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The cafe in the name is thanks to a well-stocked coffee station in the form of an espresso machine nestled on top of an antique stove, with a range of beverages on offer, including local favourite Coastal Coffee.

Birthday parties are popular at the Country Clay Cafe, and hosts can either bring the party to the studio or pick up kits for everyone and enjoy the craft in comfort of your own home, and just bring the painted pieces back to be fired to bring out the colour in the glazes.

Future plans include adding more and more crafts, and increasing the events on offer. March Break pinchpots were a huge hit with the kids, and painting nights are always popular. Of course, clay and painting will always be Vloet’s first loves. “Who doesn’t love getting their hands dirty”, she says!

To book a class, or see more about the kits, coffee and clay, visit ww.countryclaycafe.ca 42363 Huron Bruce Rd, Wingham

North Huron offers something for everyone. A talented community that offers activities throughout the year.

Camping at the Blyth Campground will allow you to experience local live theatre, explore the unique shops, discover our trails and gardens and savour our fresh, delicious local cuisine, all within walking distance.

Leave your cares behind and spend some time in beautiful North Huron!

If you’ve been to Lucknow this spring, you may have noticed a grand opening banner over a storefront on Campbell Street. The new shop, Farmacia Health Bar, is Lucknow’s brand new health and wellness spot, and it has already attracted a lot of positive energy from locals.

But what does a health bar do? Farmacia’s mission is a simple one: to help the community live a healthier, longer life. How do they do that? By selling healthy drinks, dried herbs used in traditional medicines and pantry items, as well as offering detoxification programs. There’s coffee enriched with ginger and turmeric, smoothies loaded with energy-boosting ingredients, and a fridge full of technicolor juices, elixirs and sodas. Detoxification programs are tailored to suit each person’s individual health needs.

Owner and Toronto transplant Steve Sanna took some time out from blending smoothies to chat about the new venture. Sanna said he has always had a keen interest in helping people, and considers Farmacia to be a “new age pharmacy”. Lucknow’s store is actually the second Farmacia, the first being located in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood.

Sanna got his start foraging when he was just six years old. He went on to study biochemistry at Seneca College, then worked as a wilderness canoe guide and personal trainer. When training clients, he began to use his knowledge of traditional medicines and nutrition to aid them on their fitness journeys. The natural next step? Opening his first "health bar" at a hot yoga studio in Toronto.

Farmacia in the Beaches opened in 2014, and quickly became a neighbourhood staple.

He met his partner Krysteen Perkins 10 years ago, bonding over an enthusiasm for healthy living. They bought a property in Bervie four years ago, and since then they’ve been looking for a single location where they could respectively open a health bar and a Kundalini Dance and Yoga studio. The studio is currently under construction, but should be up and running soon.

Currently, Farmacia Health Bar is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stay healthy, Lucknow!