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Sustainability

The County of Hastings County includes Hastings County, the City of Belleville and the City of Quinte West and the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, with its forests, farmland, lakes, rivers and small and large communities, is well situated to lead in the field of alternative energy development, conservation of natural resources,  sustainable agriculture and forestry and artisan food production. 

Harvest Hastings is about living lightly on the land. Sustainability has four sections on land stewardship, tree planting, managing woods and wildlife at  Caring for Land; discussion about Climate Change; finfd out about Green Communities, and read about what's happening in Local Agriculture. There are  AudioVideos, and  a Photo Gallery. Look for   "Know your farmer" video or audio interviews with local farmers and other producers. Web links has l links to local organizations as well as provincial ones. Check Coming Events to find  workshops, agricultural events, community meals and much more. Above all get outand explore

Golden Bough Tree Farm Open House

May 4, 2009 by Louise Livingstone

Gold Bough Tree Farm is hosting its annual open house on Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are great buys in over-sized and leftover trees and shrubs.

Location

900 Napanee Rd.
Marlbank
Canada
44° 26' 16.6092" N, 77° 5' 27.8304" W

McLeod Dam will provide green energy from May 8 onwards

April 22, 2009 by Louise Livingstone

Quinte Conservation will host a grand opening event for their McLeod Dam Green Energy Project on May 8. The existing dam was modified so that as well as providing ice and flood control it will now generate hydro-electricity.

Church supper: Smoked Ham Supper in Thomasburg

April 22, 2009 by Louise Livingstone

Come savour the flavour of slow food in Hastings County. You are invited to enjoy a traditional country, smoked ham supper at Thomasburg United Church. The ham is locally-produced from Farrell Farms in Moira and processed by Palmateer Abattoir in Tweed and the meal is prepared by the ladies of Thomasburg United Church. For more details please call Doug (613) 477-2628, Sheila (613) 477-2636, or Minnie (613) 477-5117.

The Straight Line Ramblers Club

April 21, 2009 by Louise Livingstone

My brother in law James Hawkins is an landscape artist living and working in the West Highlands of Scotland at Rhue Studio, Ullapool. He has an exhibition called The Straight Line Ramblers Club in London, England, from May 4 to May 9 at the SW1 Gallery, 12 Cardinal Walk, London. The exhibition includes many of his paintings of the mountains of Knoyart now owned by the The John Muir Trust. In the exhibition catalogue James Hawkins quotes John Muir, “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike” “….. Wildness is a necessity…mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, but as fountains of life”, (Son of the Wilderness, The Life of John Muir by Linnie Marsh Wolfe).

An evening with Maud Barlow

April 16, 2009 by Louise Livingstone

The United Nations Association Quinte, Albert College and Quinte Conservation are bringing Maude Barlow to Belleville to speak on The Right to Water. The event is Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 pm at Albert College.

Maude Barlow is the senior advisor on water issues to the president of the General Assembly of the United Nations and author of Blue Covenant The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water.

Madoc Fair 100th Anniversary

April 15, 2009 by Louise Livingstone

Join in Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Madoc Fair.

Location

Madoc
Canada
44° 30' 36.7848" N, 77° 28' 56.8272" W

Community Trees 2009, Stirling-Rawdon

April 8, 2009 by Louise Livingstone

Community Trees 2009: supported by Hastings Stewardship Council and the Municipalities of Tweed, Centre Hastings, Stirling - Rawdon and Marmora and Lake. Trees are free in limited quantities to residents of these municipalities.

May 2, 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Tweed Arena; May 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Stirling Covered Bridge ; May 9, 8 a.m - 11 a.m. at Marmora Memorial Park; May 16, 8 a.m. - noon at Madoc Farmers Market.

Community Trees 2009 Tweed

April 8, 2009 by Louise Livingstone

Community Trees 2009 is supported by Hastings Stewardship Council and the Municipalities of Tweed, Centre Hastings, Stirling - Rawdon and Marmora and Lake.

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