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With this thought in mind, they created what is now, one of Canada’s most successful farmer's co-operatives. Organic Meadow began by growing certified organic grains and it wasn't until 1995 that Organic Meadow certified organic milk was produced and sent to customers. By word of mouth alone, the enthusiasm for Canada's first organic milk ...
Metfield Meadow is a 1.3-hectare (3.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Halesworth in Suffolk. [1] [2] It is owned and managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust under the name Winks Meadow. [3] This meadow on a disused airfield is unimproved grassland, with a rich variety of flora on chalky boulder clay.
The Holland Marsh is a wetland and agricultural area in Ontario, Canada, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Toronto. [1] It lies entirely within the valley of the Holland River , stretching from the northern edge of the Oak Ridges Moraine near Schomberg to the river mouth at Cook's Bay , Lake Simcoe .
The landscape consists of rolling hills, lakes, muskeg, and meadows. The forest is known for its wild ponies. Other animals found there include moose, wolves, white-tailed deer, Canada lynx, black bears, beaver, river otters, coyotes, snowshoe hares, and cottontail rabbits. [3]
The new arrivals were unable to adapt to the lifestyle and after a year began relocating en masse to Prince Albert or Meadow Lake. The provincial government set up Central Farm, a program of 99-year leases on 40 acres (16 ha) plots. In addition, a new road was built to Meadow Lake and Île-à-la-Crosse.
UK Wild Meadows Website Archived 2012-07-09 at the Wayback Machine; Irish Wild Meadows Website; Meadow Planting; A Year in a Meadow (Ottawa, Canada) Grow a Back Yard Meadow (Ottawa, Canada) Adrian Higgins, "Today, 32,000 Seedlings; Tomorrow, a Meadow," Washington Post, May 13, 2004. Link retrieved June 18, 2013.
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The name Carrot River comes from the Plains Cree word for river of wild carrots, [6] referring to the wild carrots growing along the Carrot River. Settlement was slow until the Canadian National Railway came in 1931 bringing farmers from the south. [6] The building of roads and drainage ditches improved land conditions around Carrot River.