By Piyushi Dhir
Watson Farms in Bowmanville features on my list of Top Five Farms to Visit with Family in Durham for many reasons. It is family-friendly, offers a variety of produce, and promises amazing experiences to boot. Watson Farms is particularly famous for its pick-your-own strawberries season. Read on to know how to make the most of […]
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Sometime soon after I moved to Durham, a friend took me to White Feather Farm on Raglan Road in Oshawa. It was love at first sight! It is not so much a farm, as a farm store, but the things I get in that store are so useful, that I find myself making multiple trips […]
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Social media can be a great way to discover places around you. Just the way I first saw Beaverton’s glorious Sunflower Farm on a friend’s Instagram feed, I got to know about the existence of Willowtree from a colleague’s Facebook post. I decided to go and have a look for myself and I fell in […]
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If you enjoy watching nature work its miracles, you will certainly be amazed to see a variety of fish head upstream at the Bowmanville Creek twice a year. Their journey is not a simple swim upstream but includes fording across man-made barriers like the Bowmanville Creek Dam. How do they cross the concrete dam and […]
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While one can find all varieties of fruits, vegetables and bakery items at conventional grocery stores, there is nothing like buying farm-fresh produce from local farmers. In the summer months, a Farmer’s Market is an ideal place to visit if you like to fill your basket with organic and local produce. I love the vibe, […]
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