New Second Harvest Program Gets Helping Hands From Community, Knights Hockey Team

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New Second Harvest Program Gets Helping Hands From Community, Knights Hockey Team

Stephen Vance - November 5, 2014

Staff Each year many apples remain unpicked around our area and go to waste while many people are going hungry. For many, this contradiction does...

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Want help answering the question “What’s for Dinner?”

Stephen Vance - October 7, 2014

Staff Join the cooking class crew, including guest chefs from our community, in the newly renovated Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre Kitchen, once a...

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Donate Your Seeds Today!

Stephen Vance - October 6, 2014

Staff Calling all veggie gardeners, large and small! The Meaford Seed Library would welcome donations of any orphan seeds from your private stash.The Meaford Seed...

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Government of Ontario Launches Tax Credit for Farmers and Food Banks

Stephen Vance - October 2, 2014

Staff On Monday September 29,2014, Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, alongside the Honourable Ted McMeekin and MPP Bob Bailey announced the...

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Meet Your Farmers’ Market Vendors: Marion Boyd

Stephen Vance - September 25, 2014

Submitted by Marion Boyd This is my sixth season as a vendor at the Meaford Farmer’s Market and I want to share what that experience...

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Sharing Veggies With the Meaford Community Gardens

Stephen Vance - September 2, 2014

Staff Over the last few years, the number of people involved with the Meaford Community Gardens has steadily grown, and so has the amount of...

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Shindig Draws a Crowd

Stephen Vance - August 26, 2014

By Susanne Wussow On Saturday, August 23, Meaford's Bighead Hop farm invited craft beer lovers to the second annual Bighead Shindig. The event was a...

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Get Ready For the First Annual Feast of Fields Banquet

Stephen Vance - August 21, 2014

Staff The SMILE Animal Society and Meaford Farmers’ Market are hosting the First Annual Feast of Fields banquet on September 6, 2014 at the Meaford...

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Meet Your Farmers’ Market Vendors: MY NEW ME – It’s All About Passion

Stephen Vance - August 8, 2014

Staff In 2006, Gabriela was a well known and respected ceramicist with a thriving business in Buenos Aires Argentina. That same year she met a...

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Celebrate the Hop Harvest at the Shindig

Stephen Vance - July 25, 2014

Staff On Saturday, August 23, from 12 to 5 PM, Meaford's Bighead Hop farm invites all craft beer lovers to come out for the second...