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Kawartha Country Wines Wins

Kawartha winery

Kawartha Country Wines wins the Bobcaygeon and Area Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Achievement Award The Bobcaygeon and Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes Kawartha Country Wines at their annual Ceremony and Banquet Bobcaygeon, ON April 29, 2012:  John Rufa and Trish Dougherty of Kawartha Country Wines were awarded the Outstanding Business Achievement Award at last [...]

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Opening Day ~ Tomorrow, Wednesday May 2, 2012

Every Wednesday

Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market opening day is Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 and every Wednesday until October! Time: 8:30 am – 2:00 pm Location: Louis St. Parking Lot (Downtown Peterborough behind Shoppers) Come and say Hi to all the vendors, the weather is to be fabulous. What and who will you find at the market [...]

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Maple Sugar Time at Mclean Berry Farm

hot hot hot

Maple Sugar TimeSpring is one of the best times of year at McLean Berry Farm. Not onlyare the days getting longer and warmer – but spring is the time of yearthat the sap flows! As mother nature brings cool nights and warm daysinto the forecast, the sweet sap flows and is collected and boiled inthe [...]

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Maple Sugar Time at Mclean Berry Farm

Fresh...from the maple tree!

Maple Sugar TimeSpring is one of the best times of year at McLean Berry Farm. Not onlyare the days getting longer and warmer – but spring is the time of yearthat the sap flows! As mother nature brings cool nights and warm daysinto the forecast, the sweet sap flows and is collected and boiled inthe [...]

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Maple Sugar Time at Mclean Berry Farm

The sweetest place in the world!

Maple Sugar TimeSpring is one of the best times of year at McLean Berry Farm. Not onlyare the days getting longer and warmer – but spring is the time of yearthat the sap flows! As mother nature brings cool nights and warm daysinto the forecast, the sweet sap flows and is collected and boiled inthe [...]

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Maple Sugar Time at Mclean Berry Farm

McLean Berry Farm

Maple Sugar TimeSpring is one of the best times of year at McLean Berry Farm. Not only are the days getting longer and warmer – but spring is the time of year that the sap flows! As mother nature brings cool nights and warm days into the forecast, the sweet sap flows and is collected [...]

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Agriculture Alive & Well and in the hands of…

Learning of new opportunities with Dr. Barry Saville

Our Agricultural Advisory Committee was established as a result of the 2006 Agricultural Impact & Development Study.  This study was a joint partnership between the Greater Peterborough Area & the City of Kawartha Lakes.This study provided our Agricultural Advisory Committee with the verification that our sector was and continues to be a thriving industry. Our [...]

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A visit with Jackie of “Gourmet Safari”

Enjoying "Down Home Corn Chowder"

  It was a Friday morning the day after a big winter storm. I had a visit with Jackie of Gourmet Safari, out in Mount Pleasant.  She has a beautiful century farm house that is also a B&B. The reason for my visit, to see her place, get a feel for who she is and [...]

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It was a long haul, but we did it!

BR+E

Spring 2011, we were approached by Northumberland County to became a partner with 8 other communities within Eastern Ontario to be involved with a first of it’s kind, Local Food Business Retention & Expansion project.In the Greater Peterborough Area we identified 100 businesses associated with local food. These were broken down into four sections. Retail, [...]

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