Tag: gardening
Common Ground – Summer’s Lease…
“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date…” Shakespeare Sonnet 18 The summer of 2017 has certainly been a season of rampant growth in the garden. To get to my tomatoes to stake them…
Public Feedback Sought on Contemporary Zoning Issues
At the July 5th meeting, Mark Stone of MLS Planning Consulting presented the Draft Discussion papers developed after their June public consultation to move the new Zoning By-Law project forward. Among other topics,…
Migrant Workers Help Make Local Harvests Happen
Perusing the farmers’ markets comes with the satisfaction of knowing the produce is fresh, grown to exacting health standards and supports the local economy. But that’s not the whole story. Many local market…
Two Farmers’ Markets in August
It’s harvest time! This season’s crop of fresh, delicious produce is ready for the picking. Fresh greens, new potatoes, sweet corn, juicy ripe tomatoes, sun-kissed berries, succulent squash – you’ll it all and much…
Millbrook & Area Garden Club Outing
Join Garden Club members on Wednesday, July 5th at 6;30 pm as they visit MJ Pilgrim’s garden located at 2034 Selwyn Rd., near the intersection of Selwyn Road and Buckhorn Road. Travel from Millbrook…
A Modern Take on a Traditional Product
Susan Waldon and daughter Rachel have been offering their home made preserves at local markets for more than five years, but for Susan, preserving has been a way of life. Growing up on…
Two Farmers’ Markets in July – 9th and 23rd
Market shoppers have often requested that we increase the frequency of our monthly farmers’ markets. So during the prime harvest months of July, August and September, the Millbrook Farmers’ Market is doubling up and…
Common Ground
“Gardeners are not normal people. They don’t give in easily because ever since they learned to grow things they’ve coped with the failures as well as the successes. They rise to a challenge.”…
Common Ground
“Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.” Boris Pasternak It was certainly a surprise to most of us that we received such a huge amount of rain this spring. I don’t…