Unique and Hardy Plants from Anna’s Perennials
Karen Graham Cacti growing in Cavan? Prickly Pear thriving north of Peterborough? Are these garden phenomena the result of accelerated global warming? You might wonder about climate change when strolling through the display gardens at the entrance of Anna’s Perennials, a half-hour drive north of Millbrook south of Bobcaygeon. The massive front gardens mulched…
Fall Canning
Lorraine Hughes Growing up it was just natural for me to be around a hub-bub of fall activity in the kitchen. Whether it was in my grandparents’ or my parents’ kitchen, I remember the big boiling pots of water, glass jars being sterilized and the cleaning and prepping of seemingly endless mounds of vegetables…
A Passion for Chair-making
Bill Slavin And this time when he looked at the chair, for the first time he noticed the caption – a chair design that was developed in the Irish counties of Cavan Monaghan! Chair-making is Ted Hodson’s passion. A mechanical designer by day, Ted’s evenings and weekends are often spent in his shop and…
Snowy Ridge Environmental Review
Ron Awde On Thursday, September 16, with only twelve days before the commencement of the Snowy Ridge Hearing, The Environmental Review Tribunal issued a decision after several weeks of delay, to grant Capstone Infrastructure’s motion to strike key elements of witness statements dealing with noise. As part of the Snowy Ridge Environmental Review appeal,…
Walton Wood Farm’s Success Inspires Business Owners and Entrepreneurs around Peterborough
Melodie Seto On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the popular Peterborough entrepreneurial social event, E-Connect, featured two successful business women as guest speakers for the evening, one of which created her business from home on a farm in Bailieboro. Leslie Scott, founder of Walton Wood Farm with her husband Peter, shared her story and the life…
Kawartha BBQ Delivers Southern Style with Local Flavour
Karen Graham With many years of food experience in his youth, Onafrychuk was interested in launching a business of his own to develop his own style of cooking, but was not prepared to give up his day job and take a flyer. This year he ventured into the food world with Kawartha BBQ, a…