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Strange spring temps trouble fruit farmers

The price of fruit in Ontario could shoot up come summer time. That’s because the early blast of spring weather in March followed by a cold stretch has severely damaged the...

 
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Coderington water issues discussed

Plans that could effect how landowners use their property will be discussed tonight north of Brighton. A public meeting will be held tonight to discuss drinking water protection policies now being...

 
 
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Water Protection Plan in the works

Drinking water is a necessity of life. The Clean Water Act was developed after the Walkerton water tragedy in 2000 to make sure every region of the province maintained a safe...

 
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Campbellford chicken lady to court

Trent Hills will go to court to enforce it’s zoning by-laws to stop a Campellford woman from continuing to keep chickens in her backyard. Kelly Bacher, who keeps 6 chickens at...

 
 
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Have yourself an ethical Christmas

With the average Christmas dinner reportedly clocking up the equivalent of two journeys around the world in food miles, staging an ethical Christmas is no easy task All that giving and...

 
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Farmers take to Wall Street

It’s been a long time since farmers congregated in downtown Manhattan — around 350 years, to be exact. The folks who populate Wall Street and rural America don’t cross paths...

 
 
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How to eat “green”

* If you eat meat, add one meatless meal a week. Meat costs a lot at the store-and it’s even more expensive when you consider the related environmental and health...

 
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PEC farmers questioned about local food

Farmers in Prince Edward County can expect a visit soon as part of a Local Food project taking place across the region. Surveys to determine needs and opportunities for business dealing...

 
 
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Food programme spreads to farmers’ market

It’s Thanksgiving weekend… and local food banks are well into their holiday food-drives… and the Ontario association of food banks is bringing a fresh donation idea to Belleville today. The province-wide...

 
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Frito-Lay seems to have learned a lesson

Remember the brouhaha last fall over Sun Chips’ noisy “compostable” bag? It prompted Frito-Lay to withdraw the special bags on all but its “Original” flavor (which it retained as a...

 
 

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