Millbrook Farmers’ Market Returns

For those who love everything local, there is good news about the Millbrook Farmers’ Market. Under new management, the event will happen every week, running Sundays from 10 am to 1pmat the Millbrook South Cavan Public School from now until October 25th. Not all vendors will participate in each event…. Continue reading

Farms at Work Events Discuss Benefits of Pasture

    Are you ready to take your pasture game up to the next level? Or just getting started? Join pasture specialist E. Ann Clark for a two-part webinar series, online discussion forum, plus two summer pasture walks. Discover the benefits of pasture and learn how others are converting grass… Continue reading

Hench-zukes Discovered on Zion Line

In a rare statement issued just days ago, the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) disclosed troubling details about a potential threat to public safety. Even more unusual is the very precise local nature of this warning. During a tense press conference held at the Millbrook Legion, CSIS Agent Zelda… Continue reading

Young Beekeepers Headed to International Meeting in Dubai

We need bees.  They are one of the world’s most important pollinators of food crops, contributing to the production of roughly one third of the world’s food supply. They also help provide half of the world’s fibres, oils and other raw materials, contribute to the development of medicine, provide food… Continue reading

Millbrook Farmers’ Market Welcomes Circle Organic

Circle Organic is a family farm established in 2007 by Julie Fleming and Andrew Flaman. It produces a wide range certified organic produce, fruit, herbs and flowers on an 85 acre farm just south of Millbrook.   in the fields and in a greenhouse on the property. Crops are grown in… Continue reading

Irish Stewardship Concept Adopted by Millbrook Farm

In 2021, Burrenbeo Trust of Ireland launched The Hare’s Corner Project – an initiative to help farmers and landowners make more space for nature. he term comes from an old farming expression describing an unused corner of a field or a piece of rough ground that is left to nature,… Continue reading

Woodleigh Farms Uses Traditional and Leading Edge Techniques to Find Sustainability

Woodleigh Farms is a sixth generation family farm operation with 500 acres on and around the homestead on Sharpe Line producing crops, maple syrup, flowers, fruit and vegetables. While the business may have historic roots, it continues to survive and thrive through hard work and by anticipating and adapting to… Continue reading

Peterborough Business Hall of Fame Recognizes Local Entrepreneurs

The Winslow and Gerolamy families will be recognized next month in the Peterborough Business Hall of Fame, along with Bob and Jill Staples of Staples Maple Syrup of Cavan. All of these local families have a proud history of building family business that have stood the test of time for… Continue reading