Food is always linked with being at a fair. One of the only activities bringing people into the fairgrounds this year during the fair weekend will be picking up a drive through chicken dinner on Friday August 14. Pre-sold meals of a quarter chicken, roasted mini-potatoes and creamy cole slaw Read more…
Several of the Bayfield Agricultural Society’s Directors met on the fairgrounds to finalize the planning for the 2020 fair. No one could have predicted that our group would be learning how to videotape, have timelines way before the fair dates, and rethink what is possible in a completely different environment. Read more…
The Bayfield Ag Society met as usual last week but through a more common method these days by electronic means. It was great to see everyone comfortably in their homes dealing with the business on the agenda. After meetings everyone sits together to share a coffee and have some snacks Read more…
Some serious money for a quart of soy beans and/or wheat. Quite serious money for a quart of Non GMO wheat. 800 – FIELD CROPS One entry only in each category: NOTE: 801 -808 may be this year’s or last year’s crop to be shown in one quart jars with Read more…
Photo supplied by Bob Montgomery Building Committee and invited guests were from the left Doug Yeo, Stephen Jacob, Councillor Bill Whetstone, Bluewater Mayor Paul Klopp, Ben Lobb, MP, Warden Jim Ginn, Jentje Steenbeek, Lorraine Shields, and Henry Baker. Though the day was bitterly cold, there was nothing but smiles from Read more…
For the past several months the members of the Bayfield Agricultural Society have been given updates on the progress of the Farm Animal Display Building Project. It will replace the former Pet Display (old MacDonald’s farm) Building. This building is the Society’s agricultural awareness centre. Generations of fairgoers have had Read more…
A Christmas tradition for many in Bayfield is choosing a fresh evergreen wreath made by the Bayfield Agricultural Society. A lot of local trees were trimmed of their boughs to make dozens and dozens of wreaths and swags/tails. This past weekend the bulk of them were sold; however, there are Read more…
Highlights from the perspective of the Bayfield Agricultural Society Past President seeing so many volunteers at every stage of the fair happily working at their task having the fair opened by the Ontario Minister of Education, Lisa Thompson, and comments provided by the Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Ernie Hardeman. observing Read more…
In just a few days trucks pulling trailers of horses, cattle and sheep, transports laden with midway equipment, as well as cars loaded with flowers, vegetables, handcrafts, baked goods and children’s crafts will descend on Bayfield in Agricultural Park. This annual fair is a celebration of rural life and has Read more…
Those who regularly exhibit at the Bayfield Fair are already checking the prize book to see what they can enter this year. With less than a month to go almost all the prize books have been picked up. The books left at Nip and Tuck disappear as soon as new Read more…