Workers pause for a photo at Dancing Bee during a recent workday. They include Malcolm McColl, left, Edwin Newman-Jones, Travis Hill, Bill McKee, Cassandra Macklem, Jennifer Steedes, David Cressman, Todd Kalisz, John MacFarlane and Ibi Tatar.

Beekeeper makes a big bet on bees

Dancing Bee is a rapidly growing supplier of all things honey. Here’s how they got there

For more than a decade, Todd Kalisz’s adaptability and business sense has meant success for his Dancing Bee Equipment in Canton. But the business, already the largest beekeeping supplier in […] Read more



Laurie Thatcher-Craig and John Craig in their hops yard.

Hopping mad

Why a move by Clearview Township to restrict some on-farm processing could have implications for value-adding across the province

Clearview Township hops grower says a bylaw passed earlier this year means it has fewer rights than apple and grape growers to market directly to consumers. The bylaw passed in […] Read more




The Casteels greenhouse tomatoes were growing quickly after the January planting.

Greenhouse venture focuses on local

Tom Casteels is adding value to the family business with a new Caesar drink mix

Tom Casteels of Centreton, Ont. virtually grew up in a greenhouse, helping his father Alfons in the hydroponic-tomatoes business. Now that he’s buying it, he’s setting out to follow his […] Read more