Farmers’ Market Begins April 28

Here we grow again!  The Millbrook Farmers’ Market is gearing up for another great season of fabulous local food, fun and entertainment for the whole family.  The market runs monthly from April to October, on the 4th Sunday of the month.  The first market of the year takes place on… Continue reading

Digesting Canada’s New Food Guide

Canada’s new Food Guide is a welcome update. Gone are the recommendations around serving sizes and portions. Instead, a simple picture of what a healthy meal looks like is provided. The new guide touts a more plant-based diet with a focus on three components, fruits and vegetables (50%), protein (25%),… Continue reading

Letter to the Editor – February 2019

Letter to the Editor On behalf of the Millbrook and Area Garden Club, thank you for your article in the last edition (Find Local Expertise at the Millbrook Garden Club, January 2019). Your help in getting our name out to the gardening public is much appreciated. One correction though: our… Continue reading

Family’s Pizza Making Tradition Continues in Norwood

Three generations of Donna’s Pizza owner/operators celebrated the newest incarnation of the popular pizza restaurant at its official opening on January 13th in Norwood. The date is significant, marking 31 years to the day of the opening of the original Donna’s Pizza in Millbrook in 1988.  The family’s pizza making… Continue reading

Encouraging a New Generation of Beekeepers

The Kawartha Junior Beekeepers Program was established in 2017 and is a hands-on program for children aged 8 to 12 years who are interested in learning about beekeeping. The program follows the beekeepers’ year – from equipment preparation to honey harvesting.  Each month, from February to October, the students learn… Continue reading

Starting with Food – Everyone has a story to tell

Food.  Glorious Food!  That’s the theme for the annual afternoon get-together at the Millbrook Manor this January, hosted jointly by the Manor and the Historical Society.  The focus, as always, is on stories – memories and anecdotes shared over coffee, tea and goodies in the Manor Common Room.  The stories… Continue reading

Food Grain Bank Donors

Pictured are members of the Robson family with Dave Brackenridge during the Barbeque lunch held by the youth group of Centreville Presbyterian Church.  More than $400 was raised at the event, which will be matched fivefold by the federal government, bringing the total donation to the organization to $2000.  Pictured… Continue reading

It’s time to show our generosity to Local Foodshare

This year there have been a few changes in the executive of our local Foodshare with the Brian Reynolds replacing long-time Chair David Brackenridge, but the local organization continues to address the needs of our community with some fresh recruits.  During the Christmas season, our community always demonstrates its generosity… Continue reading