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Faz Rahmen: Coe Hill Farmers’ Market
The late Faz Rahmen ran the Coe Hill Farmers’ Market Cafe and Bakery, and the Coe Hill Local Food and Music Festival. Here he talked
Louise Livingstone
June 10, 2011
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Discovering heritage apple trees in the County of Hastings
More and more people are interested in heritage vegetables and some are discovering heritage apples. The townships along the Bay of Quinte had some of
Louise Livingstone
April 24, 2011
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Jen and Jeff Ferguson: Springbrook Farm stress free pigs
Jeff and Jen Ferguson of Springbrook Farm, Stirling-Rawdon rear between 60 – 70 pigs a year. They rear them with minimum stress letting them outside
Louise Livingstone
April 5, 2011
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Maple Dale Cheese: making Cheddar cheese Part 1
Keith Henry and Wayne Lain talk about making Cheddar cheese using traditional methods at Maple Dale Cheese factory at Plainfield, City of Belleville.
Louise Livingstone
November 21, 2010
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Maple Dale Cheese: making Cheddar cheese Part 2
Owner Keith Henry and master cheese maker Wayne Lain talk about making Cheddar cheese using traditional methods dating back 100 years, which don’t involve the
Louise Livingstone
November 21, 2010
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John and Nadine Richter: Richters’ Greenhouse
John Richter and his daughter Nadine Richter open Richters Greenhouse on Highway #62 just north of Foxboro for the 2011 season. They have a huge
Louise Livingstone
April 21, 2010
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Roy Bonisteel: Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage
Roy Bonisteel takes you on a tour of the Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage in Stirling, Ontario. The museum opens on Victoria Day weekend
Louise Livingstone
April 19, 2010
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Harvest Hastings: local producers
Harvest Hastings promotes sustainable agriculture and the creativity of farmers and producers in Hastings County. These photographs, taken in 2008 and 2009, illustrate the diversity
Louise Livingstone
February 25, 2010
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Grant Ketcheson: Madoc
Each spring Jim Pedersen, coordinator with the Hastings Stewardship Council helps landowners plant trees on marginal farm land. This is part of the Ontario government’s
Louise Livingstone
February 2, 2010
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Doug and Bev Spencer: Spencmaple Farms
As part of Harvest Hastings’ education program 19 Grade 10 students from Moira Secondary School visited Spencmaple Dairy Farm in late October, 2009 to learn
Louise Livingstone
November 25, 2009
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Diana Vandermeulen: Queen of the Furrow 2007
Diana Vandermeulen speaks at the Media Day for the Hastings County Farm Show and Plowing Match about agriculture, farm safety and her role as the
Louise Livingstone
August 13, 2008
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Food with stories
Farming in this area is changing. There is a shift away from the traditional small and medium-sized dairy farms. More and more farmers are developing
Louise Livingstone
March 11, 2008