Visit the Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage to learn about the history of cheese making. Go from the dairy barn to the cheese factoryand then to the auction with the Dutch Clock. Visit Invest in Cheese to find out more about cheese making today.
Daryl Kramp MP for Prince Edward Hastings quotes William Pitt 1,"Trade increases the wealth and glory of a country but its real stamina and strength are to be looked for among the cultivators of the land." in his autumn statement.
The Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage is home to a 1909 Robert Bell Threshing and Steam Company traction engine. It belonged to the Stapley family. Frank Stapley had three and used them for threshing and powering sawmills.
Jeff and Jen Ferguson are rearing chickens on pasture. They are following the advice of Joel Salatin who has writen a book on Pastured Poultry Profits. You can buy their pasture reared chicken from the farm or at the local farmers' markets,
If you missed the live webstream of TEDxManhattan, organized by The Glynwood Institute, this past February, the Institute has been busy editing all the talks from the day, and are happy to announce that two are currently online at www.tedxmanhattan.org .We'll be adding one or two a week until we have all the speakers online.Coming soon: Michel Nischan, Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney and Brian Halweil.
Steve Tubb talks about the new beaver pond at Springhill Farm. The beavers have created a large pond, which provides habitat for birds such as green heron and mallard.
Kara and Darold Enright of the Enright Cattle Company host an annual pancake breakfast and sleigh ride. This year they had four horsemen with four team to take everyone for the farm house to cabin in the woods. The Enright Cattle Company rear pure bred Simmental cattle for beef.
This is a great video by Annie Leonard about all the stuff we acquire, where it comes from and where it goes. The Story of Stuff Project as other films, teaching tools and resources.