Poplar Lane carries out a number of activities, primarily through Poplar Lane Press which publishes and distributes books by Margaret Derry and through Poplar Lane Shorthorns which is her purebred cattle breeding operation.
Margaret Derry is a leading historian of genetics and its relationship to culture. Her Animals and Culture series of books address the history and culture of purebred animal breeding, with a focus on various breeds of horse, cattle and dog. Her most recent book, Creating Better Chickens: A Story of Culture, Practice and Science, 1750-2007, will be published in 2009.
Margaret’s Life and Living Series of books address a range of topics central to people’s lives. Georgian Bay Jewel: The Killarney Story is a fascinating story of the history of Northern Georgian Bay, supplemented by 120 paintings and photographs of the region and its life. It is complemented by Killarney Memoir: Summers over a Century, which describes holidays in a remote Georgian Bay fishing village, as experienced by a family over five generations. Pathway: Life as Art, Science and History builds on Margaret’s experience as a painter in watercolours and oils to reveal the art in science and the science in art.
As owner of Poplar Lane Shorthorns, she is active in Shorthorn activities, including the breeding and showing of Shorthorns.
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