Join Bethany Village at the Durham Home Show this weekend – April 22nd – 24th, 2016.
Full details and 2 for 1 tickets can be found at:
Durham Home Show Info – Click Here!
Located at the McKinney Centre, 222 McKinney Drive, Whitby.
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Durham Home Show This Weekend! April 22nd – 24th, 2016.
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged Bethany, Bethany Ontario, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Manvers Township on April 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Rolling Hills Studio Tour in Bethany on Mother’s Day Weekend May 7th-8th
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, Day to Day Life, People in Bethany, tagged Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Ontario, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, From The Heart Quilt Shop, Manvers Township, Mother's Day, Rolling Hills Studio Tour, Williams Design Studio on April 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Have you ever wished you had planned something more unique for Mother’s Day – something to show how special your Mom is? Well this may be exactly what you are looking for:
The 2016 Rolling Hills Studio Tour on the MAY 7th and 8th Mother’s Day Weekend.
Set your own pace on a free self-guided tour in the scenic rolling hills of the Oak Ridges region of the City of Kawartha Lakes
You can meet 14 artists and crafts people and see demonstrations of pottery, jewelry, gourd art, paintings, wood working, feather art, and more at the 9 featured studios.
Spring will certainly be in the air! Visit the website and set you own route. Take in the Quilt Show while you are there.
For More Information:
http://www.rollinghillsstudiotour.com
info@rollinghillsstudiotour.com
(705) 277-2666 Bev Williams
FREE Home Show Tickets!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged Bethany, Bethany Ontario, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Clairington Home & Garden Show, Clarington Home Garden Decor Show, Home Show on April 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Come to the Clarington Home & Garden Show this weekend!
Location: Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Centre 2440 Hwy 2, Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K2 (Hwy 57 and Hwy 2)
Visit Bethany Village at Booth #10
Puddle Duck Farm, Near Bethany, is also a Community Garden!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, People in Bethany, tagged Bethany, Bethany Ontario, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Herbs, Organic Produce, Puddle Duck Farm, Vegetables on April 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »
In a previous post we told you about Puddle Duck Farm and their offerings of cut flowers, honey, maple products, organic freezer meat and free range eggs.
But they have also been growing produce, selling it from the farm and also at local markets. In 2015 they began offering CSA shares, providing their members with weekly baskets of veggies and herbs.
Basically, a CSA is a partnership between consumers wanting good quality, safe food and farmers looking for stable markets.
As the consumer you pay the farmer a one-time fee (or share) prior to the start of growing season. This fee is determined by seed cost, equipment maintenance, property fees, tools, salaries, distribution costs, etc. In return, you receive weekly food boxes.
At Puddle Duck Farms they do not use any herbicides, pesticides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers on the produce. Instead, they build up the soil with manure, cover crops and other amendments, companion planting and lots of TLC to grow healthy strong plants, which grow nutritious produce free of chemicals.
They have 2 sizes of CSA shares available:
- A full share which will feed a family of 4 or 2 veggie loving adults. The cost for a full share is $600, which works out to $30/week
- A half share which feeds a family of 2 or 1 veggie loving adult. The cost for a half share is $400, which works out to $20/week
The shares will begin mid to late June and run for 20 weeks. You pick up your produce at the farm each week.
This type of program greatly reduces the waste involved in blindly growing food for an indeterminate number of people.
You can look forward to a wide variety of vegetables, including beets, carrots, radishes, potatoes, beans, peas, onions, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet corn, peppers, kohlrabi, winter squash, zucchini, cucumber, winter radish, watermelon, lettuce, kale, Swiss chard and other greens, salad mix, plus more.
They also grow herbs; including basil, parsley dill, etc. Each week they include a newsletter, providing recipes for what is in the share that week, as well as preserving tips, nutritional information and they also highlight a veggie of the week.
If that is not enough encouragement to look into CSA shares, Puddle Duck Farm also hosts a Potluck lunch with the members who then get the chance to tour around the farm to see the gardens and meet the animals!
For more information, visit the website at http://www.puddleduckfarm.ca or call 705 931 5794.
Buy Local Produce Near Bethany from Puddle Duck Farm!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, People in Bethany, tagged Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Ontario, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Farm, Flowers, Free Range Eggs, Maple Syrup, Millbrook, Organic Meat, Organic Produce, Puddle Duck Farm on March 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Meet Puddle Duck Farm owners Merridy Senior and Eben Hancock. Puddle Duck is a 100-year-old farm, purchased by the pair in 2012. Since then they have filled their days with working on house and barn improvements, caring for animals including cows, chickens, ducks, goats, and two cats. And in 2013 baby Sawyer joined the family.
The couple is not new to farming though. They actually began in 2009 when they became involved with running a local sugar bush just outside of Millbrook. The following spring, they added honeybee hives and discovered beekeeping. Finding Puddle Jump Farm to purchase was the next logical step.
Now they focus on:
Cut flowers – they planted 10,000 Gladiola bulbs the first year! Since then they have added sunflowers, zinnias, strawflowers, and asters. You can find their bouquets at the farm, community events, local markets, flower shops and the grocery store.
