by Maddison Bushen
Ever since becoming established in 2016, the Country View 4-H Club has been on a roll. This year, we are 12 members and five leaders strong with plenty of support from the community. Our club is based in Linden, N.S., with members from the Wentworth, Pugwash, and Linden areas. Our general leader is Tracey McEachern.

by Emily Leeson
Heather Morrissey had high hopes when she moved from Ontario to rural Nova Scotia with the intention of buying a farm to grow lavender. But that first winter though was tough. “I lost 2,000 plants,” recalled Morrissey. But she didn’t give up. In fact, she just got more serious about growing lavender in Nova Scotia’s climate. What she needed was tougher plants.

by George Fullerton
Auenland Farm began selling solar-generated electrical power to the New Brunswick grid in December. It’s being touted as New Brunswick’s “first solar farm.” Frank Jopp operates Auenland Farm, in Mount Pisgah, east of Sussex, with his wife Elke and their sons Alexander and Micha, milking 110 cows and cropping about 600 acres.

by Merv Wiseman
The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture’s 43rd annual general meeting and workshop took place Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the Quality Hotel in Gander. The event attracted 111 people, the highest turnout in several years.