Oxford Jr. Farmers 2015 President Karen de Bruyn speaking at Tractor Sunday.  An event to celebrate rural life at St. Andrew's United Church in Brooksdale, ON, Canada.  Oxford Jr. Farmers have partnered up to help distribute the publication, 'The Real Dirt on Farming', a magazine to teach more about where our food comes from.

Karen De Bruyn - Tractor Sunday - 05 03 2015 - the Real Dirt on Farming

At our final evening of Variety in the Dale (a Variety night in the church basement in Brooksdale, ON) the theme was "School Days".  Here's a story by retired teacher Bob Christie about some trouble he and some friends got into.  May 27, 2015

Firecracker - Variety In The Dale - Bob Christie

06 05 2015 - Doug McLeod Funeral

Funeral - Jane Henderson - 11 16 2015.MP3

Every year St. Andrew's United Church has a 'Bring Your Tractor To Church' Sunday, where we celebrate Agriculture and Rural Life and Antique Tractors.  This year's speaker was a young farmer by the name of David Green in Brooksdale, ON, who has recently started up an anaerobic digestion power plant on his home dairy farm.  The first half is Dave talking about his family's farm 6 generation history here in Brooksdale, and the second half gets into their dealings with renewable energy sources.

05 05 13 - David Green - Tractor Sunday Speaker - Anaerobic Digestion

Shirley Hanlon is a founding member of an organization called 'Heroes of Zorra'.  It is a group devoted to build an informative website to honour citizens of the Township of Zorra in Southwestern Ontario, who have served in our country's armed forces.  The 'Heroes of Zorra', will be holding their website launch in Brooksdale, ON (16km south of Stratford on the way to Embro, ON) over the weekend of August 16, 17, and 18 with war re-enactments, educational sessions, old-fashion square dancing, and a church service.  To learn more follow them on twitter @HeroesofZorra or check them out on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeroesOfZorra?fref=ts

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