New Millbrook Market Vendor, Tammy Wood, of Handsome Jack’s Farm bears a calm demeanor is remarkable given the age of this venture. Tammy and her partner Dave purchased their farm just last September, after a long search for a place to grow their crop of choice: garlic. The soil on… Continue reading
“….there is a harmony In Autumn, and a lustre in its sky, Which through the summer is not heard or seen….” Shelley Some years we seem to anticipate fall like it is the real new year and we approach it with a sense of purpose and determination. This year I… Continue reading
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
“The summer comes with flower and bee….” Felicia Hemans Summer begins here in the valley when the baby phoebes fledge and fly away. The five of them flew away from their next on the top of a side porch pillar in mid-June. Phoebes have returned to this same spot every… Continue reading
“Gardening is half achievement and half optimism and in June we really have the best of each.” Geoff Hamilton Reluctant spring has given way to leafy June. I hope we are truly done with winter which seemed to keep coming back in April and May. The forsythia was as… 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
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
Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage…. Richard Lovelace I couldn’t resist that particular quote which seems apt when so many people have been spending more time at home. Everyone I know has been challenged to find something constructive to do. Or some older classics… Continue reading
As I write this, it is unknown if the pandemic will require complete lockdown in future. I am hopeful that if social distancing is continued, we can still garden. The Community Garden started 8 years ago as a way to produce fresh vegetables for our local Food Share and also… Continue reading
