Community gardens and Seed Exchanges mark the beginning of planting season From the print edition of my Farm to Table column in the Peterborough This Week newspaper. You can find the online piece here or in my MyKawartha.com Farm to Table blog. One hot, sunny summer afternoon last year, Peterborough Community Garden Network Co-ordinator Jillian […]
With a few new projects underway — and a few more on the horizon — Small Print has positioned itself as a leader in the area of social media in Peterborough and the surrounding area. A few of the projects coming soon: an iPod/iPhone app for local food sourcing and local food tourism work with […]
What happens when you take the diverse musical talent of Peterborough’s online community and turn them loose on a collaborative internet-based recording project? Marry established artists with other established artists. Hook up stage-savvy pros with closet/basement songwriters and musicians. Shine the light where it may never have shone before. And break new ground on social […]
The new version of Trent Magazine is available online. Click on the cover to download. The following is my editorial from this edition: Social Justice at Trent: The Souls of the Sandal Trent has a certain reputation on the Canadian university scene. In the late 80s, when I was first contemplating which university to attend, […]
The count from the people working the door had the #Petertweeters pulling in 130 people for last night’s incredibly successful event. Feedback from the audience was universally positive. The #Petertweeters were groundbreaking, being, as far as organizers go, the first event of its kind in Ontario. “Actually, I’ve not seen much in the way of […]
I’ll pull together coverage soon, but there has been great demand for a list of winners. And here they are! The best of the best of Peterborough social media: Local Foodie Award: @PtboWedMarket Crafter Award @cupcakeju Not for Profit Award @PtboGreenUp Best Hashtag (video) #dontclosepcvs Local News Coverage Award @Ptbo_Canada […]
Groundbreaking awards show the first of its kind in Central Ontario Final preparations are underway for the first ever #Petertweeter Awards. Hosted by Dani Stover of 101.5 The WOLF and Catherine Hanrahan from 100.5 KRUZ FM, the #Petertweeters will showcase some of Peterborough’s brightest social networkers. The awards, which will take place on Thursday, March […]
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/37505337″ iframe=”true” /] I had the pleasure of covering Dr. Tomaz Jardim’s recent Trent University lecture on the Mauthausen Concentration Camp Trial. Dr. Jardim, who received his undergraduate degree in History at Trent in the late nineties, has garnered plenty of attention and respect for his work on the Third Reich, the Holocaust, and […]
Lady Eaton College Lecture a Homecoming for Dr. Tomaz Jardim My coverage of Dr. Tomaz Jardim’s talk at Trent University. For the full story, please visit the Trent University News site. The Trent community was treated to a homecoming success story as high-profile Ryerson professor, Tomaz Jardim, returned to his undergraduate alma mater to speak […]
I received a couple of kind emails in the past week or so that really helped put some spring in my steps. Sometimes my work is somewhat thankless. Oftentimes I write articles or do presentations and think to myself “man, I hope someone got something out of that.” And oftentimes I have no idea if […]