Local Food

Technology will meet the dirt on Tuesday, July 18, when the Grey County Soil and Crop Improvement Association (SCIA) hosts its annual summer crop walk. Hosted near Annan, Grey County SCIA plans to share the most up-to-date information about soil health and cropping systems with local farmers. Three experts from the Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), plus two local agronomists will be speaking on new cropping technology and sharing how farmers can put it to use...

With the long, cold winter months now just a memory, and with the first crops being planted in the ground, the Meaford Farmers' Market organizers are looking forward to the beginning of a new market season. The Friday afternoon markets at the harbour over the summer months have become a weekly tradition in Meaford, and vendors and market patrons alike are eager to see the return of the Friday markets. The Meaford Farmers' Market returns to the Rotary Harbour Pavilion...