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Caldwells planting apple orchard for 2024 harvest LEAMINGTON — As part of its growing line of products associated with its Three Fires brand, Caldwell First Nation has announced the acquisition of five acres of heritage apples and pears to be planted on their traditional territory. This will be one of only a few Indigenous orchards in Canada and will allow Caldwell to expand its line of signature food
and beverage items that will be for sale under the Three Fires brand, including the Three Fires Wines, which will be launched for sale this fall. The apples and pears are organic, heritage varieties, which make them resistant to many viruses common in traditional orchards. The orchard will support the continued development of a sustainable food
ecosystem for Caldwell and provide not only the opportunity for use at the Three Fires Restaurant, but also expand the opportunity for experiential tourism, preserves, sauces, dressings, and beverages, including hard cider – the fastest growing alcoholic beverage in the market. “Food security, economic development, and land steward-
ship are all important priorities of the Nation, as identified in our Community Comprehensive Plan and Economic Development Plan,” Caldwell Council said recently. “We are committed to food sovereignty and the opportunity to provide agricultural and job opportunities that support land stewardship with the Nation. Our growing Three Fires brand is
continuing to be the gold standard in Indigenous culinary and we are proud to keep growing as we work towards bringing our community home.” The trees will be transplanted throughout this fall and into next spring, with the first harvest anticipated in 2024 and full production occurring in 2026.
Area farmers to receive $228,000 from province REGIONAL – The Governments of Ontario and Canada are investing $7.3 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help support farmers and agri-food businesses. The investment will
fund projects in priority areas that increase food safety, accelerate sector innovation and help farmers bring new products to market to grow their businesses. “I am happy to announce that my riding
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of Chatham-Kent-Leamington will be receiving approximately $228,000 to assist 20 projects in support farmers and the agri-food businesses,” said Rick Nicholls, MPP for Chatham-Kent-Leamington. “This funding will increase food safety and accelerate sector innovation to help farmers bring to market all the foods Ontarians need and love.” This funding supports more than 600 cost-shared projects that strengthen Ontario’s agri-food sector by helping eligible farmers in over 270 communities across the province to
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continue producing safe, high quality food in Ontario. Positive outcomes of projects funded under this intake include: • Improvement of food safety systems on farms to meet or exceed national and international certification standards; • Development of prod-
ucts that will open new sales markets for farm businesses for example, a new organic pepper product to expand markets or developing maple butter as a new, value-added farm product; • Planting cover crops to improve soil health and reduce soil erosion losses over winter;
• Increasing preventative measures to help reduce pest damage at greenhouse operations; and • Upgrades to animal-handling equipment to improve animal welfare and reduce disease transmission on livestock farms.
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Editor’s note: This article is part of a monathly series on healthcare provided by Leamington Area Family Health Team. COVID-19 has changed our lives and our world. One year after the first case was detected in Canada, more than 19,000 Canadians had died from the virus – and many more experienced longterm effects of COVID-19 restrictions on the economy, education, mental well-being and other health conditions. Ensuring the community is fully vaccinated offers us a hope of ending it all. Although illness and death are more common among the elderly and people with medical issues, COVID-19 also causes serious illness and death in young, healthy people. Vaccination can help prevent all ages from serious illness and hospitalization due to COVID-19.
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