Tag: gardening
🌿 Spring Plant Sale
Mark Sunday May 27th on your calendar: that is when we bring our SPRING PLANT SALE to the Farmer’s Market at the Old Millbrook School from 10 A.M. – 1 P.M. This is one…
Feed Your Gardens with Compost From City of Peterborough
Peterborough County residents may purchase small quantities of City-produced compost at both the Bensfort Road Landfill Site and at the Ecology Park (Ashburnham Drive) later this spring. However, truckload deliveries are no longer available…
Blocks and Blooms Coming June 23rd
It’s the Airing of the Quilts. It’s a Garden Tour. It’s a chance to see up close the heritage features of some of Millbrook’s beautifully preserved historic properties. Blocks and Blooms has it all!…
Meet one of the New Vendors Coming to the Millbrook Farmers’ Market
With a background in grain crops, Jamie Ferguson transitioned his farming business into vegetables four years ago, and the Ferguson family is now firmly ensconced in the market gardening. They have also taken over…
Millbrook Farmers’ Market Returns April 22
The Millbrook Farmers’ Market is gearing up for another great season of delicious local fare brought to you by our wonderful ensemble of resident growers, bakers and artisan makers. We are so fortunate to…
Why I Love Spring
Spring is one of my favourite times of the year, and a clear sign that Easter is coming. There are lots of chocolate treats to buy and I enjoy some of them, particularly…
Blocks & Blooms Coming in June
It’s that monochrome time of the year when we long to see some colour around us, which makes planning this June’s Blocks & Blooms event so much fun! It is refreshing and invigorating…
Common Ground
“….stormy March has come at last, With wind, and cloud, and changing skies.” William Cullen Bryant Sitting on the steps of my front porch recently I could hear the roar of rushing water…
Common Ground
“My gardening year begins quietly in January, pleasantly anticipated as I shovel snow or cut firewood….” Bob Thomson — The New Victory Garden January is the perfect time for armchair gardening and for looking…