Rod Weatherbie

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HOP FARMS SLOWLY GROWING

PEI farmers discovering Island conditions can be ideal for hops For centuries, hops have been...
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PEI’S HISTORICAL HOPS

Tracing the roots of this perennial plant Hops have been a part of the landscape...
PEI cattle//Photo credit: submitted photo

TRACING THE EFFECTS OF BSE

Mad Cow Disease’s lingering impact on the beef industry of PEI Despite not one single...
Peter Toombs, DME founder and CEO//submitted photo

DME-From PEI to Africa

And everywhere in between Out of adversity comes opportunity. That old Ben Franklin chestnut couldn’t...
Ashley Condon, co-owner of Copper Bottom Brewing pours a pint at the brewery's newly opened taproom//Photo Credit: Rod Weatherbie

Copper Bottom Up and Running

Kings County’s first brewery opens Copper Bottom Brewing finally opened its doors in early November,...
Crystal Green Farms is growing and milling its own flour on PEI//Photo Credit: Laura Weatherbie/Salty

Flour Power

Local farm mills heritage wheat The room is sparkling clean and seems to be hermetically...
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1864 Feasting and Drinking (and creating a country)

The Fathers of Confederation, conviviality, and commensality Canada may have been born out of deliberated...
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The Great Big Barbeque – PEI Fall Flavours

The salad bar wasn't all greens: lobster potato salad! photo: Laura...
Oysters will be showcased at the PEI International Shellfish Festival, with 23 brands on offer at the Feast & Frolic dinner//Submitted photo

Bivalve Love

PEI delicacy comes out of its shell One hundred and seventeen years ago the Malpeque...
Numbered oyster shells.

New Shellfish Hatchery at Bideford Marine Centre

PEI’s only shellfish hatchery will be owned and operated by Lennox Island First Nation After...