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...
Debunking myths about feeding children
by Dana Hawthorne, RD, Registered Dietitians/Public Health Nutritionist
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
Myth 1: Parents and caregivers should tell children to clean their...
The Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Sunday morning is always Big Breakfast time at our farm, The Forest at LilyPond. So, we are always looking...
Farmers urge government to invest in rural healthcare
by Jackie Kelly-Pemberton, Director, OFA
Healthcare affects all Ontarians and regardless of where we live in this province, its services and resources are something we...
Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum
featuring Claude Smith
Dear Claude,
My roses lose their leaves after blooming - what am I doing wrong?
From Sandy
The first thing that comes to mind is...
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...
Deck the halls with gifts sourced locally
by Tracey Arts, Director, OFA
It’s been another challenging year as we continued to navigate the pandemic while simultaneously juggling our daily roles of entrepreneur,...
Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum
By Claude Smith
Dear Claude, My Pencil Cactus seems, since I brought it in, to be dropping branches. Should I be concerned? From Cactus Mom.
This...
The Food Corner
The BLTC Sandwich
Every year, I believe it is an obligation to savour the last of our garden’s tomatoes and lettuce to produce a Bacon,...
Food Corner
by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville
Our gardens have had a bit of a rough time this year, what with hot weather and low rainfall...