Tomato tasting returns
Much loved festival returns to Morrison Point Road Awalk with Vicki Emlaw through her field of tomatoes is punctuated with full stops and exclamations. Every few paces, she will stop to pick one or two choice fruit and give a mini biography of the plant with a passion that never wavers, and is seemingly ever […]
Digging deep
Ridge Road sand pit rezoning deferred An application to see prime agriculture land turned over to an aggregate designation has been deferred. Paul and Sandi Greer own and operate Paul Greer and Sons Excavating, as well as Greenridge Asparagus Farm on Ridge Road. The Greers are proposing to redesignate the lands on Ridge Road from […]
A new life
Couple carry on parents dream, restore historic Bloomfield house It’s hard to miss. A house on the north side of the road in Bloomfield, sitting on blocks, towering over the village. This is the start of renovation, which is more of a passion project with a unique back story. THE JOURNEY This story starts as […]
Quality of care
HJ McFarland Home Family Council concerned over recent changes HJ McFarland Home Family Council member Joy Vervoort addressed Committee of the Whole on Thursday after changes at the home have left five management positions with interim managers. “We are here on behalf of the residents of HJ McFarland who can’t speak on their own behalf,” […]
The Tremaine map
Historic map of the County gets new lease on life The 1863 Tremaine map of Prince Edward County is one of the most important documents held in the County’s public archives. Originally in book form, the pages at some time in the past were glued to a canvas backing, and now hangs in the microfilm […]
Wellington Water Week
Raising awareness of water through the arts Wellington Water Week opened a full schedule of events with a sublime choral concert by the acclaimed Opus 8 at Wellington United Church on Friday evening. The choral octet filled the church with the power of human voices, with songs including an arrangement of Danny Boy as it […]
Hoppin’
Pleasant Valley Farms still hoping to crack the local market for hops When we last checked in with Edgar Ramirez and Catherine Crawford at Pleasant Valley Hops (PVH) it was just as the craft beer boom was exploding in the County. PVH had then been open for five years, and although sales were coming in, […]
Music at Port Milford
Summer camp mentors young musicians Since 1987, young musicians have been coming to a summer camp in Port Milford to hone their skills under the guidance of an international team of professional musicians. The camp was started by Meg Hill and her mother, Doris Goldman, to provide individual and group instruction in classical chamber music […]
Fermentation revival
Festival brews up a recipe for success Hundreds of people attended the third annual Ontario Fermentation Festival at the Crystal Palace in Picton on Saturday. In an event where the mascot is a kosher dill pickle, there was a definite air of whimsy and irreverence that accompanied the more serious pursuit of making tasty and […]
Loyalist roots
Free tree planting along Loyalist Parkway If you are a property owner along the Loyalist Parkway in the County, you could be eligible for a free tree planting this fall. In its ongoing mission to increase the amount of trees along Loyalist Parkway, the Loyalist Parkway Association is offering native tree planting at no cost […]