Organic & Bio-Diverse

 All our fresh produce has been certified organic since 2008 and is currently certified by CSI.

 3 orchards combine tree fruit with small fruits, herbs, flowers, and native plants. 

We strive to find a balance of hands-on and hands-off – allowing nature to provide some of the plants in her own good time. 

Most of the soil is under permanent ground  cover, with a few strips within the orchards cultivated for annuals. 

We use on- farm, plant based mulches for soil and plant health as  well as moisture retention.  

There is a mature hedgerow that spans the north side of the farm, as well as a few hedgerow “pockets” between the orchards. In 2016 we started placing more native trees, shrubs and plants around and within the orchards. We believe abundant biodiversity strengthens the health and productivity of the fruit producing trees and shrubs. 

Alex and Betty Kozowyk started farming in Flamborough in 1953. Their farm was a mix of cattle,  chickens, pasture, hay fields, raspberries, vegetables for the family,  and flowers for beauty and the hummingbirds. A few acres of the provincially significant, Flamborough Centre Swamp was also included in  the farm.
In 2002 Pat Kozowyk and  Ernst von der Kall bought a 10 acre portion of the farm. They named it  Baba Link Farm, in memory of Pat’s mother, “Baba” Betty. Baba is  Ukrainian for Grandmother.

The logo for the farm is based on an Ukrainian folk art design, and is a little like the  Bobolink birds that sang all summer in the pasture.

Baba Link Farm is situated where Betty grew excellent raspberries, which she grew without  pesticides or chemical fertilizers. She was organic, years before organic standards came into being.

Alex Kozowyk quietly  smiled, occasionally shook his head at some of Pat’s experimental ideas  for the farm, but always offered a tremendous amount of support and  expertise.

Both Alex and Betty are dearly missed and remembered daily on this beautiful piece of land.