A major obstacle to Greening our Municipality

by Philip Fry During recent weeks, my plan to discuss wildflower gardening as a means of reducing the impact of  CO2 emissions on our “quilted”...

Buckthorns

by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural History On 27 September, Kate Queen wrote to the NG Times:  “I would love to hear Fred Schueler's thoughts...
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Dairy still top in Leeds-Grenville

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has released its report on 2017 farm receipts and commodities in Eastern and East-Central...

New Guide launched to help Ontario Food Start-Ups

The Agri-Food Management Institute (AMI) launched 'The Food Entrepreneur’s Journey’ today, to help budding food manufacturers with practical step-by-step advice on how to build...

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...

CCFI report showcases consumer appreciation for the agri-food sector

by Crispin Colvin, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture There is no denying that COVID-19 has made 2020 a challenging year for the agri-food sector. This...

Bill C-234 is a no-brainer

I make no attempt to hide the fact that I am anti carbon tax. However, I believe even more strongly that regardless of a...

Alternative Farming – Linking Agriculture, the Environment and Health

Abigail Conrad at the American University in Washington, DC states the following on her article published in The Guardian: “Small-scale farmers produce food for 70%...

Milkweed is not a garden plant

by W.J. Langenberg, ret. Env. Biol.; Hort. Ext. OMAFRA, Kemptville College Milkweed, also called Side Plant, because of its sideways later growth, has a latex milky...

Food Corner

by Paul Cormier, Salamanders of Kemptville Sometimes, the simplest dishes give the most pleasure. Such is the case with Ma Cormier’s Carrot Salad, a personal...