The Garden of Salem community garden aims to cultivate community while helping others cultivate plants to fill hungry bellies. This is accomplished by building community food production capacity through partnerships and networks within the Albert County community. Over the past couple of years, the cost of food has risen as our sense of community has decreased. Participation in a community garden can help solve both problems. For example, during the COVID 19 pandemic, The Garden of Salem community garden provided a safe and peaceful meeting place for people to gather, build relationships, learn, have fun, and grow nutritious food for themselves, their families and the local food bank. In 2021, together we grew approximately 300 pounds of food to give to the Shepody Food Bank.
by Kris Buck
The Garden of Salem community garden aims to cultivate community while helping others cultivate plants to fill hungry bellies. This is accomplished by building community food production capacity through partnerships and networks within the Albert County community. Over the past couple of years, the cost of food has risen as our sense of community has decreased. Participation in a community garden can help solve both problems. For example, during the COVID 19 pandemic, The Garden of Salem community garden provided a safe and peaceful meeting place for people to gather, build relationships, learn, have fun, and grow nutritious food for themselves, their families and the local food bank. In 2021, together we grew approximately 300 pounds of food to give to the Shepody Food Bank.
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By Janet Wallace
While walking on a sandy beach, you pause and look up at the sea cliffs. Seaweed, still glistening with seawater, hangs from the rocky outcrops far above your head. Welcome to the Bay of Fundy! You read the stats about the greatest tides in the world, but it’s hard to fully appreciate what the numbers mean until you are on the shores of the Bay of the Fundy. You can walk on the ocean floor and just six hours later, kayak over the same spot, your footsteps covered by up to 15 m (50 feet) of cold seawater. By Michael Elliot It’s cold outside and that means that we are bundling up in winter coats, wearing mittens and tightening face masks to keep ourselves warm. That’s all well and good for humans, but what about our winged friends out in nature? They can’t exactly shop the latest trends in fashion as easily as we can. Everybody knows the birds that fly south for the winter (do you blame them?). Every fall we see that familiar V-formation in the air, with geese honking their way towards warmer winds. But what about those birds that stick around with us all winter long? How do they stay warm? Let’s look no further than our very own provincial bird: the Black-capped chickadee. Not only is it arguably the cutest bird in the province, it is also a master at surviving the winter. By Jennifer Dingman In 2007, UNESCO through the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program, designated the upper Bay of Fundy as an important and unique ecoregion of the world. Through this prestigious designation, the Fundy Biosphere Reserve and its partners work to improve biodiversity conservation, help create sustainable communities, and celebrate the cultural diversity and rich history shaped by the landscape. By Kat Hallett One of the most welcome aspects of spring is all the extra daylight for spending time outside and in nature. What better place to take advantage of those extra daylight hours than a national park? A park of rivers, Fundy is a great place to feel the power of nature as the Point Wolfe and Upper Salmon rivers race to meet the Bay. Springtime rivers have much higher water levels and flow much faster than usual, so make sure to practice caution as you explore. Higher water levels make waterfalls even more spectacular than usual this time of year. Add Dickson Falls to your May bucket list! By Alison Elias I have a few, very fond and distinct memories of my summers as a child. Some of the clearest are of camping alone in my backyard. I would set up my pup tent under a tree in a corner, facing away from the house (to further the illusion that I was in some exotic and wild location) or my father would, after some convincing, open up the Coleman camper that we took on family vacations and I would drag in books, blankets, toys, games and snacks from the house. I stayed out there for days sometimes. When I got hungry, I went in the house for meals. When I needed company, it was only a few steps away. When I needed the facilities, there they were. All the convenience of living at home but I had my own private, secluded and cozy place far away from the hustle and the bustle