George & Marg Clarke, Scottish Blend Farm Legacy Fund
Lori McCarrell wanted to ensure her parents received full recognition for their lifetime of hard work and so pushed for the formation of the George and Marg Clarke, Scottish Blend Farm Legacy Fund.
Scottish Blend Farm Legacy Fund
Our Purpose
The Legacy Fund in Memory of George & Marg Clarke, Scottish Blend Farm honours a family whose roots in the land, agriculture and community stretch back more than 150 years. It carries forward George and Marg’s love of farming and livestock.
Our Project
The fund supports the Lindsay Agricultural Society’s Fair Sheep Events, including prizes, trophies and participant awards. It also supports agricultural learning through the George & Marg Clarke Youth Agriculture Award, delivered with community partners.
Our News
Use the Learn More button below for information about the George & Marg Clarke Youth Agriculture Award.
Our Supporters
Thank you to Lori McCarrell, the Clarke family, donors and agricultural community partners who help keep George and Marg’s legacy alive.
Support this fund
To arrange a gift to the Scottish Blend Farm Legacy Fund, contact info@kawarthafoundation.ca.
E-transfer: Send to info@kawarthafoundation.ca. In a separate email, provide your full name, mailing address, transfer date and security answer, and identify the Scottish Blend Farm Legacy Fund.
Cheque: Make payable to Kawartha Community Foundation and identify the fund. Mail to Suite 302, 165 Kent Street West, Lindsay, ON K9V 2Y5.
Our Legacy
Scottish Blend
For over 150 years, the Clarke name has stayed,
On this family farm where the roots were laid.
A stately barn with gambrel roof so grand,
White with green trim, the heart of the land.
Dad was born here, on this soil so dear,
And bought the farm from his father’s care.
With Mom by his side, through each season’s call,
They raised a family, giving their all.
Mom and Dad, they loved the land,
With calloused hands and hearts so grand.
In the barn, Dad would whistle and sing,
As the horses worked, steady through spring.
Through fields they plowed, through hay they’d bale,
Working together, they’d never fail.
The horses were trusted, partners so true,
In every task, they helped pull through.
The farm was alive with animals so dear—
Suffolk sheep grazing year after year.
Short Horn and Limousin cattle would roam,
While Buff Cochin chickens called the barn home.
And Belgian horses, proud and strong,
Worked side by side, all day long.
Then, as years passed, a new bond was formed,
Dad and daughter, their hearts warmed.
A pair of horses, strong and proud,
They showed them together, heads lifted, unbowed.
Now the barn stands quiet, the work is done,
Mom and Dad have passed, but their legacy runs on.
In the soil, in the barn, in the skies up above,
Their memory endures, a testament of love.
Scottish Blend lives on, with stories to tell,
Of hard work, of family, of love that swells.
Though they’ve passed on, their spirits remain,
In the land, in the barn, in the soft summer rain.
