Tag: farming
Make Your Garden Bounty Last in an Old-fashioned Cold Cellar
You’ve spent hours selecting the right mix of plants and seeds promising luscious, nutritious produce which will require weeks of TLC as they are planted and tended until the crops reach their peak of maturity.…
Has the Time for Water Harvesting Arrived?
After last summer, homeowners, farmers and gardeners may be wondering what kind of weather conditions we can expect during the upcoming growing season. Those who have experienced water shortages might be getting more serious…
Millbrook Farmers’ Market Returns
Sunday April 23 with More Market Dates As we welcome, with a sigh of relief, the mounting daylight hours, the appearance of new spring buds and the invigorating songbirds, so too we welcome the…
Common Ground
“To anyone who has spent a winter in the north…the first hint of spring is a major event….to appreciate it, you must wait for it for a long time, hope and dream about it,…
Save the Date: Maple in the Township Comes on the April 1st Weekend
A group of local Maple Syrup producers are joining forces to host a Maple weekend on April 1st and 2nd. All participating producers will open the doors to their sugar shacks between the hours…
Otonabee Conservation Launches Tree Seedling Program
Otonabee Conservation has launched a new stewardship program to help landowners seeking to plant trees on their property. The Tree Seedling Program is available to farm and rural landowners within the Otonabee Region watershed…
Sharodon Farm Makes National Magazine Cover
The Burgomaster family of Omemee has been active in the Millbrook Agricultural Society family for many years, with members serving on the board and running cattle shows with the late Bob Hall, who is…
New Products for Puddleduck Farm’s Community Supported Agriculture Program
After four years operating their local organic farm, Merridy Senior and Eben Hancock are finding new ways to grow their business. Theirs is a traditional mixed farm operation, where they grow more than 30…
Agricultural Society’s Lifetime Membership Awarded to Steve Brackenridge
The local agricultural community came together to share comradery, a meal and some history at their Annual General Meeting at the end of October. With many generations of local farm families on hand, attendees…