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Anatomy of a quarry fight

Jan. 4, 2012 – Melancthon, Ont. — Here in Melancthon, farmers love the
land so much they etch pictures of their homesteads on family
gravestones.

Jan. 4, 2012 – Melancthon, Ont. — Here in Melancthon, farmers love the
land so much they etch pictures of their homesteads on family
gravestones.

Video: Locals react to megaquarry Advertisement Melancthon residents – the mayor, farmers, residents -share their opinions on the proposed megaquarry that threatens the area's agricultural industry. Photo from TheStar.com

When they die in this township — an idyllic stretch of rolling farmlands that juts out of Shelburne, just north of Orangeville — they are buried with a handful of the rich soil in their caskets. | READ MORE