This issue, we go East.
Events
Sound of Music Festival
Available to watch until Sunday March 14th
Celebrating This Season
Seasons Greetings to ALL, whatever you celebrate, enjoy!
Meet the Makers – fibre festival in Orillia
by Marie Sternberg What is the attraction of wool and other animal fibres? Why have we seen a recent emergence of various rural knitting festivals in south central Ontario in the past couple of years,...
Women in Agriculture and a Royal Winter Fair
Changing role of women in agriculture and the future of the largest agricultural fair in the world
‘GET AGRICULTURED’ AT THIS YEAR’S ROYAL AGRICULTURAL WINTER FAIR
The Royal is coming to town, November 1 to 10, and it’s coming with a promise to help you Get Agricultured. Along with the launch of ticket sales, organizers announced today a new campaign, “Get Agricultured”, as well as a wide list of features and activities that...
International Plowman’s Match Country Fair
The Ontario Plowmen’s Association festival will be returning this summer with another round of plowing competitions, music, food and more, in a fun celebration of country living. Launched in 1913, the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) is an annual...
Pivotal Moments from Danielle French at South Pond Farms
There are some moments that play an important milestone in the life of South Pond Farms. One of the first was hosting farm to table dinners at a time when no one knew much about us but nevertheless, made the journey out to our farm. Having a series on Netflix in...
PEI Burger Love: 84 Beefy Reasons to Come Out of Hibernation
For most Canadians, April is simply the bridge between a long winter and the promise of summer. In Prince Edward Island, however, April has been beefing up its profile, bringing Islanders out of hibernation in droves with the promise of, well, burgers. Entering its...
Danielle French invites you to Lunch At The Farm Thursday-Sunday
Inside At The Table Fresh homemade lunch at the farm is available in the kitchen at 11:30 and 1:00 p.m. (2 reservation times available) Eat inside at the kitchen table. Self – guided tours of the farm are available and you are welcome to use the Ballyduff Trails....
Join Danielle French for a Christmas Celebration
Christmas “Weinachtsmarkt” Celebration with Danielle French at South Pond Farms Sat. December 1, 2018 from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Celebrate the holidays at South Pond Hot festive drinks! Hot outdoor holiday lunch around the Fire Pretzel bar Walk/snowshoe the trails Winter...
Deep Impact; a look at The Superfood Chain.
Directed and narrated by Ann Shin, this important Canadian documentary had set out to examine the nutritional claims from marketers of so called superfoods, but ended up digging much deeper, into the sometimes heartbreaking impact our insatiable hunger for food...
Reflection on a summer of workshops at South Pond Farms
Beekeeping and all the delicious by-products!
‘MAN FIRE FOOD’ CHEF COMES TO MUSKOKA – Oct 26-28, 2018
With the 7th season of Man Fire Food just launching on Food Network Canada, Roger Mooking is what you could call ‘hot’ on the culinary scene right now. So what’s this Trinidadian born, Canadian-raised chef, television host, restaurateur, cookbook author and...
It Will Be Spring When It Is Spring
The winter was especially long — deeply cold days with lots of wind and interjections of ice and snow. It’s only once we think the bad weather has passed that we begin again, stacking wood, planting, trimming, and cleaning the layers of dust that have accumulated in...