Rideau Woodland Ramble

The big idea of the Ramble was sparked by two things - a long term dream to share our gardening experiences with other gardeners and collectors, and the spectacular impact of the ice storm of 1998. Dave Dunn has said "it was like the hand of God coming down and clearing a swath of land that had originally been a mature stand of Red Pine". The clean up in 1999 sparked the idea of making use of this sudden creation of open land in the center of the woodland. The Ramble rose like a "Phoenix from the ashes of the storm", and the idea of the Ramble was truly born.

A seedy business

It's as if they grow on trees or something — but despite what you may think, starting a seed business is no easy feat. Now in their third year, Jordan Bouchard and Jamie Farris-Manning, owners of Bird & Bee, operate their certified-organic, open-pollinated seed business on an acre of land at the Just Food Farm in Blackburn Hamlet.

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