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After a devastating fire last year, Green's Meat Market in Wingham has been rebuilt. On June 24, 2020 a fire destroyed their processing facility, and forced the family business to relocate their retail offerings to Lucknow while....
For years, local tourism marketers have been touting "staycations" as the hot vacation destination but now that a global pandemic has hit, the idea has gained a lot more traction. With hordes of Ontarians seeking new adventures, maybe some...
There are very few farms in Ontario that keep water buffalo and even fewer that use them for dual purpose of meat and milk but one farm family in Perth County have found a way to successfully produce and create a market for...
It was a cold spring day, and entering Anja VanderVlies' warm goat barns outside Teeswater for the interview was a welcome reprieve from the relentless wind. Goats popped up from the various pens --- curious white and brown heads, eyes full of interest..
Kelli Rettie's "win" comes with a client message indicating they've found something of her passion for dogs through one of her animals.
"I love that," said the Oxford County-based breeder and high-end boarding operator, whose own journey...
Pat and her husband Jim Campbell live on a farm in Perth County which provides the space to show off their hobby and passion which they call Paradise Railway. How do you begin to build your very own garden railway? Jim and Pat joined not one, but...
The most frightening demographic for COVID-19 has been the senior population who want to live at home, but not completely isolated.
Social agencies such as ONE CARE Home and Community Support Service, a charitable, not-for-profit health care ...
Five generations of Jakemans spent a century and a half growing, building and adapting passion centred around the seasonal sweetness of pure Ontario maple syrup into a sustainable family business.
The effort arguably reached a milestone just over...
The family business began in 1971 by Mike and Judy Snobelen. Mike Snobelen saw an opportunity to build a grain elevator business when he started farming on the fourth concession of Huron-Kinloss Township. While farming in the area was booming, farmers ...
Of all the A2 beta casein dairy products Jeron Van Dyk can now eat, chocolate milk is by far his favourite. Jeron tells me this inside Spectrum Acres, a riding arena designed as a bright, safe, calm place with a trampoline and swing chairs for...
A giant elm that stood as a sentry over weddings, earned television fame and had a farm named after it has lost its fight against Dutch Elm but is being sawn, carved and sculpted into memories for the Brown family and friends...
Ontario's agricultural fairs have a long history with many fairs predating Confederation. The first recorded fair in the province dates back to 1792 with the Agricultural Society of Upper Canada, which has since ...
Could hazelnuts be part of the answer to profitability for 100 acre farms? Matt and Becky Belfour are hoping so.
The couple and their two sons farm outside of Seaforth at Ginger Flock Farm where Becky does most of the work of raising...
Newly-elected Ontario Hazelnut Association (OHA) chair Kevin Hodge wouldn't be encouraging other farmers to consider "going nuts" had he not already done so.
"There is potential there," said the Harley-area cash cropper, who added ten acres of hazelnuts.
Lambing and manure spreading are Ben Ernewein's most popular videos on the YouTube channel he started to share sheep farm stories
Farmers need to have a different mindset about farm plastics to prepare for recycling opportunities
A tank of semen was lost but the cattle were saved after fire destroyed the barn at Posthaven Limousins
Rural communities are not just tiny versions of urban areas. Rural people know this intuitively but can they articulate exactly what rural is?
Five rural professionals tried to answer that question in a thought-provoking panel on The Future of Rural...
"Myrrh" was written by Fred Sloman (now deceased) of Clinton, and is submitted to The Rural Voice by Toby Sloman Rainey, the youngest daughter of Fred and Cela Sloman, who still lives in Clinton.
The story is really about manure and the new bedded pack coupled with an agitated liquid manure system which Kristina and Simon Signer built into their innovative new dairy barn near Moorefield.
However, upon entering...
There is a shift in thinking about how Ontario gardeners garden. Instead of planting ornamentals from Europe, Asia and Africa, gardeners and nature-enthusiasts are thinking about what plants serve our own native pollinators.
"I see it every day," says ..
Walking with Mike Ward through his native garden in Clinton, is to learn which native plants attract native butterflies. He is enthralled with lepidopteran species and native plants in equal measure, and has started...
Allan and Marlene Rundle's picturesque farm is on the edge of the town of Exeter in Huron County. Allan has lived and farmed here his entire life, leaving school after grade eight to help his dad farm their 150 acres. Allan's parents, Arthur and ...
An apple is a favourite snack enjoyed by many this time of year. But did you know that the flavour of an apple can vary depending on where it's grown? This is what makes Georgian Bay one of the top apple-producing areas in Ontario and it's where...