Farmer's Son Co.

08/27/2026

Some fun news from FSCo. this morning!

If you’ve been following along over the past year and a half, you’ll know Rory and I've had a lot to say about tariffs, change and the importance of supporting independent Canadian businesses. Behind the scenes, we’ve also been doing a PILE of work: rethinking where we source, building relationships with new Canadian and international suppliers, and making some pretty significant changes to the way we operate Farmer’s Son Co.

So, it was a real privilege to have CBC come a-calling.

I had the chance o chat with CBC journalist Rosanna Hempel about our story, why we made the decision to begin moving away from American suppliers, and what the past 18 months of adapting, rethinking and pivoting have actually looked like for a small independent Canadian business.

I’ve said it before: none of this has been particularly easy. Every business and every industry is different, and changing a supply chain takes time. But it is possible. We’ve learned a tremendous amount along the way, discovered some fantastic new suppliers and producers, and built a business that feels much better prepared for whatever comes next.

A huge thank you to Rosanna and CBC for taking the time to tell our story.

And because of Facebook and Meta’s ridiculous rules around sharing Canadian news, I can’t actually link to the story here (Facebook already pulled this down once this morning). You can find it over on the CBC Manitoba website, and I’m going to see if I can figure out a workaround through the Farmer’s Son Co. website so I can share it with you there, too.

Keep your damn elbows up my friend! 🇨🇦

Cheers,
Dan

08/27/2026

Some fun news out of Farmer’s Son Co.!

If you’ve been following along over the past year and a half, you’ll know I’ve had a lot to say about tariffs, change and the importance of supporting independent Canadian businesses. Behind the scenes, Rory and I have also been doing a pile of work: rethinking where we source, building relationships with new Canadian and international suppliers, and making some pretty significant changes to the way we operate FSCo.

So, it was a real privilege to have CBC come a-calling.

I had the opportunity to chat with CBC journalist Rosanna Hempel about our story, why we made the decision to begin moving away from American suppliers, and what the past 18 months of adapting, rethinking and pivoting have actually looked like for a small independent Canadian business.

I’ve said it so many times before: none of this has been particularly easy. Every business and every industry's different, and changing a supply chain takes time. But it's very much possible. We’ve learnt a tremendous amount along the way, discovered some fantastic new suppliers and producers, and built a shoppe / studio / clubhouse that feels much better prepared for whatever comes next.

A big thank you to Rosanna and CBC for taking the time to tell our story!

You can explore the full print and video piece below.

A candle and home goods company in Winnipeg hopes to navigate the latest storm of U.S. tariffs largely unscathed because it dramatically overhauled its business model after levies were threatened nearly two years ago.

08/20/2026

This autumn marks ten years of building Farmer’s Son Co.

Which feels a little wild to even write.

Over the next few months, I’m going to share a few stories from the past decade. Not a chronological history. Not ten tidy lessons from ten years in business. That sounds boring and, frankly, it’s not my thing.

Just stories. Things that happened along the way. Things I’ve learnt about business, about people and, occasionally, about myself while I was busy trying to keep the wheels on this bus.

I’m starting with people.

For someone who spent a lot of his life trying very hard not to be seen, there’s something mildly ridiculous about the fact that I ended up building a shoppe and studio where I now spend my days talking to people, hearing their stories and occasionally dispensing completely unqualified life advice while also helping someone decide whether the olive or harvest yellow taper dinner candles look better on their dining table.

It’s an interesting job.

There’ve been wonderful conversations. Difficult ones. People who have become friends. People who have trusted me with little pieces of their lives.

And at least one long-lost relative who decided that a busy factory sale, with a lineup at my counter, was the perfect time to tell me that Great-Grandpa, after having his driver’s license pulled, once took the tractor into town to buy a case of beer and got pulled over on his way home.

On the tractor…

Apparently the adults left that one out of the family history.

The first of my ten-year Dispatches is up on the FSCo. website now: The Things People Tell You.

I’ve linked it below.

Cheers,
Dan

https://farmerssonco.com/blogs/01-dispatches/21-dispatches-the-things-people-tell-you

08/03/2026

A little August long weekend reminder from somewhere beyond the reach of our inbox:

The Farmer’s Son Co. Shoppe remains closed this week while we take a few days to rest, recharge and enjoy as much summer as possible before our busy season begins.

We’ll be back in our West End Winnipeg shoppe on Saturday, August 8th, refreshed, ready to see you and probably still carrying a faint trace of campfire.

Until then, online orders are still welcome and will be packed once we return.

Enjoy the long weekend, friends. We’ll see you Saturday.

Cheers,
Dan & Rory

08/01/2026

Hi friend,

We’ve decided the best business decision we can make this week is…leaving.

No meetings. No candle pours. No late night product setup, website fixes, supply chain conversations and email inquiries. No “just one quick thing before we head home.”

Just the dogs, our paddle boards, a case of wine, stories, laughter, more food than we’ll know what to do with, mornings on the lake, campfires and our favourite people.

