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May 21, 14 •
530 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Blair Andrews • 1 Comment
Kids are eating more local fruits and vegetables thanks to Chatham-Kent’s first Farm to School Nutrition program. The pilot project, launched on March 31, delivers locally grown fruits and vegetables to 1,700 children at eight participating schools. Eight...
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Apr 17, 14 •
364 Views • Feature Story, Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The new Buy Local! Buy Fresh! Chatham-Kent maps are available. This is the fourth edition, and the maps are free. They’re available at local libraries, municipal service centres, and at a variety of local businesses. You can also download the map from the...
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Apr 7, 14 •
1248 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Aaron Hall • 6 Comments
Food producers in Chatham-Kent are moving forward with a new initiative to showcase how the community “grows for the world.” Through partnerships with Chatham-Kent Agri-Development, Chatham-Kent Food Policy Council, Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit...
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Nov 15, 13 •
357 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Chatham-Kent Essex MP Dave Van Kesteren and MPP Rick Nicholls responded to this week’s announcement of the impending closure of the Heinz plant in Leamington. Van Kesteren said it is time for all three levels of government to pull together, with the primary...
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Nov 13, 13 •
384 Views • Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
The Kent Federation of Agriculture (KFA) will hold its annual general meeting Dec. 12 at the Ridgetown Campus of the University of Guelph. The meeting begins at 11:45 a.m. in Willson Hall. Tickets for the lunch are $10 and are available by calling the KFA...
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Nov 4, 13 •
668 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Aaron Hall • No Comments
A one-stop-shop for agriculture in Chatham-Kent is set to be launched online. The Chatham-Kent agri development committee announced the website to council ahead of their grand opening and site launch Nov. 5 “We offer this to all of Chatham-Kent,” said...
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Sep 18, 13 •
313 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Aaron Hall • No Comments
A new class of inductees is being enshrined into the Kent Agricultural Hall of Fame. The 2013 inductees include Dave Bradley, Tom Henry, Ron Sullivan, and Jean and Harold Wilson. Ron Cox, chairman for the group, made the official announcement at the Sept. 9...
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Aug 15, 13 •
1452 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Blair Andrews • 4 Comments
Local farmer Paul Spence is making a name for himself in local food circles as a culinary farmer. In fact, his name appears right on the menu beside a chicken entrée at The Only On King, a high-end restaurant in downtown London. Spence’s deal to supply the...
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Mar 26, 13 •
520 Views • Bruce Uncorked • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
“We are farm proud and forest friendly.” That’s a sign held up by Andrea O’Rourke, an East Kent farmer, at the March 25 council meeting. Her photo adorns the front page of The Chatham Daily News today (March 26). At that meeting,...
