A FULL 3 inches (approx. 7.5 cm) of snow in our field this morning!  We’re trying to ‘sweep’ it off so it will have a chance to melt.

Thanksgiving has been officially celebrated as an annual holiday in Canada since November 6, 1879.

How Canadian Thanksgiving Began… The origins of Canadian Thanksgiving are more closely connected to the traditions of Europe than of the United States.  Long before Europeans settled in North America, festivals of thanks and celebrations of harvest took place in Europe in the month of October.  The very first Thanksgiving celebration in North America ...

Green Certification

The Nursery Sod Growers Association of Ontario Green Certification Program was created with the intent to produce a third-party auditing program of best management practices for nursery sod production in Ontario. The objective of Green Certification is to increase the level of professionalism in the sod industry and promote awareness of the sustainable practices used by sod growers to consumers and industry peers. This certification program is the first of its ...

Harvesting early in the morning on the LAST FULL DAY OF SUMMER!

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It’s been a few years since one reared it’s ugly head, but from what forecasters are seeing in and above the Pacific Ocean, there’s a good chance El Nino will be back for this coming winter.

What is EL NINO ANYWAY?? It is a condition that sometimes occurs in the Pacific Ocean, but it is so big that it affects weather all over the world. Weather depends a lot on ocean temperatures. Where ...

Have a REALLY GREAT long weekend!

Have a REALLY GREAT long weekend!!

Clear morning in New Tecumseth!