Blog by krista

Second dwellings are being encouraged by the Provincial government on all properties in Ontario to help with the housing crisis. This means farm properties, too, but with some caveats. The provincial planning act tries to help by encouraging all municipalities to allow second dwellings on all their ...

COVID may or may not be over, but there is definitely a new normal to life for the time being.

As I design building for my clients, I think about their spaces differently. Not just for social distancing and germs, but more importantly, how people are making different choices now. People are choosing ...

This is always a hard conversation with potential clients when they come to me with a barn. Should I take it down?

A typical engineer who you meet will be far less sentimental than I am, and he will be the first to say, “It's cheaper to build new”. This is true, but I’ve realized it's not such a sim...

If you run your own winery, you may be wondering what you can do to attract new visitors beyond just your tasting room. With these 5 unique ideas, you can put your winery on people's tour itinerary. While you may have established your wine production, attracting new visitors can sometimes seem trick...

A Panel Discussion on On-Farm Diversified Uses

On February 22, 2022 Krista participated in a panel discussion regarding the on-farm diversified uses. This topic hits a little t...