Mid September- Mid October Location: Entire Municaplity of Meaford . Downtown Meaford & Harbour Pavilion Thousands of scarecrows descend upon Meaford from mid-September to mid-October for the annual invasion. Come out on October 1st for a great night of family fun! The OPP Golden Helmets Motorcyle Precision Team kicks things off from 5:00 to 5:45 on Sykes [...]
My famous little buddy “Mark” took a few moments out of his busy schedule to take a quick photo with the really famous Ashley MacIsaac in front of the beautiful Meaford Hall. Then I heard … “John… I thought you said we we’re going for ice cream”. Life is sweet! Is that the famous Leslie [...]
The Frederick S. Haines Commemorative Exhibition Meaford, Ontario September 10 – 30, 2010 Frederick Stanley Haines: A Good Life Lived, an Enduring Legacy Left Frederick Stanley Haines, born in Meaford, March 29, 1879, died November 21, 1960 The exhibition will consist of approximately seventy-five works by Frederick S. Haines. There will be samples of his [...]
cheforganics.com Lynn and David Freeman have been farming in Meaford Ontario, since 1986. In 1998 The Freeman’s started growing garlic, which they processed into a variety of Gourmet food seasoning spices. They have created three incredible-tasting spices thus far; Gourmet Canadian Six Spice, Gourmet Garlic Spice, Gourmet Garlic Scape Spice, along with Gourmet Garlic Powder, [...]
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Where Scarecrow Lovers Eat We’ve been listening … NEW Comfortable Seating Arrangement Beautiful Garden Patio Famous for their Homemade Perogies & Romanian Cabbage Rolls Visit Bogusia’s at 36 Sykes St. S, in beautiful Meaford, Ontario, Canada. Featuring Green Tea with Honey Delicious Homemade European Soups Delicious Homemade Perogies Cabbage Rolls • Potato Salad Lasagna • Sausage on [...]
Ontario’s new strategy to restrict inappropriate use of opioid painkillers like OxyContin could discourage doctors from prescribing them when needed, leaving patients with chronic pain to suffer needlessly, pain experts say. The province announced recently it will start tracking painkillers known as opioids — such as oxycodone, morphine and codeine — as well as stimulants [...]
Exploring Your New Farm Dream: Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You? Thinking about starting your own farm business? Want to learn more about the opportunities and realities of farming? This course is designed to help aspiring farmers learn what it takes to start and manage a commercial agricultural business, and decide whether this [...]
www.longosaviaries.com By Chris Fell – Meaford Aviculturist David T. Longo had the thrill of a lifetime recently when his pair of rare Red-billed Toucans successfully hatched a pair of eggs. Longo said the chicks at his St. Vincent Bird Park are the first Red-billed Toucans bred in Canada. On August 19 he discovered a pair [...]
When my daughter, Anna, got home from school the other day, I told her, “We’ve got to get you new shoes. Take a quick break, and then let’s jump in the car. ” In response, my usually mellow and mild-mannered 12-year-old threw down her backpack and snapped, “Oh. My. God. I JUST got home and [...]
Russia announced a 12-month extension of its grain export ban on Thursday, raising fears about a return to the food shortages and riots of 2007-08 which spread through developing countries dependent on imports. The announcement by Vladimir Putin came as the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation called an emergency meeting to discuss the wheat shortage, [...]
Exotic spices and pricey cheeses seem to be everywhere these days—but as Rachel Mount discovers, you don’t always need such extravagant ingredients to cook delicious meals. Any chef worth his artisanal sea salt will tell you: If you want superior results, start with the best ingredients. But best isn’t necessarily the most expensive. Just because [...]
By Derek Thompson and Daniel Indiviglio It’s been a brutal summer for the economy. The housing sector, like a balloon batted in the air one last time by the government credit, resumed its inevitable fall. Economic growth slowed to a lead-footed 1.6 percent, and job growth is even more anemic. Meanwhile, consumers are cranky, the [...]
Some years ago, John Yarbrough was working patrol for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. It was about two in the morning. He and his partner were in the Willowbrook section of South Central Los Angeles, and they pulled over a sports car. “Dark, nighttime, average stop,” Yarbrough recalls. “Patrol for me was like going [...]
The trailer for Charles Ferguson’s new documentary “Inside Job” has been making its way around the web (hat tip to Nouriel Roubini’s Twitter feed). The film has been getting serious love from critics, including winning the top award at Cannes this year. Roger Ebert called the the film “devastating” summed it up this way in [...]
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