Ontario seeking immediate federal action to help farmers
Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs issued the following statement in advance of the upcoming Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture meeting:
"As...
Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum
Dear Claude,
Dealing with a bumpy lawn. We have a well-established lawn (20 Years) on a clay soil. The lot is about 12,500sq feet (minus...
Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
We are so pleased that we are able to open our patio; and we wish to thank all those...
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Ok, here we go again with another soup! I just had another bowl of this one a few moments...
Ontario calls on Canada to help farmers
Local MPP, Steve Clark, has joined Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in calling on the federal government to activate the...
Food Corner
By Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
I am amazed at the number of people I have spoken to who don’t know how to make and...
Renewal of Agri-food partnership
by Deron Johnston
Some great potential news for local food and agri-food producers in Ontario was announced this past week. The provincial and federal governments...
Gardening through the Seasons
Summer's last Hurrah!
by The Cheerful Gardener
Unlike other seasons, we give Summer’s last moments a last ‘Hurrah' and a wave goodbye to an old friend....
Obvious Snails
by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural History
When a species has “obvia” as its specific epithet, and it’s so conspicuous that you can survey its...
Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Emma, my granddaughter, is quite accomplished at cooking up a broad range of great food and particularly at trying...