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Author Evening with Bonnie Sitter

Memories of Ontario Farmettes

Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz, a glimpse into the stories of young women who volunteered on Canadian farms during the Second World War.

Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: Memories of Ontario Farmerettes, co-authored with Shirleyan English, was published in 2019. In 2024, a play was developed from the book and performed on two stages. A Farmerette stamp was introduced for Remembrance Day in 2024, thanks to Bonnie's lobbying.

Now, a 50-minute documentary film has been produced. Directed by Colin Field, We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes tells the extraordinary story of a contingent of an estimated 40,000 teenage girls who volunteered on Canadian farms and helped to win the Second World War.
 

Books will be available to purchase.

About the Author
Bonnie enjoys reading and researching history, attending theatre and concerts, and since retiring in 2008 after more than 40 years in the travel industry, she has enjoyed photography and writing. She is known to be a tree hugger and is credited with saving the Kippen Elm Tree when the MTO had plans to cut it down.

She has co-authored two books The Beauty and Bounty of Huron County and Agriculture Today: A Portrait of Family Farms in Ontario. More recently, she self-published a book titled On The Wright Track: Memories From CPR School Car #2.

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