{"id":11340,"date":"2023-07-31T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cibufm\/?p=11340"},"modified":"2023-07-31T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:01:26","slug":"20-65-eat-local-huron-meeting-place-organic-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cibufm\/blogs\/2023\/07\/20-65-eat-local-huron-meeting-place-organic-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"20\/65 &#8211; Eat Local Huron &amp; Meeting Place Organic Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I thought about calling this blog post E i E i O &#8211; EAT Local, IT&#8217;s EASY &amp; IDEAL (&amp; sometimes) ORGANIC.<br \/>\nThen I took a few minutes to overthink it &#8230; and if you went back to look at it because you were all &#8230; &#8220;Huh?&#8221; &#8230; that&#8217;s why I decided not too.<br \/>\n#SometimesITryTooHard<\/p>\n<p>I first met Chris Spaleta several years ago &#8230; 2013 I think, while doing a play with Goderich Little Theatre. He&#8217;s a wonderful actor and these days he spends his time being a husband and father, a writer, farmer and is the Executive Director of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eatlocalhuron.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eat Local Huron<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The McQuail name has been part of our community for decades and for some reason we&#8217;ve run into Katrina McQuail a number of times in recent months. It was a bit of an &#8220;aha&#8221; moment when I realized she was Tony and Fran&#8217;s daughter. Tony and Fran started\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetingplaceorganicfarm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Meeting Place Organic Farm<\/strong><\/a> in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about these two friends and the journey that led to their lives in farming and with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eatlocalhuron.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eat Local Huron<\/a><\/strong> &#8230; I&#8217;m going to make you listen to the podcast. It was a highly enjoyable discussion for Milli and I. We hope you learn a little something and perhaps discover a few things that enrich your life.<\/p>\n<p>LISTEN HERE<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a carousel of pics from a visit Milli and i made to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetingplaceorganicfarm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meeting Place Organic Farm<\/a>.<\/strong> So many surprises and wonderful things to see and learn. Be sure to check below for some links you may find useful.<\/p>\n<p>[gallery ids=&#8221;11365,11348,11352,11343,11353,11346,11345,11361,11344,11364,11347,11355,11358,11357,11356,11351,11350,11349,11359,11360,11362,11363&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hope these links are helpful to you!<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Eat Local Huron: <a href=\"https:\/\/eatlocalhuron.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0 &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eatlocalhuron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FACEBOOK<\/a> &#8230; and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eatlocalhuron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Meeting Place Organic Farm &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetingplaceorganicfarm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEBSITE<\/a> &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/meetingplaceorganicfarm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FACEBOOK<\/a> &#8230; and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meetingplaceorganicfarm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I thought about calling this blog post E i E i O &#8211; EAT Local, IT&#8217;s EASY &amp; IDEAL (&amp; sometimes) ORGANIC. 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