The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
It will soon be time to dig up the spuds. Depending on the variety you have selected, you’ll get...
OFA aims to attract the next generation of farm leaders
by Ethan Wallace, Paul Maurice, Sara Wood and Vanessa Renaud,
Directors, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
With a diverse and extensive list of challenges to address across...
The Food Corner
By Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Time to get ready for the patio season. As a 5-C restaurant, “Cajun, Creole and Low Country Cooking with...
From Colonial Grid to Patchwork Landscape
by Philip Fry
When colonial settlement was initiated in our region in the late eighteenth century, the forest inhabited by indigenous peoples was seen as...
ANALYSIS: Fertilizer-emissions reduction won’t work, isn’t scientific and farmers don’t like it
by John Schwartzentruber
Courtesy of Farmers Forum
“I would like to be clear, there is no mandatory reduction in fertilizer use on Canadian farms. Instead, we...
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...
Cathartic Buckthorn!
by Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad
Fragile Inheritance Natural History
As the leaves of native trees and shrubs fall, the last broad-leaved green along roads and in...
Hairy autumnal wanderers
by Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad, Fragile Inheritance natural history
In the fall, hairy black and brown caterpillars cross roads and lawns looking for places...
What does 175 acres actually mean?
According to the data presented in the 2016 Census of Agriculture from Statistics Canada, Ontario is losing an average of 175 acres of farmland...
Weather conditions can bring blight
by William J. Langenberg, M.Sc. Env. Bil.
The Late Blight-causing fungus, Phytophthora infestans, proliferates during weather conditions we are experiencing this year. This Summer is...