Craft Beer Festival Great for Our Region

Andrew Redden and Stephen Paul at the Hastings Craft Beer Festival

This past weekend, Stirling hosted the first Hastings Craft Beer Festival. The festival was made possible, in part, through a collaboration between the four counties of Prince Edward, Hastings, Lennox & Addington and Frontenac.

Many of you will remember the Invest in Cheese initiative. The successes of that initiaitve were many- we have generated a great deal of awareness about the history of cheese in the area, as well as toolkits and ideas for future opportunities in dairy and cheese making.

Our partnership between the counties continues to grow and expand, and we are moving forward now as “FAB”…the Food and Beverage region, the ideal place to establish and grow a small scale food and beverage production business.

Craft breweries are one example of the kinds of businesses that would be very welcome and thrive here; others include condiments, flours, artisan breads, charcuterie; the possibilities are truly endless!

Our team is dedicated to linking people to possibilities; we can assist with connecting manufacturers to raw ingredients, real estate, grant dollars- you name it and we can probably help!

We know that by working together as a FAB region that each of our counties will only benefit and grow. Be sure to watch for the launch of our new website in the weeks to come!

If you would like to know more about starting a business in Prince Edward County (or any of the other counties in the FAB region) or already have a business here and would like to learn more about the free confidential services available to help with your business please get in touch!

Karin Desveaux-Potters, Economic Development Office, Prince Edward County. 613 476 2148 x 344, kdesveaux-potters@pecounty.on.ca @cre8tivekarind

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Minerva: Artisan Bread Prince Edward County Style

There is something decidedly therapeutic about handmade bread. The process itself is a part of the magic; assembling the ingredients, kneading and shaping and of course the aroma of it baking are all important elements of its’ appeal. But for many of us, the task of making beautiful bread from scratch is simply beyond our busy-life To Do List.

Neighbours Carol Ann Ross and David Connor share a passion for bread. In additon to their pickling endeavours, the two have developed an extensive repetoire of artisan breads. As often happens when great products are developed, the two have decided to translate their passion into a business, and have formed the Portland Bridge Pickling Society & Handcrafted Bread (one lives on Portland St, one lives on Bridge Street).

The small batch, handcrafted loaves come in a variety of flavours and styles, including Cracked Black Pepper and Black River Aged Cheddar, and will be available for purchase and tasting at Vicki’s Veggies Tomato Seedling Sale on the long weekend, May 21 and 22.

An interesting note is that the bread is leavened using only the natural yeast from wild grapes sourced in South Bay, a suggestion from the Merrill Inn’s talented chef, Michael Sullivan. David and Carol Ann found the wild grapes near the grave of Minerva, and thus aptly named their leavening “starter” of the wild grape yeast Minerva.

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Portland Bridge Pickling Society and Handcrafted Bread is one of many businesses and services in Prince Edward County that contribute to our community’s food culture.

If you would like to know more about starting a business in Prince Edward County or already have a business here and would like to learn more about the free confidential services available to help with your business please get in touch!

Karin Desveaux-Potters, Economic Development Office, Prince Edward County. 613 476 2148 x 344, kdesveaux-potters@pecounty.on.ca

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