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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Cut-your-own flower and herb farm is dream come true By Mark Ribble KINGSVILLE — Jen Gould’s dream of having a career in gardening
came to fruition a couple of weeks ago as Eh Oh Farm opened their property to the public.
Even the kids love to pick flowers at Eh Oh Farm. Photo by Chloe Clark
In the works since last November, Jen and her husband Kyle are growing many varieties of herbs and flowers on her parents’ land on Division Rd. north of Kingsville. The Goulds have planted numerous flowers and herbs, with some growing better than others, but Jen sees it as a learning experience. “I figured since I love gardening — weeding and all — I’ve always learned a lot by having my own garden, and would love to make a career of it,” she said. “My real passion is in herbs, where my family has used my homemade salves and oils before anything else.” The farm has such herbs as dill, cilantro and summer savory, which have all produced very well. They have a large vari-
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ety of sunflowers planted, including American Giant, Tall Sungold and other varieties. Three types of zinnias, along with cosmos, bachelor’s buttons and others dot the landscape as Eh Oh Farm employs a pesticide-free method of pest control. “We have many pollinators and beneficial insects,” said Jen. “Monarchs visit the farm daily.” Everything is planted manually, except the sunflowers, which were planted by an old Delhi tomato transplanter. She wasn’t planning on opening to the public this year, but she’s confident that people want to be outside doing something. “I couldn’t keep the beauty of this place to myself,” she said. The farm is open 9 am to 12:30 pm Tuesday through Saturdays, weather permitting. They ask that you wear proper shoes for walking through a farm. They supply buckets and snips
so you can cut your own flowers and herbs. Most of them are $10 per handful, with sunflowers and gladiolus $3 each.
The farm is located ay 1665 Division North in Kingsville. You can also check them out on Facebook.
Jen Gould in the sunflowers at Eh Oh Farm. Photo by Chloe Clark
OPP traffic blitz nets charges in Leamington LEAMINGTON — On Friday, July 30, Essex County OPP traffic unit conducted a motor vehicle blitz in Leamington. After a number of complaints of speeding, aggressive driving and
unsafe driving practices, the OPP felt it needed to address these issues. The traffic unit focused their enforcement on a number of issues along Robson Road and other areas of concern.
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Some of the charges included distracted drivers using cell phones, excessive speed and stunt driving along Robson Road, four charges of unnecessary noise under the Highway Traffic Act.
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