For the love of honeybees

Pesticides, loss of habitat, disease, and climate change are putting stress on bees and there is a big push to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators to food security. There has been a lot of buzz about neonicotinoids and other factors affecting bee...

Woodfield Farm opens farmgate market

An out-of-the-way but on-the-beaten-path store offers a wide selection of local products. Woodfield Farm is the opposite of a convenience store, it’s an inconvenient store, says Matthew McBride, with a smile. He and his wife and partner Jill Johnson have, since moving...

Purple Co. CSA launches in Creemore

In the lee of the escarpment, there is a sweet spot where a microclimate exists and has proven to be quite fruitful. Even in this cool spring weather, a large garden plot perched on the edge of the hill, is protected from the elements. The farm has been in Peter...

New farmers’ market in Mulmur

There will be a new farmers’ market this summer at Dufferin County Museum and Archives. The market is an initiative of the Better In Mulmur committee, a grassroots marketing initiative, designed to create community within and awareness outside of the Township of...

Legion gearing up for Canada 150

Legion volunteers are hoping for a bigger-and-better-than-ever Canada Day celebration to mark the 150th anniversary of confederation. Creemore is already known for its Canada Day fireworks display and this year, the goal is to go bigger. A fundraising campaign is...