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March 11, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Mayor Sandy Brown
It’s been a year of lockdowns and social distancing, but spring is just around the corner, and there is no better time to think about starting a new hobby. Gardeners across Orangeville respond to the signals, and plans are in motion to think about this year’s planting beds and bringing out the rubber boots, shovels, kneeling pads and gardening gloves. It’s almost time to get digging and get your hands dirty.
You, too, can join the gardening movement and “play” in the dirt to add fresh vegetables and herbs to your meals. Gardening is a club that welcomes all members, whether you’re planting a container or two of tomatoes on your balcony, or laying out a vegetable garden in your backyard, greenhouse or raised garden bed.
By Martina Rowley
Christmas means presents and toys and in today’s world that means many electronic and electric gift items. Black Friday and other special deals tempt us year-round to buy new tools, toys and household items that fall in that category: cellular phones and tablets, microwave ovens, blenders, mixers, electric drills, or big-ticket items like washing-machines and refrigerators.
Of course, they need to get replaced or repaired when they break or are no longer safe to use but our lifestyles today also entice and socially pressure us to buy that latest phone or computer device upgrade long before the item is actually defunct. And, sadly, many items are intentionally not built to last or be repaired, much to my chagrin!