of my everyday 10-year-old life. Flash forward 35 years and I realize that what I was doing now has a name. I may have actually invented “Glamping.” This trendy new accommodation and vacation experience, a mashup of glamour and camping, meets all the needs of experienced outdoor vacationers but leaves no convenience forgotten. It’s a catchy name for a suddenly stylish activity that has no official rules. The claim to the true history of Glamping is, in fact, still up for grabs. One wonders who coined the phrase first and marvels at the fact that we aren’t going Famping (fancy+camping) or Corting (fort+camping). Despite its murky origins, Glamping’s present day popularity is clear and undeniable. For no fee, residents will be able to visit any Mobile Eco-Depot to dispose of the following (up to ½ tonne truck/utility trailer):
. Appliances · Electronic waste · Furniture · Small household machinery (emptied of gas and oil) · Construction/renovation waste · Household hazardous waste · Car and small truck tires · Brush/branches and yard waste · Clear glass, metal · Cardboard and paper · Cooking oil **No car parts, gas tanks, residential oil tanks, regular curbside waste or commercial waste. The depot will be in Hillsborough Nov. 22-23, in Riverside-Albert Dec. 20-21 and in Alma Jan. 24-25. See details at www.eco360.ca/mobile-eco-depot-program by Deborah Carr and Moranda Van Geest A casual passerby might consider the village of Elgin, located along the picturesque Pollett River, to be a sleepy little hamlet. But they would be wrong. “This isolated community is vibrant and full of life,” says Moranda van Geest. Moranda heads up the Elgin Eco Association (EEA), a dedicated group that has accomplished much in this small rural area, including building a community garden, installing ‘little libraries’, organizing community events and children’s programs, conducting interpretive hikes, organizing the challenging Tour of Elgin mountain bike race…all centred around, or supporting, their crowning achievement: The Mapleton Acadian Forest Trail. Connecting Albert County wanted to make it easier for you to get out and explore Albert County's beauty this summer so we have teamed up with some amazing sponsors to bring you this contest. Sign up here for your chance to win one of 3 amazing gift packages to help you explore in Albert County this summer. If you have already signed up for our e-newsletter, your name will automatically go into the draw. Deadline for sign-up is June 15th. Each package contains gift certificates and passes to help you discover the beauty of Albert County. Winners may receive passes to Fundy National Park, Hopewell Rocks, Cape Enrage & the Albert County Museum, and/or gift certificates for Alter Girl Collections, Broadleaf Guest Ranch, Parkland Village Inn, Collins Lobster, Crooked Creek Convenience Store, and Wake Up to the Beauty of Albert County Coffee from Little Ridge Bakeshop. Connecting Albert County would like to thank our sponsors of this event and we would like to encourage you to shop local when you can. Story and images by Kevin Snair When I ask the good folks of Albert County what the Hopewell Rocks means to them, the answers can be as varied as the people themselves. For some it’s just the photo on their Medicare card but for many, it’s a whole lot more. I often hear coming-of-age stories of youth experiencing their first summer jobs among excited travelers. I hear of church picnics and family gatherings outside the old Pavilion. For some it’s the draw that brings the guests to their bed & breakfasts and restaurants and for more than one, it’s memories of that first stolen kiss under Lover’s Arch. Undeniably, the Hopewell Rocks have found their way into the hearts of many New Brunswickers. |
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Connecting Albert County would like to thank the following supporters & advertisers: Platinum supporters - Bennett and Albert County Health Care (BACH) Foundation - Albert County Pharmacy - Hon. Rob Moore, MP for Fundy Royal Gold supporters - CBDC Westmorland Albert - Albert County Funeral Home - Friends of Fundy Silver supporters - Crooked Creek Convenience - Hon. Mike Holland, Minister, MLA-Albert - Fundy Highlands Motel and Chalets Bronze supporters - Chipoudy Communities Revitalization Committee (CCRC) - Jeff MacDougall, SouthEastern Mutual Insurance If you would like to support Connecting Albert County, visit our Advertising page or Donation page. With your support, we can continue to share the news of rural Albert County. Comments We welcome comments to our blog postings. Please provide your email address and name with your comment, and respect our content guidelines. Archives
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