What's New at Wild Berry Lane
May 2009
Wild Berry Lane Hosts a Swingin' House Concert
On the Victoria Day weekend, the Celtic band Haste Ye Back entertained guests and family in the Wild Berry Lane Living Room. There was great music by the band plus singing, dancing, spoon and bodhran playing by the audience - a wonderful time. Tamela wants to do it again. Interested?
Want Veggies? Famous Bicycling Chicks' CSA Pilot Project
Karen & Tamela invite you to participate in their CSA Pilot Project. CSA stands for "Community Supported Agriculture". Individuals buy a share in the season's garden crop and receive vegetables delivered weekly to a central location. Deliveries will be made to Regina and possibly other locations in the Roblin region.
- To learn more, open the following files:
- The CSA Brochure (pdf 336kb)
- The Membership Form (pdf 48kb)
- A survey about your favourite produce, and preserves (pdf 36kb) to guide planting decisions
April 2009
Manitoba B&B Association & Garden News
The garlic is up! It made it through the winter, third time may be a charm!
Tamela & Karen attended the Manitoba B&B Association's professional development day on Food Safety and Customer Service.
March 2009
Heifer International Guests & Leadership Seminar
In March Wild Berry Lane hosted guests who were in Roblin for a Heifer International leadership training seminar. Tamela participated in the training. Now, she's itching to get to facilitating leadership development.
February 2009
Direct Farm Marketing Conference
At the Direct Farm Marketing Conference in Brandon, Karen and Tamela presented a one-hour seminar about the story of our B&B and the award we received last year.
Heating With Wood Leads to Chainsaw Carving
The house at Wild Berry Lane is partially heated by wood. As a result Tamela and Karen have developed chainsaw skills. At the Northern Manitoba Trappers' Festival in The Pas, Tamela entered the chainsaw carving contest. Here she is working on her first ever carving.
January 2009
Karen Tranfers
Karen transferred to Regina for her "off-farm, non-B&B" job as a water survey technician. The weekly commute is shorter and faster than the Winnipeg commute and Regina presents the opportunity to re-connect with old friends.
December 2008
Our First Time Hosting Christmas
We finally had Karen's side of the family over for a big housewarming/Christmas party. This was our first crack at hosting a family event and it was a great time!
November 2008
Home Improvements
Thanks to friend, Ron, a new sink and vanity has been installed in the basement washroom.
October 2008
New Tractor for the Famous Bicycling Chicks
Mowing, tilling, moving mulch and turning compost are now much easier
thanks to a new John Deere. The "get lucky" crops of mesclun,
garlic, spinach and carrots
are
planted and mulched; the rest of the garden is ready for winter.
May 2008
"Best New Hotel of the Year" in Canada (2008 Value Hotel)
The International Restaurant & Hotel Awards has awarded Wild Berry Lane B&B the "Best New Hotel of the Year" in Canada (2008 Value Hotel). Read about it in the Roblin Review: