HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-07-07, Page 28PAGE 28. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011.Neighbours sell homegrown produce in Goderich
Good things grow
Grace Hildebrand, owner of Grace’s Cutting Garden, and Maisy Jefferson, owner of Maisy’s
Market, opened their own companies through the Summer Company program, a Provincial
Government initiative that gives students what they need to run their own business through
the summer. Grace and Maisy will be selling flowers and produce at the Goderich Farmers’
Market every Saturday throughout the summer. (Denny Scott photo)
Continued from page 1completion of the program.While money was spent on basicsupplies for the business, including
seeds, canopies and air plants for
Hildebrand and a rain barrel and
eavestroughs for Jefferson, the duo
decided to combine their efforts to
give themselves the best possibly
chance at success.
They put their combined finances
into advertising and their vendor
fees at the market to get a head start.
Working together seemed a
natural idea for the duo as they’ve
grown up together.
“We’re neighbours,” Hildebrand
said. “We’re running separate
businesses, but by coming together
we can reduce our costs and keep
each other company.”
While the program officially
began at the conclusion of exams on
Thursday, June 23, the girls had
been working together for several
weeks before hand to get their
businesses off the ground and hadbeen selling at the farmers’ market,however the weather had been animpediment.
“It’s nice that we can focus on it
now that school is out, and we’ve
been doing well so far,” Hildebrand
said.
“Unfortunately, it’s rained every
Saturday since we opened,”
Jefferson said, stating the girls had
been selling since the May long
weekend.
While their businesses don’t
directly lend themselves to the
aspirations of the girls (Hildebrand
hopes to be a veterinarian and
Jefferson a doctor), both believe
the experience will be one
that benefits them throughout their
lives.
The girls’ stall is at the Goderich
Farmer’s Market in Courthouse Park
on The Square in Goderich which is
held every Saturday morning of the
summer.
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end of the phone.”
They also still offer the services
that made them successful, doing
custom orders as small as 10 bags.
“We still do custom mixes, and
you can’t find that much anymore,”
he said.
The celebration to mark the
anniversary will be held on July 9 at
Dauphin Feed and Supply in
Dungannon at 83990 Mill Line. A
lunch of sausage, hamburgers and
hot dogs will be served from 11
a.m. until 2 p.m. and the celebration
will include prizes, entertainment, a
bouncy castle and balloons and
activities for kids.
For more information call
Dauphin Feeds at 519-887-6023 in
Walton, 519-529-7951 in
Dungannon or the Dauphins
Country Store in Walton at 519-
887-8429.
Dauphin’s success
comes from service
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serving as the event’s chairman in
2000.
Plunkett grew up in Auburn and
attended Goderich District
Collegiate Institute where he played
several sports. Later in his life,
Plunkett was also a pitcher in the
Huron County Fastball League.
Plunkett was serving with York’s
Special Services Unit when he
began investigating a pair who were
suspected of stealing airbags out of
cars. It was during this investigation
that Plunkett lost his life.
Plunkett’s death was the first in
the York Regional Police Force since
1984.
Plunkett heavily involved in Huron