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The blue-purple tinge to his beard was all the evidence needed to show how valuable the annual Niagara Farm Day event is for Rob Davidson.

It takes a village to grow a fruit.

Finding your next great adventure picking your own strawberries or getting up close and personal with some barnyard friends is now just a click away.

AgScape marked its 35th anniversary during its annual general meeting last month, highlighting a renewed focus on strengthening agri-food literacy among Ontario students and expanding programming to address growing workforce needs in the agriculture sector.

An event planned for this month in St. Catharines aims to help commercial greenhouse growers sprout a few new ideas.

Later this month members of the public will get a chance to tour a unique farm operation in Binbrook.

It doesn’t take an expert to see how much farming has changed following a quick walk through the grounds of the Walpole Antique Farm Machinery Association.

There was a time, long before Siri began giving us directions, that certain landmarks offered the best directions.

They love being creative, and they love feeding people.

As the St. Catharines Farmer’s Market is looking to grow this year, one of its newest vendors is keeping things small.

They can catch a ride on shoes, in cars, on plants or in firewood. Some can be seen with the naked eye, while others require a microscope or other forms of detection.

Even though in two years they’ve made thousands of connections and supported hundreds of international agricultural workers, Susan Gonzalez and Diana Granobles see much more room for growth.

The Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Ontario is so old that some of its inaugural participants may have actually seen the Toronto Maple Leafs win a Stanley Cup.

Like the people on screen, many in the audience knew full well the healing power of equine therapy.

Even though he has a relatively small space for his garden, last year Jay Millington was more than happy to see some of his produce overripen.

More than 20 years after it was donated to the Marshville Heritage Society, the Minor house may soon be open to the public.

In farming, failure is often not an option. The crops simply must be planted, the cattle simply must be fed.

A group of Niagara art enthusiasts who are hoping to honour the local farming community ran into a spring issue that many farmers would find only too familiar: An uncooperative Mother Nature.

The glasses may have been filled with wine, but they were vessels that carried far more than a well crafted cabernet.

On tires or phones. In the dust or the feed. Carried by wild birds or well meaning humans. When it comes to many farm operations, the threat of disease can take many forms.