One of the best things about my job are the people that I get to meet. People who appreciate The Highlands for it's natural beauty, it's trails, and it's eco-friendly nature. Last week I had the honour of meeting a couple with great plans for the future with an eco-friendly lifestyle and future business.
Meeting them reminded me of some of the great resources to assist people in a healthy, green lifestyle in our area.
www.abbeygardens.ca - check this one out! This beautiful eco-friendly building was built to offer space for people to sell their wares, where courses are offered in gardening and farming, and people can share resources and homegrown goods.
www.harvesthaliburton.com - another great one!
www.greenlivingtour.blogspot.ca - this tour was held in July, but it is still worth checkout the site. It shows some of Haliburton County's great buildings and resources.
www.haliburtonfresh.com - want to purchase locally grown meats and veggies? Here is a list of all the farms, locations to buy exactly what you are looking for!
I am sure there are many more sites and the list becomes endless when you start to include healthy lifestyle activities such as cycling, outdoor adventures, The Hike Haliburton Festival (an absolute must to participate in each Fall!), and so on....
The Highlands is full of amazing people who have taken the challenge to not only live eco-friendly lifestyles, but to teach and share with others. We have people who head up community gardens, grow organic produce, put on workshops - even our local College offers a course in straw bale construction.
Do I sound proud of the community I live in? Well, if it is not coming across as such, then let me say it out loud - I AM PROUD! Proud of the community, proud of the people who live and work here, and proud of the wonderful people I get to meet, day after day!
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