Honey – their bees gather pollen and nectar from the wildflowers on the property. The Honey is unpasteurized and available in both liquid and cream form.
Maple products – they have approximately 2000 taps to produce maple syrup at a sugar bush just outside of Millbrook. It takes 40 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of syrup! In addition to maple syrup they produce maple butter, maple sugar candies, and granulated maple sugar.
If that was not enough, they also produce organic freezer meat and free range eggs. All of the produce is grown without the use of herbicides, pesticides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers.
Puddle Duck Farm also participates in a community farm, but that will be featured in another post!
Connect with Puddle Duck Farm on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/Puddleduck-Farm-280714355416026/
Call them at (705) 931-5794
Visit the farm at 541 Glamorgan Rd., Millbrook, Ontario.
Send them an email puddleduckfarm@nexicom.net
Learn to Ski and Snowboard in Bethany!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Ontario, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, Devil's Elbow, Kawartha Ski and Snowboard School, Manvers Township, Ski Lessons, skiing, snow, snowboarding on January 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Winter is a wonderland if you enjoy winter sports. And staying active with your family and friends helps to keep you physically and mentally fit.
Devil’s Elbow Ski Area
The Kawartha Ski and Snowboard School can get you started no matter what your age or skiing/snowboarding level.
The staff are certified by the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance and can provide the right instruction no matter what level you are at: a newbie, an intermediate skier, or an experienced skier who has reached a plateau. Too shy for the small group lessons? Then consider a few private lessons to get your started.
Check out the website to get all of the details on programs starting at Kinder Ski to learning to ski in a weekend. There are also ski camps for every special holiday – all the way to March Break and Easter.
Some people prefer snowboarding. But don’t be fooled into thinking it is so simple you can do without a lesson or two. A qualified snowboard instructor will teach you to ride safely without the trial and error of trying to learn on your own. Learn to snowboard in a group, at a camp, on the weekend, or with a private lesson.
Registration is easy and you can do it all online at the school’s website at http://www.ksnowschool.com/register/. The Registration Wizard shows you all of the available programs and corresponding time slots, based on the age of the student.
Skiing and snowboarding depend on a critical element – SNOW! So check out the website and stay in touch with the school to ensure you don’t miss any of the fun.
Kawartha Ski and Snowboard School is located at Devil’s Elbow Ski and Snowboard Area
Devil’s Elbow, 878 Bethany Hills Road, Bethany, ON(705) 277-1533
Galerie Q – A Rare Opportunity to View the French Canadian Masters, just East of Bethany!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged art community in Bethany Ontario, Art Gallery, artists, Bethany, Bethany Ontario, Cavan, Galerie Q on October 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Galerie Q, an art gallery less than one-year-old, has become a destination for both the local community and tourists who find themselves in Cavan. The gallery is a showcase for contemporary and current Canadian masters as well as many talented and emerging artists
The Q stands for Quebec. Most of the artists are French Canadian Masters, many of whom have achieved the designation of RCA (Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.)
Artists have been emerging from the province of Quebec since the arrival of the French settlers from Europe. They provide a distinctive voice in Canada’s artistic landscape. Artists such as Ginet Leblond who paints her memories of small French Canadian towns and the Coureurs de Bois, the voyagers who explored and settled Quebec. And the Bedard brothers, Gilles and Pierre, whose works include the scenery of the urban landscape, colourful florals, owls and old-world scenes.
There are also exhibitions from other Canadian artists, such as the current one featuring Allen Sapp’s work. Allen is a Canadian Cree artist who is widely known throughout the country and internationally. His paintings represent life on the Northern Plains as well as depicting the culture of the Cree people.
A look at Galerie Q’s website will provide a thorough list of the artists and samples of their work. It is easy to see that the description of “serious art for serious collectors and investors” is well stated.
Art exhibitions will be designed to not only generate curiosity, provide a look back at history, but also provoke public debate of cultural and social issues.
The gallery has recently welcomed Valerie Kent as the Director of Education. Valerie is a professional artist, journalist, educator and art adjudicator. Her work is known internationally – we are very fortunate to have her as part of our local community.
Galerie Q is more than an art gallery. Located in the original first post office for the area, Galerie Q is a partnership between Canadian artists and the public. It is a not for profit social enterprise. Profits generated will be used to fund ongoing activities at the gallery.
Address: 1521 County Road 10, Cavan, L0A 1C0
Phone: 705-944-888
Email: info@galerie-q.com
Hours: The gallery is closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and open the rest of the week from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
You can go to the website at www.galerie-q.com and sign up for their newsletter.
Bethany Welcomes From the Heart Quilt Shop!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Ontario, Bethany Village, City of Kawartha Lakes, From The Heart Quilt Shop, Quilt, Quilt Shop, Quilting on September 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Great news for the quilters in the area, a new Quilt Shop has opened in Bethany!
From the Heart Quilt Shop, owned by Cyndy Manol, opened on December 3 after completing the construction of a beautiful new home for the store.
From The Heart Quilt Shop
Natural light, a stone fireplace, and beautiful views create a welcoming atmosphere. A classroom, design wall, and what feels like miles of beautiful fabrics will leave you with a sense of awe at the sheer beauty of the store.
