Save the Dam Mill Group Welcomes New CAO
Celia Hunter Dan Marinigh assumed the position of Chief Adminstrative Officer / Secretary-Treasurer at the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA) this week.
Cindy Osland Spins Some Colourful Yarns
Karen Graham Cindy Osland describes herself as a city girl, but she looks quite at home on the farm she operates with husband Darrell on the 5th line of Port Hope which has been in the family for generations.
This Is Prime Time For Local Farmers’ Markets
Celia Hunter The bounty and variety of local farm produce can be savoured and enjoyed every Friday afternoon, 3-6 pm, with the weekly selection available at the Mt. Pleasant Women’s Institute Hall on County Road 10 in the village of Mt. Pleasant.
Gardening for the Community
Celia Hunter From the time the soil can be turned over until after the first frost, there are a dozen volunteers who gather every Monday evening – and through the week as their time allows – to sow, tend, weed, and gather vegetables, berries and even edible flowers for the clients of the Millbrook…
Where Are They Now?… Amanda Klarer Is In The Field In Cameroon
Celia Hunter Farming, food production, sustainability: all words, issues and concepts that have a vital but everyday feel to them for us in this part of rural Ontario. For Amanda Klarer in Cameroon, West Africa, they are equally vital issues, but the everyday feel is not quite the same.