Harrowsmith – September 2019

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TRAVEL & CULTURE: WHY WE LOVE AYR

anInstagramfavouriteanda

familiarbackdropforcouples

saying“Ido.”WhiletheGillieses

stilloperatea retailshop(open

JunetoAugust,sevendaysa

week),weddingshavebecome

thefruitoftheirlabour.Theold

adage“Somethingold,something

new,somethingborrowedand

somethingblue”allowscouples

toscratch“blue”offtheirlistas

therowsoflavenderstealthe

show.BarbandBobhaveabout

2,000plantsnow,creatinga little

ProvenceinthemiddleofAyr’s

rollingfieldsofryeandcorn.

WhileTheLavenderFarm’s

handcraftedsoapisa popular

take-homeitem,theclassic

FreshAyrSprayismadefromthe

couple’sownhydrosolandisa

geographicallyuniquesouvenir

forroadtrippers.Whilesome

localsmaysuggestthatthecountry

airinAyrleansmoretoward

perfumednotesofmanure,the

Gilliesessuggestotherwise.

thelavenderfarm.ca

FaulFarms

1180 WrigleyRd.,RR 1

Establishedin1957,FaulFarms

NaturalFedBeefpromises

a productfreeofantibiotics,

steroids,chemicalsand

nitrates.EdFaulstudiedat

theUniversityofGuelph,and

hisdegreeinagriculturaland

ruraldevelopment,animaland

plantscienceisevidentinhis

commitmenttolandstewardship

andsustainablefarming

practices.Faul’swife,Shirley,

wasa dedicatedsproutandherb

growerbeforemeetinghim.

THE LAVENDER FARM

BRANDON TAYLOR (WEDDING); THE LAVENDER FARM (FRESH AYR SPRAY)