Tag: food
Comment – August 2019
Stay Out of My Kitchen We need to stop politicizing food: it should not be a source of moral superiority. I’m all for choice – I understand picky eaters. Just don’t tell me what…
Next Farmers’ Market Sunday – August 25
At last Sunday’s market, the line-up for Guilty Pleasures (aka doughnut heaven) began forming at 10:00am sharp. Next door, market shoppers sampled sustainably harvested smoked trout. A few stalls over, organic rotisserie chicken was…
Twilight Dinner for the Local Dairy Association
The Carl and Harrigan family hosted a Twilight Dinner for the local dairy association providing tours of the new state-of-the-art automated dairy facility on Zion Line. The 400+ attendees were treated to a beef…
St. Thomas More Catholic Church hosts Annual Fun Day/BBQ for Parishioners and Millbrook Community
On Sunday June 3rd, St. Thomas More Catholic Church hosted its 2nd Annual Parish and Community Fun Day/BBQ. The event which included games for children, face painting, the very popular dunk tank, plus free…
Next Farmers’ Market Sunday July 28
A perfect summer day greeted shoppers last Sunday at our third market of the season. People were clearly enjoying themselves, wandering the stalls, sampling some of the local products and picking up fresh produce. …
Artisanal Chicken Producer Joins Millbrook Market Vendors
Four years ago when the Artisanal poultry program began, Gary and his family got on board. They now produce 1200 birds a year, processing 100 each week during the warm weather to ensure a…
Celebrate Canada Day a few Days Early with Multicultural Potluck
Staff at the Old Millbrook School EarlyON Child and Family Centre are hosting a warm up event for Canada day with a multicultural pot luck lunch on Thursday June 27, running from 10:30am –…
Millbrook Market Vendor
Deana Huntsbarger is a new vendor at the Millbrook Market offering selections small-batch cheeses from five small producers across Ontario, including Hope Co-op of Aylmer Bushgarden of Elgin, Fifth Town of Picton, Gunn’s Hill…
Next Farmers’ Market Sunday June 23
Thirty vendors filled the parking lot of the Old Millbrook School last Sunday at the May Farmers’ Market. As sunny skies and warmer temperatures prevailed, exuberant shoppers scooped up a wide array of local…