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Rutabaga Ranch

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Rutabaga Ranch is a small-scale, biodiverse vegetable farm in Brinston, owned and operated by Jaymie Thurler and Robbie Henderson, a couple who are "partners...

Birds eat bugs

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Not all birds eat seeds. People love to put up bird feeders, and fill them with seeds, but there are many birds that would...

Spraying Clearview Herbicide & Gateway Adjuvant

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The Township of North Dundas, as well as the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry (SDG) began spraying roadsides with pesticides to control...

OFA and partners searching for sustainable solutions for deadstock

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by Paul Maurice, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture For livestock farmers, it’s an unfortunate reality that sometimes, animals die on the farm from causes beyond human...

Gardening: Winter sowing

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Winter sowing is the practice of making little green houses in order to germinate your seeds, and grow your seedlings. Many types of flowers...

Research supports farm organization policy and advocacy work

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by Peggy Brekveld, President, OFA As an organization representing farmers, Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) needs to know both the realities of the current situation as...

Sustainability: Local Food

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by Joselyn Morley The topic of sustainability can be overwhelming. It's easy to get tangled up in big ideas, and overwhelming concepts. Trying to live...

Farming part of the solution to climate change risks

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by Drew Spoelstra, Vice President, OFA As climate change dominates conversations, there is widespread understanding that action should be taken to minimize its impact. However,...

Gardening: I forgot the Onions!

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I forgot the onions!! Digging through my big bag of seeds last week, I realised that I'd forgotten all about onions! Onions are very...

Billowy stands of an Invisible Invasive

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by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural History In June, 2009, the vegetation around a small pond we had dug in 1983, formerly dominated by Meadowsweet...