Articles tagged with: farms and farming
Giant veggies and various cheeses among biggest winners
The curtain is about to drop on another successful “Royal” – especially when you look at the ribbon tally for the agricultural community in Hastings and Prince Edward …
Biggest Prince Edward County pumpkin weighs half a tonne
I answered the phone and the proud voice of the County’s newest pumpkin champion identified himself on the other end.
‘Tis the season to report on farmers. Apparently, many of us are not only getting the same story idea at the same time, but also reporting on it AND quoting the same sources in our …
The pilot project called Farmers’ Faces went so well in 2007, I was asked to put together another series of farmer profiles in the summer of 2008.
Still experimenting with multimedia and social media techniques, we …
Farmers’ Faces was a pilot project between Jennifer Lester Media and the Economic Development Office of Prince Edward County in the summer of 2007.
The point was to profile local farmers to show people like you …
After documenting their achievements at the 2009 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, I was pleased to watch Petra Cooper of Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company and Kevin Gibson of the Empire Cheese & Butter …
It’s been my pleasure as a freelance journalist to follow not one but two local cheesemakers in their inspiring recent achievements at national competitions.
Kevin Gibson with his championship ribbons at the Royal Winter Fair
Kevin …
