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From backyard hobby to award-winning operation: Hereward Farms founder shares her journey

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By Sam Odrowski A small experiment to see if a fragrant purple perennial could flourish on a 250-acre East Garafraxa farm blossomed into an award-winning agricultural operation. Hereward Farms owner and founder, Julie Thurgood-Burnett, was sitting at home in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdowns when she wondered if lavender could grow on her land. She created a plot of 40 plants and, after a successful first harvest, found it to be a fun hobby. Wi…
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citizen.on.ca broke the news in on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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