The Sarnia Observer

Lambton County farmers telling the story of agriculture in local schools,

Members of Lambton County’s agricultural community are trying to bridge the gap between urban and rural and producer and consumer. Farmers this week fanned out into Sarnia-Lambton classrooms, about a dozen speaking before 27 different school groups. The purpose was

Sarnia farmers don’t want buses and they don’t want to pay for them either. That was the prevailing message in a public input session at city hall Monday as council considers scrapping a bylaw that limits the bus tax for

If there’s a myth organizers of the Lambton Kent Agriculture in the Classroom program want to dispel it’s the idea of Old McDonald’s farm. “It’s not Old McDonald’s farm anymore,” says Wendy Hooghiem. “Modern farming is very different from what

Adrian and Jodi Roelands, owners of Roelands Plant Farms near Forest, have been named Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2016. The couple that owns the expanding greenhouse operation on Douglas Line will compete in a national event that recognizes excellence

Free food to learn about farming: that’s a pretty good deal. Saturday was the third annual Breakfast on the Farm Lambton but the first time the event was hosted at a new location, explained Tracy Ranick, community economic development officer

Some of the hottest tickets on the farm are expected to go fast Wednesday. A second block of tickets for Lambton County’s third annual Breakfast on the Farm is set to be released at 9 a.m. Wednesday, online at Eventbrite.ca.

Allan Butler Receives 2016 Outstanding Farmer of the Year Award

A farmer from the southern part of Lambton County has been honoured as Outstanding Farmer of the Year by the Lambton Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Allan Butler, a third-generation farmer, was given the honour at the association’s annual meeting

Agriculture Awareness Event Set For June 20 in Sarnia

The Forbes family, with the help of friends, is planning to have 750 people out to their Sarnia farm June 20 for breakfast and a look around. The first Breakfast on the Farm, held a year ago, attracted 500 people

Volunteer Group Tells Students the Story of Agriculture

Technology is helping bridge the gap between the current generation of Canadians and life on the farm. Judy Krall, with Lambton-Kent Agriculture in the Classroom, spoke to the Rotary Club of Sarnia Monday about how digital technology is allowing students

There are advantages to operating a greenhouse in central Lambton County, pointing to close proximity to both Leamington and the international crossing at Sarnia-Port Huron, coupled with an abundance of resources.