HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-09-02, Page 37THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. PAGE 37.Continued from page 35of the voting power.A brief history on the evolution ofthe process of collecting wasprovided by Schilbe, with visualaids, and included information about
how trees survive longer than they
have in the past because of smaller
spigots being used to drain the sap.
Schilbe concluded his presentation
by answering questions about ideal
harvesting temperatures, and later
went on to say that, two years ago,
he harvested nearly a year-and-a-
half’s worth of sap due to good
weather, but only managed a half a
crop last year, and three quarters of
one this year.
Between the appetizer and main
course, T.J. Klopp from Cedar Villa
Angus Farms spoke on his family’s
farm, and how they have built thecompany on black angus beef.Klopp explained that the farm is anatural farm, meeting standards thatinclude using no growth hormones,no antibiotics, age verification,certain vaccinations and being fed
good quality hay with no additives.
Klopp stated that the farm has
been in the family for decades, and
they still use their original barn, as
well as a new barn that was built in
2006.
The family-run farm holds
approximately 150 black angus cows
and produce calves, and also has
1,500 acres of crops.
They grow corn, soy, beans and
white beans, and offer custom
planting.
“We sell some calves as stockers,
and the rest are slaughtered and cutlocally at Zehrs Country Marketoutside of Dashwood.”Last to speak was MarleneO’Brien of the Bayfield Berry Farm.O’Brien opened the farm in 2001and had her first crop in 2002, and
the business has grown by leaps and
bounds since then.
What started as a berry farm has
evolved, at the request of her
customers according to O’Brien into
a restaurant, catering business, and
retail store.
“We listen to our customers,”
O’Brien said. “And we’ve developed
our own products to sell at our on-
farm store, as well as other local
products, we’ve started catering and
hosting events, we have a restaurant,
a baker, a [self-picking option] and
the berries of course.”The evolution has created jobsaccording to O’Brien, as sheemploys 19 seasonal workers in her“ever changing business.”O’Brien attributes her success notonly to giving the customers what
they want, but to taking out the
middle-man.
“I get the profit from my
products,” she said, adding that the
store also allows her to limit the
middle-man’s cut for other local
producers.
O’Brien said that, while the
business has been a success, it hasn’t
been easy.
Fruit crops take several years to
reach their full yield, so she only
really hit her stride with her first
products two to three years ago.
She also said that experimentationis hard, giving the land in the area.She is attempting, for example, togrow blueberries, but the pH value ofthe soil isn’t right. Blueberriesrequire a pH of seven, while the land
she is at is currently around a pH of
four.
The dinner provided an
opportunity for the farmers to
interact with each other and also
gave them the chance to sell their
brand to the approximately two
dozen diners.
The Taste of Huron ran several
Food For Thought meals, each with
a different focus. For more
information about this past year’s
events, as well as next year’s, check
out www.tasteofhuron.com
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Application dropped, surprises planner, councillor
The August 16 meeting of North
Huron Township’s Councl saw one
councillor and one county planner
stumped as to how to proceed.
Doug Kuyvenhoven runs the
Christian Automotive Repair Service
(CARS), a ‘good samaritan’ auto
repair service that helps qualifying
customers pay for repairs for their
vehicles.
Currently, CARS operates out of a
garage on Alfred Street in Wingham
Ward, and Kuyvenhoven wants to
expand the venture to enable CARS
to help people more effectively.
To that end, Kuyvenhoven entered
into a conditional agreement with
the owner of 25 Alfred Street in
Wingham, Bob Middleton, to
purchase a building that would allow
for better equipment and more room.
The purchase was conditional on
council approving a rezoning
making it possible to run the shop
there.
The rezoning would see the
property changed to Core
Commercial-Special Zones (C4-9).
Normally, an auto shop would not be
permitted on the lot, which is
currently labeled Core Commercial
(C4), but since the shop only runs
one night a week and on volunteer
hours, the planning department felt it
would be a proper use of the land.
According to the
recommendations from the Huron
County Planning and Development
department, the building would have
apartments on the second floor, a
warehouse on the first floor at the
front, and the CARS shop in the one-
storey addition on the back.
Council heard from neighbours of
the property, who spoke both for and
against the bylaw.
Some were worried about parking,
noise and the potential danger of
having cars kept in the location,
while others stated that the work that
CARS does is great, and the limited
amount of time (approximately three
hours on Wednesday night) that they
repair vehicles would not be a
significant detriment to those in the
area.
In the end, however, the decision
was made by Kuyvenhoven and his
partner to withdraw the application.
“I guess we’ll have to take the
$1,500 hit for the rezoning
application, but it’s more important
to retain good relations with our
neighbours,” he said. “We want to
expand with the support and
appreciation of the community and
not have bad blood with the people
around us.”
While most likely not
unprecedented, this act of
neighbourly conduct stumped Cindy
Fisher, Senior Planner for Huron
County, who stated she didn’t know
exactly how to proceed.
Council turned down the
application with Kuyvenhoven’s
blessing, but not before Councillor
Archie MacGowan made a comment
about the rarity of the situation,
saying “We’ve never had a situation
like this before.”
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