Farming

Julie Broadbent spends her days tending to her herd of 10 fuzzy, rambunctious characters.

After waiting and practising for two long Covid years, it’s time to head to Ireland to compete in the World Ploughing Championship.

We’re lucky to live in a farm region that cares so much about food and that is embracing new opportunities in food education and ecoliteracy.

Two hundred years ago, my ancestors were tossed off the land during the clearances in Scotland and replaced by sheep, who ate less and could be sheared more often.

A typical day for Nishan Kooner of 10 and 10 Garden Centre revolves around helping customers find the right plants – all while raising funds for Ukraine.

Three Dufferin farmers sit down talk about what it means to be a modern farmer, the challenges they face and what they wish we knew about them.

Bert Tupling, Mike Swidersky and Darryl Burnett criss-cross Dufferin County tending to wheat, barley, corn, potatoes, cattle, sheep and more.

A drive-by primer on what’s growing in Headwaters.

Local sunflower and lavender farms are bursting with some of nature’s showiest blooms. Here’s how to enjoy them in person and via handmade products that capture the magic.

How cover crops, crop rotation and using livestock to fertilize fields puts local farmers on the front lines in reducing climate change.

As farmer Jeannette French notes, farming in Headwaters may always be a work in progress, but this community provides the motivation it takes to forge ahead.

Our forebears knew how to put sunshine in a jar. You can too.