Apples to Oysters Author Margaret Webb Will Read at Ontario Farmland Trust Event

On Saturday September 26 from 1 to 3 p.m., author Margaret Webb (Apples to Oysters) joins Lorenz Eppinger of Greenfields Organic Farm, Martin de Groot of Mapleton's Organic Dairy and Fred de Martines of Perth Pork Products for a discussion called The Food We Need Now - A Celebration of Great Ontario Farming, in support of the Ontario Farmland Trust, which works to promote the protection of farmland in Ontario. It will be held at The Bookshelf E bar (44 Quebec Street in Guelph, 519-824-4120, extension 52686).

Webb will read from and sign copies of her book Apples to Oysters. A Food Lover's Tour of Canadian Farms. There will be music from Jason Pfeiffer, Steafan Hannigan and Saskia Tomkins, plus appetizers and samples of Mapleton's Ice Cream. The event is free, with a suggested donation of $10 to benefit the Ontario Farmland Trust. RSVP via email.

The photo shows a Niagara farm stand encountered on the way back from my two-day, 1,500-kilometre whirlwind driving trip through the US. More on that later.