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Oak Manor Farms

By Ruth Lapp

Oak Manor Organic farm is home to Jamie Cornetta and her daughter Francesca. Their beautiful farm, in Hants County Nova Scotia, sits high above the Avon River, so that if you look northwest, where the river widens into the Minas Basin, you can see the mouth of the Annapolis Valley. Besides the breath-taking view, the benefits of this locale can be felt on a hot summer day, when cool breezes blow in off the Bay of Fundy, chasing away mosquitoes and making haying a less strenuous event. Jamie’s first visit to the farm, over 15 years ago, was on such a summer’s day. The experience inspired her to move to Nova Scotia, from New York City, to begin a life of farming.

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