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Peanuts were introduced to the Southwestern Ontario’s sandy soils of Norfolk County in 1979, by the Picard Family. Early production had its ups and downs, learning the specialty crops needs and increasing production to a commercial scale with specialized equipment and good farming practices.
As with most farming businesses there was great risk and an early frost in 1982, was devastating to the fledgling industry. In the years following the frost, determination and hard work began to bear fruit. The Picard family peanut business focused on value-added food products to advance and expand the peanut business. From the early days of peanut clusters, peanut brittle and beernuts – the product line grew.
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