Premium fabrics and supplies include Maywood Woolies, Japanese fabrics, Tulip Needles, Hand Dyed Wool, Organic Cotton, Aurifil thread, Crabapple Hill patterns and much more. In addition you will find friendly knowledgeable staff to answer your questions or even fill out a gift certificate for your favorite quilter.
Inside From The Heart Quilt Shop
If you really want to know what a business is like, read some reviews!
Marnie Mitchell wrote:
“My daughter, granddaughter and great granddaughter and myself stopped at your Quilt shop on Saturday and just loved it. We picked up our Row by Row pattern and kit and just browsed. What an amazing place, beautiful fabric and patterns, fantastic quilts displayed all over both inside and out and the yummiest chocolate chip cookies!!! Thanks Ladies for the great experience, we will be back.”
Jenn Ford wrote:
“I cannot say enough wonderful things about the ladies at From The Heart Quilt Shop. I approached the Cynthia & Penny to help figure out a project that was very special and very personal. Some local kiddos from the neighboring school were missing their teacher very much and wanted to do something special, so the idea of a quilt was born. But we knew very little about them, how to make them, what is involved – really nothing. The whole process was so amazing – they guided us through every step. The kids all made patches and the completed quilt left me speechless. Every detail was perfect, in fact, the day we showed the kids, almost immediately, a little one mentioned that the stitching was in the form of a heart. It was perfect. From the bottom of our hearts, from all the kids and all the teachers who had a part in this – Thank you so very much.”
The Classroom at From The Heart Quilt Shop
The store is easy to find on the South Side of Hwy 7A at 1436 Highway 7A, Bethany, Ontario Phone: (705) 277-2934
Check out their FaceBook Page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/From-The-Heart-Quilt-Shop/595585070561590
Camping With Your Horse Near Bethany Ontario!
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, Day to Day Life, tagged Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Village, Camp, Camping, City of Kawartha Lakes on July 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Finally, summer has arrived and the kids are out of school. If you are wondering what do both during the week and on the weekends there is one perfect option: Sandaraska Park.
Before we describe the typical attractions you will find at Sandaraska, let’s look at a truly unique option – camping with your horse! Yes, you read that correctly.
Sandaraska Park offers a camping experience for horse owners. Book a camping site and have access to almost 11,000 acres of forest with hundreds of kilometers of trail within the Ganaraska Forest. Memberships and day passes are available. Be sure to make reservations though to secure your site with hydro, water and a horse pen. And all sizes of horse trailers can be accommodated!
Check out the photo gallery at http://www.sandaraskapark.ca/equestrian-photo-gallery
Don’t own a horse? No problem, because with 200 acres in the park itself, there is more than enough to do for families.
Why not go camping? Choose from the 219 large shady or open campsites. Pick daily, weekly or seasonal sites with close access to clean washrooms, hot showers, flush toilets and even a new laundry facility.
The kids can still run off energy playing in the two playgrounds, playhouse or swimming in the heated salt water pool. They can participate in events and activities organized for all ages. Or play basketball, horseshoes or go hiking.
In the evening consider sitting around the fire pits, roasting marshmallows or telling tall tales.
No matter what your outdoor activity preference is, you will find it at Sandaraska Park.
The park is a short drive from Bethany at 156 Sandaraska Road, Pontypool, ON L0A 1K0, 705.277.2000.
Have you ever heard the expression, “The Grass is Always Greener…”
Posted in Businesses in Bethany, tagged Bethany, bethany local business, Bethany Ontario, building lots, City of Kawartha Lakes, Septic Systems on June 9, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Originally, “The grass was always greener on the other sider of the fence” implying life was better at your neighbour’s!
But it is spring and the saying out in the country is, “The grass is always greener over the septic bed!”
Many properties have a septic bed – a private sewage treatment system, commonly found in rural areas where there aren’t any municipal sewage systems available. Bethany Village is one of these areas.
A properly designed, built and maintained system can reduce or eliminate most human health or environmental threats posed by pollutants in household wastewater.
There are many different types of septic systems designed to fit a wide range of soil and site conditions:
- A standard septic tank system has a septic tank, drain field and soil.
- Gravity drain fields work by allowing gravity to drain sewage from the tank into the trenches.
- Pressure distribution systems are installed when there is less than optimal soil depth, requiring a pump to work.
- Other systems utilized include sand filters, used when there is minimal soil available, or a mound system used when there is inadequate soil depth.
Locally, Mike Clark Excavating and his team of professionals have been serving the Bethany area since 1983. They have years of experience in all areas of septic systems. They are able to handle your needs including inspection, maintenance or installation.
No matter which system you have or wish to install, the most important factor to remember is regular, professional inspection, maintenance and pumping to keep your system working efficiently for years to come.
Additional services include repair and installation of complete systems, septic pumping, portable toilet rentals and excavating.
Service is available Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, contact Mike Clark Excavating, Septic Pumping and Portable Toilet Rentals at 587 Gray Road, Bethany, ON L0A 1A0.
Tel.: 705-277-3077/1-888-320-7818.
Email: pooqueen7@gmail.com
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