Tag: farming
Migrant Workers Help Make Local Harvests Happen
Perusing the farmers’ markets comes with the satisfaction of knowing the produce is fresh, grown to exacting health standards and supports the local economy. But that’s not the whole story. Many local market…
Two Farmers’ Markets in August
It’s harvest time! This season’s crop of fresh, delicious produce is ready for the picking. Fresh greens, new potatoes, sweet corn, juicy ripe tomatoes, sun-kissed berries, succulent squash – you’ll it all and much…
Golden Meadows Honey Comes to Zion Line
Helen and David Nicolaou have been in the honey business for many years. They began with a single hive which arrived at their Scugog Island home as an uninvited swarm, which they quickly welcomed…
Two Farmers’ Markets in July – 9th and 23rd
Market shoppers have often requested that we increase the frequency of our monthly farmers’ markets. So during the prime harvest months of July, August and September, the Millbrook Farmers’ Market is doubling up and…
Come to the Millbrook Agricultural Fair June 8th to 11th!
Children’s Day at the 168th Millbrook Fair comes early this year thanks to a Friday PA day, so doors open at 9:30 on Thursday June 8th for students in grades 1 through 3 who…
Next Market Sunday June 25
Do you know where your food comes from? One of our national newspapers reported last weekend that two Leamington-based food suppliers were fined millions of dollars for selling counterfeit produce. The firms in…
Maple in the Township
Last month’s Maple in the Township event converted visitors of many local maple syrup makers’ farms into customers.
Lunar Rhythm Gardens Takes the Traditional Approach to Farming in Janetville
It has been more than eight years since Jessica Foote returned home to her family farm on Gray Road in Janetville to launch her version of a modern day mixed farm incorporating new and…