Artisanal Chicken Producer Joins Millbrook Market Vendors
Four years ago when the Artisanal poultry program began, Gary and his family got on board. They now produce 1200 birds a year, processing 100 each week during the warm weather to ensure a steady supply of fresh meat at their farm located in Douro Dummer. The Fenton family raises two breeds of birds,…
Sensory Sensitive Fridays at the Family Centre
New to the family centre is a monthly Drop-in specifically for families and children who experience sensory processing challenges. Sensory Sensitive Fridays will be offered the third Friday of each month from 9:00am – 11:30am. All families are welcome to our usual Drop-in days. We do, however, realize that we need to also offer…
Sundial of the Seasons
“July is the year at high noon.” Hal Borland Here in the valley the vegetable garden is off to a good start after the wettest spring in many years. Two types of snow peas, bush and climbing, both look like they have escaped from the tropics with their giant leaves. The peppers all have…
Keeping Measles at Bay
Measles has made a comeback in Ontario. As of May 23, there have been 11 laboratory confirmed cases, all of them related to travel outside of the country, where measles outbreaks are occurring. Why are we so concerned about this disease? The World Health Organization estimates that in 2017, 110,000 children died from measles,…
Can We Continue to Agree “Enough”?
Our five- year- old grandson crawled into our bed this morning for a cuddle before his little sister woke up. Once he was all snuggled down, he opened the conversation with “My Daddy said that people come from Serbia (his dad is Serbian) to Canada because they want a good life in Canada. In…