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4 THE BRANDON SUN • YOUR HOME YOUR WAY • THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021

» Continued from Page 3 I think with people having more time works best for them. Herbs, such as dill,
at home and also finding food can be basil, mint or lavender, are often safe bets
Ryan Whibbs, chair of the Brandon in short supply or there isn’t the selec- in Manitoba and can open up a whole
Food Council, said he has also noticed tion they wanted or they just want to try new world of food.
the trend toward gardening, whether at gardening — these things have all driv- “Herbs can help us live healthier, they
home or in the city’s various commu- en attention to this move to garden,” he can help us add a lot of flair to food with-
nity gardens. In 2020, there were only said. out the sodium or the other additives, so
a handful of vacant plots left across the Gardening can also be a financial de- there’s a lot of knock on effects of being
city. cision, Whibbs said. For approximately a bit adventurous and different places it
Seeds for vegetables like garlic and $2, you can buy a bunch of parsley at the will actually leave you by the end of the
shallots were at times especially hard to grocery store, or buy a plant and have summer.”
get hold of as Brandonites flocked to try fresh parsley all summer.
their hand at growing them. Whibbs suggest people new to the » dmay@brandonsun.com
“There is a lot we can do here, and hobby try a variety of plants to see what » Twitter: @DrewMay_

Kathy and Jim Jackson just moved to Brandon in March and purchased their new home in the city. These former Brantford, Ont., residents are enjoying
the slower pace of Prairie life. (Kimberley Kielley/The Brandon Sun)
Real estate market still going strong

BY KIMBERLEY KIELLEY $90,000 over the asking price. payment on their home in Brantford would have cost
“We thought it should Brandon. them.
Kathy and Jim Jackson just go for $600,000 and the Their experience is a typi- “We wanted to move years
bought a house in Brandon real estate agent said, “Ask cal one in Canada’s hot hous- ago in Brantford, but to sell in
in March. They moved here $650,000.” ing market. Brantford and buy in Brant-
from Brantford, Ont. When it was all said and The home they purchased ford, you can’t do it,” Kathy
The retired couple sold done, the Jacksons walked in Brandon was a fraction said.
their house in Brantford for away with a nice little down of the price a new home in » Continued on Page 5