Farmers ‘at their wit’s end’ regarding need for new abattoir locally

Memorial Centre Farmers’ Market returns to in-person marketplace

Abattoir owner seeks buyer for increasingly rare business

Letter: Embracing rogue

Night Market: Loving Spoonful and the Memorial Centre Farmers’ Market serve up one of Kingston’s most unique annual events

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Yona Harvey 0 Comments abattoirs, Dave Perry, farmers, Food Less Travelled, Ford Government, Frontenac County, Guelph, Kim Perry, Kingston, large-scale meat processing versus small-scale meat processing, local farmers, local food, local food production, local meat, meat processing, Odessa, Ontario government, Perry Farm, Quinn's Meats, slaughter house, travel, Verona

After one local farmer discovered the uphill battle of attempting to open a new meat processing facility to serve meat producers in the area, a public meeting to drum up support for the future of abattoirs in Kingston and surrounding areas took place on Wednesday, Jun. 30, 2021 at the

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June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Yona Harvey 0 Comments churros, COVID-19 protocols, COVID-19 safety, curry, dumplings, farmers markets, fresh produce, fruits, in-person shopping, Kingston, local farmers, local produce, local producers, Main Street Market, Main Street Urban Farm, Memorial Centre, Memorial Centre Farmers' Market, okonomiyaki, pierogies, produce, steamed buns, tacos, Tim Lyon, vegetables

Find out what an okonomiyaki or bison pepperettes taste like at this year-round Kingston market As travel opportunities have ground to a halt this year, the return of Kingston’s Memorial Centre Farmers’ Market at Kingston Memorial Centre just might be perfectly timed to give residents a sense of normalcy, and

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November 27, 2020July 5, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Abattoir, agriculture, beef, business for sale, butcher, farming, farming industry, Frontenac County, local farmers, local meat, Perth, regulation, slaughter house, small business, Smiths Falls, Toronto, Yarker

UPDATE: Quinn’s Meats successfully sold to new owners, Enright Cattle Farm, in February of 2021. Original article: After 46 years running his business, Brian Quinn of Quinn’s Meats in Yarker, Ont. is preparing to retire. He’s hoping to sell the commercial property to someone that will keep the abattoir and

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May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Community Soapbox 0 Comments active transportation, Belle Park, City of Kingston, COVID-19, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), food supply, going rogue, homeless camp, Kingston, Kingston Economic Recovery Team, local farmers, Memorial Centre Farmers' Market, pandemic, supply chains, technology, vulnerable residents, Wi-fi

The following is a letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. After leaders in Kingston naively asked Premier Doug Ford for permission to manage Covid-19 restrictions regionally, Mr. Ford appropriately responded that he didn’t want ‘people going rogue.’

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August 22, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments entertainment, Farmers Market Association of Kingston, food, live music, local, local farmers, local food, local producers, locally produced, loving spoonful, Main Street Market, Memorial Centre Farmers' Market, Night Market

As the sun is setting earlier in the day, it is time for one of Kingston’s most beloved events to take over the grounds of the Memorial Centre. Each year, Loving Spoonful and the Memorial Centre Farmers’ Market present their Night Market, and evening full of fun, entertainment, socializing, and,