Tag: farming
New Bakery Joins Millbrook Market
Scott Williams and his partner, Lea Tran, are combining their love of gardening and baking in their bakery business they call Wildflower Bakery. Operating out of their home in Havelock, their baked goods feature…
Out of the Ashes – Woodleigh Farms Rebuilds with an Eye to the Future
July 17th marked two years since an early morning fire wiped out five barns in the twinkling of an eye at Woodleigh Farms in Cavan Monaghan Township. Five fire crews responded to the devastation,…
Farmers’ Market Opens This Sunday With COVID-19 Safety Measures
The Millbrook Farmers’ Market will open its 2020 season this Sunday, June 28 at the Old Millbrook School parking lot, 1 Dufferin Street. We will be open from 10:00am to 1:00pm. When you arrive,…
Farmers’ Market to Open June 28 with COVID-19 Precautions
The Millbrook Farmers’ Market is set to open its 2020 season on Sunday, June 28. It will be a different kind of market this year as we put in place all of the necessary…
More Local Food Coming
Last month, council received a request from Cavan resident Larissa Nicholson, to launch a REKO-style farmers’ market in the township. Backed by a group of six local producers, Nicholson proposed a weekly event on…
The Season Begins for Some
The planting season is about to break, but how will it look when things wrap up? Agricultural markets are always volatile because they are influenced by so many factors. In addition to the usual…
Coming Soon – A New Local Food Network
As farmers’ markets everywhere scramble to find safe new ways of operating during the current pandemic, one model in particular appears to be gaining traction in this region and elsewhere. Originally popularized in Finland…
Millbrook Farmers’ Market Update – May 2020
As of press time, the opening of the Millbrook Farmers’ Market continues to be postponed. We are currently awaiting additional information from Peterborough Public Health, the agency that oversees and regulates farmers’ markets. Under…
Nominations Being Received for Ptbo Agricultural Wall of Fame
The Peterborough Country Agricultural Wall of Fame committee is seeking nominations for the 2020 Induction Ceremony to be held on Sunday, August 30th at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in the Agricultural Heritage Building. …