Like the microclimate that bred a flourishing wine industry on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, the county has devised a micro-community development model that has local agriculture very much at the core
by BARRY WILSON
When several hundred exhausted, thirsty runners reach the end of the Prince Edward County marathon in early October, a glass of beer will be waiting courtesy of the local Barley Days Brewery.
On one level, it can be seen as a promotional gesture, highlighting the rich dark beer made by a microbrewery that takes its name from the county’s heyday when a late-19th Century economic boom was based on malt barley exports.