Two L&A businesses featured in Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine

Small businesses in Lennox & Addington County are being noticed on a national stage. Harrowsmith County Life magazine recently published stories about two niche businesses operating L&A. 

The April 2010 issue featured SpindleTree Gardens. The perfect place to visit if you have a green thumb, SpindleTree Gardens in Tamworth will inspire both hands-on and armchair gardeners alike.  SpindleTree is full of ideas that can be interpreted within your own garden. Originally from Toronto, owners Susan Meisner and Tom Brown fell in love with the peaceful beauty of the area and the potential to turn their dreams into reality.  They are always on hand to give guided tours of the grounds. This popular L&A tourist attraction offers a series of gardens with thousands of spring bulbs, perennial walks, rose gardens, formal and informal water features and a unique walled kitchen garden. The property features two ponds connected by a beautiful waterfall as well as a lily pond with goldfish, flowering water lilies and bronze fountain, all designed and constructed by the owners. The many architectural features located throughout the gardens embellish and frame views that will delight the senses. SpindleTree Gardens constantly evolves throughout the season making every visit a new experience. For more information, please visit www.spindletree.ca.

The June 2010 issue of Harrowsmith Country Life magazine featured an article about Aztext Press, a book publisher near Tamworth. Owners Cam and Michelle Mather moved from Burlington to L&A County in 1998 to their off-the-grid house. They are the publishers of the best selling books “The Renewable Energy Handbook”, “$mart Power: an urban guide to renewable energy and efficiency”, “Biodiesel: Basics and Beyond” and “The Zero-Carbon Car”. They have also produced four DVDs as part of their “Solutions for Sustainability Series; “Living With Renewable Energy”, “Biodiesel Basics”, “Home-Scale Wind Turbine Installation” and “Grow Your Own Vegetables”. Cam’s first book “Thriving During Challenging Times: The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook” was published in the fall of 2009. His second book “The All You Can Eat Gardening Handbook” has just been published and is hot off the presses in time for this year’s gardening season. Cam and Michelle run their publishing business on solar and wind power and provide workshops at community colleges and events on renewable energy and efficiency. For more information, please visit www.aztext.com.