Picton Performances in the Park
June 23, 2010 – 4:19 am | 2 Comments

We’ve come a long way, Picton.
In last week’s local newspapers, I read about a story that was exciting and uplifting. It was about the advancement of our arts culture in Prince Edward County. It was …

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British Empire Cheese Show 2009
November 23, 2009 – 3:47 pm | No Comment

Belleville, Ontario, event to top last year in attendance and quality
The reason I used the title “British Empire Cheese Show 2009” for this blog post is that upon searching the Web just now for these …

Prince Edward County makes modest appearance at Gourmet Food and Wine Expo
November 22, 2009 – 10:29 am | One Comment
Prince Edward County makes modest appearance at Gourmet Food and Wine Expo

The event brought us a divine mixture of food and wine flavours and we all agreed we’d do it again next year. It was the annual Gourmet Food and Wine Expo in Toronto, November 19-22, …

Royal Winter Fair means red ribbons gallore for Quinte region
November 15, 2009 – 11:01 am | No Comment
Royal Winter Fair means red ribbons gallore for Quinte region

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 …

Big happy pumpkin story
October 18, 2009 – 12:07 pm | No Comment

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.

Bay of Quinte water scare downplayed by officials
October 4, 2009 – 11:33 am | No Comment

Toxins in water actually made worse by common fixes
What a juicy story. Juicy because while nobody’s been hurt by it, there is so much info to sink your teeth into as a journalist.

The County’s a hotspot for events – even after Labour Day
September 28, 2009 – 11:24 am | No Comment

Taste! A celebration of regional cuisine goes on across the parking lot from famous hockey player event
What an easy way to cover the news in Prince Edward County. One event is in the Crystal Palace …

Celebrating our regional art, wine and food
September 20, 2009 – 9:47 am | 3 Comments

When I attended my first Artevino it was 2005 and I’d just started in a new position in Belleville as a radio morning show host and reporter. The event was new, too, and its media …

Eat your peas and carrots
August 23, 2009 – 9:27 am | No Comment

‘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 …

Farmers’ Faces 2008
May 12, 2009 – 3:10 pm | No Comment

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 2007
May 12, 2009 – 2:59 pm | No Comment

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 …