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The Citizen, 2019-06-20, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019. PAGE 11. GRABATUA SHRAID ANTEUP This root veggie is similar to a large turnip. What’s red on the outside and white inside? This shelled treat is also called a ‘goober’. JUMBLE TIME DOWN IN THE DIRT THESE TASTY TREATS GROW UNDER THE SOIL! BEETS Beets have more sugar than any other vegetable, and are high in many vitamins. Every part of the plant is edible - leaves, stems and roots! Beet juice is used in winter time as a road de-icer. CARROTS Carrot seeds are tiny - you DPVMEǯǤǯUǯ ǯPOǯBǯUFBTQPPOǯ Carrots come in many colours, like white, yellow, purple and red. They are high in beta-carotene, which your body then turns into vitamin A. POTATOES 1PUBUPFTǯBSFǯBCPVUǯǯQFSǯ DFOUǯXBUFSǯ5IFZǯXFSFǯǤǯSTUǯ farmed by the ancient Incas in 1FSVǯBCPVUǯ ǯZFBSTǯBHP "TUSPOBVUTǯHSFXǯUIFǯǤǯSTUǯ space potatoes in 1995 on the Columbia space shuttle. DID YOU KNOW? EARTHWORMS ar e a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f your garden. All t h e i r b u r r o w i n g h e l p s w ater and air mix with t h e s o i l . W orm ‘castings’ (fancy word for p o o p ) f e r t i l i z e t h e s o i l . Y ou can also eat worms if you like! T h e y a r e very high in prot e i n . Tasty tomatoes, perky p e p p e r s and leafy lettuce add p l e n t y o f colour to the garde n, but... A N S W E R S : R U T A B A G A , R A D I S H , P E A N U T Local man pursues metalworking passion at market Continued from page 3 township out of her home office. Michie thanked her family, her councillors and the mayors under which she served, many of whom were in attendance that day, including the last three Morris- Turnberry mayors: Heffer, Paul Gowing and Dorothy Kelly. She said that while over the course of her 40-year career she has attended approximately 2,000 council meetings, only a handful of them stand out in her mind. One, she said, was among her first in the late 1970s, when a pair of women barged into the council chambers and began yelling at the mayor and council. Michie said she began to wonder what she had signed up for, but the job proved to be much smoother in the years to come. For that Michie also thanked Morris-Turnberry residents, who she said were always pleasant. She also pointed to a number of successes along the way, including Morris-Turnberry establishing a part-ownership of Huron East’s Brussels fire station in order to bring the municipality into provincial compliance. The speed with which that agreement came to be, in the face of not being able to reach a deal with North Huron, was amazing by municipal standards, she said. It had been those types of relationships with neighbouring municipalities that made her job a joy and helped Morris-Turnberry achieve all that it has over the last 40 years. She also took a dive into the history books and found that her 40 years, though staggering when first heard, are not that unusual in a great place to work like Morris and then Morris-Turnberry. In Morris Township’s 162-year history, there have only been five long-term clerks and six long-term treasurers. That, she said, is an average clerk career of 32 years. “That doesn’t happen in every municipality,” she said, adding that Morris-Turnberry was a great place to work for a very long time. Michie looks back during party Brussels’ Gord Garrow recently decided that if he was ever going to get into blacksmithing, the birth of his daughter presented a now-or- never moment. Garrow opened Fire Lilly Forge to pursue his passion of metal working, something he’s been interested in for years. “Once my daughter was born, I decided I’d better get out and try it or else I may never get to,” he said. Garrow is fascinated by metal working and other similar hands-on professions, he said, and it just made sense for him to pursue this opportunity. He makes decor for homes currently, working out of his garden shed and in front of the Brussels Four Winds Barn during the weekly farmers’ market, offering a glimpse of how metal working is done. “I mostly make wall hooks and decor for the home, like lantern hangers and camping stuff,” he said. “I’m focusing on smaller things until I can build myself up and build my skill set. Once I get a shop built, I can move on to bigger things like fences, gates and other projects like that.” Right now, the forge is a part-time devotion for Garrow, he said, that he fits in whenever he’s able to around his full-time job at Erie Meats in Listowel. Garrow, who grew up in Seaforth before moving to Brussels five years ago, said that the name of his company, like the inspiration to start metal working, came from his nickname for his daughter Lillian. For more information on the company or his works, look for Fire Lilly Forge on Facebook or reach out to Garrow through e-mail at gord_w_garrow@hotmail.com. By Denny Scott The Citizen A fiery passion Gord Garrow of Fire Lilly Forge, shown practicing his passion for metal working at the Brussels Farmers’ Market at the Brussels Four Winds Barn, has decided to pursue his dream of being a blacksmith. (Denny Scott photo) In this week’s Citizen, the editorial staff are welcoming a new feature: Puzzlor’s Pieces, seen below. This addition to the newspaper is aimed at younger audiences, but designed to be shared with older readers as well if they so desire. Let us know what you think about the new Puzzlor’s Pieces by e-mailing info@northhuron.on.ca. A new addition