Sootoday Article – Sylvan Valley Farms & Edible Algoma

By Carol Martin
SooToday.com
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Fledgling farmers Melanie and Martti Lemieux have put down roots in Sylvan Valley, just out behind Echo Bay.
They’ve planted a one-acre market garden of vegetables. And they are preparing for delivery of their Icelandic sheep.
Icelandic sheep, we’re told, are treasured for their meat, fibre and milk.
“The sheep have evolved [...]

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Edible Algoma

The local food movement has planted its roots and is growing bigger each year across Canada and the U.S.
Here in Algoma, consumers have been eager to embrace local foods through farmer’s markets, community supported agriculture, community gardens, and businesses such as Penokean Hills Farms.
The Algoma Food Network has worked hard at becoming an invaluable resource [...]

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