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Local Growers Promote Home Grown Healthy Eating
Sonia Zinyk with some of her produce at the Vegreville Farmers’ Market last June. (Michelle Pinon/File Photo)
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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Terry Levicki is retired from farming and he rents and lives on his 200 acres farm a mile North of Andrew. He grows fruits and vegetables in a large garden by his house with his partner, Sonia Zinyk who lives in Sherwood Park and helps him sell these produces at Farmers Markets in Gibbons, Andrew, and Vegreville. One of the biggest events they participate in is the Andrew Garlic Festival than normally attracts a crowd of well over 1,000 people. Terry grows every type of vegetable you can think some of which include carrots, potatoes, garlic, onions, peas, spinach, kale, and Swiss chard. I am not registered organic but I try to grow these produces as natural as possible,” Terry said. When I asked Terry what made him want to start selling produce, he said, “Twenty-one years ago, I started the Andrew Farmers’ Market and Sonia and I were Managers of the Andrew Farmers Market for about 19 years. We needed some vendors to grow the market, so we thought we should grow and sell vegetables in season also. The best part about growing these fresh produce is the satisfaction of knowing I am growing food that will keep me and others healthy. I tend to be more vegetarian. I like to eat a good variety of fruits and vegetables. We also grow berries during the summer. We grow raspberry, Saskatoon, cherry, and strawberries. The best part of this venture is the fun of meeting people at the markets and being able to promote healthy eating.”
Erica Zacharuk Tells the Story of her Horse Farm Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Erica Zacharuk owns, runs, and lives on a horse farm between Two Hills and Vegreville with her husband Gerald and their daughter Alexis who lives with them and will have the horses passed on to her after they are done. Erica and Gerald now have between 25 and 30 horses which they breed and sell to the public. The breed of horses they’ve been working on since 2013 are Paso Fino. “These horses are gaited so they move differently than other horses; the other horses they trot and bounce but the Paso Fino horses do not trot or Gerald and Erica’s daughter Alexis rides bounce,” Erica explained. one of the horses on the Erica said their home place has 10 horse farm. acres and they have some of their (Erica Zacharuk/ horses on this acreage but she has a Submitted Photo) couple of friends who have acreages that their horses go on to eat the grass. “I have a good friend who I keep half the herd of horses at her place during the winter and the other half of my horses are kept at my place,” Erica mentioned. Erica said she got into horses because she loved horses her entire life. “I think horses were my first word. We don’t do horse racing but we do trail riding. A few friends and I like to participate in fundraisers which involve trail riding. “The pros of this venture is setting the horses up with great families and making people happy and create an animal that can go to a fantastic home and live its life out there. Right now I am on baby watch with one of my mares who will be having a baby anytime soon. The rebirths and the happiness the horses give me
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