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, you will find a different set-up this season. We will have in place several COVID-related safety… Continue reading
On Saturday, members of the Millbrook Masons conducted a drive for Kawartha Food Share on King Street. Collecting cash with an extended fishing net to maintain social distancing, the group collected 350 lbs of food and $3,669.50 in cash and were very pleased with the response from local residents. Since… Continue reading
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 COVID-19 safety measures required by Peterborough Public Health. Our priority this season is to keep everyone… Continue reading
On Valentine’s Day, local restaurateur Susan Tung held a “soft launch” of her new restaurant on Hunter Street in Peterborough, even as she worked through the completion of her degree in Education. Shortly after, COVID-19 forced the closure of most business in the province. Susan took advantage of the closure… Continue reading
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 Thursdays between the hours of 5:45‐6:45 operating in a municipal parking lot where food producers could… Continue reading
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 concerns such as weather, input prices, and crop selection, this year, farmers face new issues stemming… Continue reading
When the province shut down most of the province in March and recommended that seniors take particular precautions to protect themselves from infection from COVID-19, our local food bank was forced to close its doors until the danger passed. All of their volunteers are more than 70 years of age,… Continue reading
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 several years ago, the REKO (meaning fair consumption) model directly connects food producers and consumers using… Continue reading
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 provincial COVID-19 directives, farmers’ markets are considered an essential service and our local health unit (PPH)… Continue reading