It’s been a whirlwind year, both personally and professionally for Rory and I, and we’re taking this coming week to disappear into the woods so that we can enjoy a bit of summer (and all the things we love about this time of year) before readying for our busy season (did I mention that we start pouring holiday candles on August 11th?).

Thank you for continuing to support our Winnipeg shoppe, our studio and the work we create. Every visit, every order and every kind word has helped us build something we’re incredibly proud of! The FSCo. Shoppe will be closed August 1–7. We’ll be back August 8th, recharged, slightly more tanned and probably smelling a bit like campfire (which is never a bad thing).

Love you and see you soon!

Cheers,
Dan & Rory

07/23/2026

Every year I try to convince myself that this'll be the summer where life slows down a little.

And yet, every year, it somehow becomes even busier.

For the summer issue of Style Manitoba, I wrote a short piece about what a Manitoba summer looks like around these parts; gardens that never seem to stop growing (or need weeding), weekends that disappear too quickly, dinners outside, and Rory's and my annual attempt to squeeze about six months of living into 12 weeks of warm weather.

I think of it as a little love letter to summer on the prairies, and if you've ever wondered where July went before August even arrived, you may see a bit of yourself in it.

You can explore my piece through the link below, or, if you're swinging by the Farmer's Son Co. shoppe, we have a complimentary copy of Style Manitoba to share with you!

Cheers,
Dan

The garden’s looking lush and green, the evenings are warm and our weekends start to disappear. We head to the lake or the cabin, find a favourite patio, pack a picnic for the park or chase whatever adventures we can fit in. Summers in Manitoba have this way of making us want to do everything all ...

07/15/2026

GIVEAWAY CLOSED AND WINNER CONTACTED! THANKS FOR PLAYING ALONG!

Our new Sauna candle was inspired by long, hot summer evenings. To celebrate its arrival, we’ve partnered with our friends at to give one lucky winner a prize package valued at over $500!

THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE:

🌲A two-night sauna rental from The Backyard Barrel (valued at over $350)
🌲 Free delivery and pickup within Winnipeg city limits
🌲 10% off a future sauna purchase, should you decide two nights simply aren’t enough
🌲 Two Farmer’s Son Co. Sauna candles (valued at $72)
🌲 Two Farmer’s Son Co. Turkish cotton hammam towels (valued at $68)
🌲 Aselection of Farmer’s Son Co. incense and an incense burner (valued at $60)

HOW TO ENTER:

Follow both and (must follow both accounts to be eligible)
Like this post!
Leave a comment telling us who you’d invite to share a sauna night with you
Tag a pal in a separate comment for one bonus entry

You may enter once on Instagram and once on Facebook. Sharing the giveaway is always appreciated, but is not required to enter.

This giveaway runs from Tuesday, July 14 through Saturday, July 18 at 11:59 pm CST.

The winner will be selected at random and contacted by on Monday, July 20th.

If you’re the winner, your sauna rental MUST be redeemed before September 30th, 2026. Delivery and pickup are included within Winnipeg city limits. Rentals outside of Winnipeg are subject to a delivery fee of $3 per kilometre.

No purchase necessary. Open to Manitoba residents 18 years of age or older. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

This giveaway is administered by Farmer’s Son Co. and The Backyard Barrel. It is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram, Facebook or Meta. We will never ask for payment or credit card information to claim your prize.

07/14/2026

It feels like the hottest day of a prairie summer.

The kind of heat that settles into the earth, bakes into the cedar and refuses to lift when the sun finally begins to drop. By evening, the air is humid, sticky and oh so thick. Clothes cling before they’re pulled away. The sauna door closes, water strikes the stones and steam begins to flood the room.

Warm cedarwood, white oak and to***co leaf deepen in the heat. Black pepper sharpens the air. Amber, oakmoss and leather settle close to the body as sweat beads across flushed skin and slowly moves downward.

The sauna gets quieter. Breathing gets heavier. The cedar swells with steam. Damp towels are abandoned. Outside, the night waits. Inside, nobody seems interested in cooling down.

Sauna was made to smell like that moment. Think hot wood, slick skin, the air heavy and the primal instinct to stay until the heat becomes almost unbearable.

Deep, humid and feral around the edges, Sauna carries the heat of the day long after dark.

Discover in shoppe and online.

07/10/2026

Happy Friday to you friend!

Rummage by Farmer’s Son Co. continues through end of day Saturday. Join us in our West End Winnipeg shoppe, or explore a fantastic selection of treasures in our online outlet shoppe.

We still have a huge collection of past season holiday decor, stemware, gourmet flavours & confectionery, a selection of spring and discontinued candles, second garden tools, books, testers, vintage, styling props and other odds & sods.

We’ve been restocking, rearranging, taking further markdowns (we just want this stuff gone so we can bring in even more new finds this holiday season) and adding more as we work through our warehouse, so there’s still a mountain of treasures to discover both in shoppe and online.

Savings are up to 75%, and yes, there is still lots of good stuff!

Rummage runs through end of day Saturday!
In shoppe and online.

Open this Friday from 10-5, Saturday from 10-3.

Farmer’s Son Co.
Prairie Concept Shoppe
1079 Wellington Avenue, Unit 115
Winnipeg’s West End

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