Major organic foods initiative by local business
As reported in a previous issue, Beking’s Poultry Farm, a third-generation family run egg farm in Oxford Station, is opening a new organic barn...
Wasting Away
According to a recent article published on the CBC website, 58% of all of the food produced in Canada (roughly 35.5 million tonnes) is...
Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
I don’t know about you, but for some reason we are over-run with luscious red Rhubarb at the farm...
Food Corner
By Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Casserole time! Casseroles are great because they don’t take a lot of time and they are tasty. You can...
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Moving along with soups, how about a Seafood Chowder? I made up a batch last Friday and it was...
Frangulous Buckthorn!
by Fred Schueler & Aleta Karstad, Fragile Inheritance Natural History
In our 1995 survey of the ecology of the Kemptville Creek drainage basin, there was an...
Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
On these hot days of Summer, it’s nice to have cool treats. So, imagine having a nice taco or...
Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
So, we appear to be into summer. We have enjoyed a couple of hot days, and also a few...
This is a marathon, not a sprint
by Jennifer Doelman, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
As we persevere through yet another lockdown, the public health crisis of COVID-19 has turned into a...
Open Letter from Conservatives to Agriculture Minister
Dear Minister Bibeau:
When your government made an announcement to support Canada’s farmers, food businesses, and food supply on May 5, 2020, the Prime Minister...