German family moves to Nova Scotia to peruse farm dream [Video]

A global search of the perfect farm brought the Teerling family from Germany to an unexpected place: Atlantic Canada.

“I think we didn’t plan to come to Nova Scotia,” says Christiane Teerling, CEO of Lindsay Lake Farms. “I think the farm that we are now living on found us.”

Originally, the family had their sights set on New Zealand. Canada wasn’t even on their radar, that is until Christiane’s husband, Jan, found a posting for a place in Middle Musquodoboit, N.S. in January 2019.

“We hadn’t looked at Canada, but this farm seemed to tick most of the boxes.”

Christiane and Jan, and their two sons, Ian and Cedric, flew to Nova Scotia a few months later to see the property in person. The trip solidified their decision to make the move in March 2020, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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