It’s not too often you get to visit a farm, talk to the farmer, see the crops and even pick your own produce. Last week, I got to do just that. Ford Canada hosted a few bloggers and influencers at Gro-Pak Farms in King City, just north of Toronto. Welcome to the Farm House Our day started at the Devald family farm house in King...
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5 years ago… I became the Senior Community Manager for Ford Canada on April 18th, 2012. It still feels surreal. 18 months earlier… I had lost my job. I was not in a good place. It was the first time I had ever lost a job. It was a long 18 months. In today’s workforce, if you have less than a year, or more than...
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Anson and I decided to hang out in Detroit for an extra day to join the last group of international media on a plant tour of Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant. Michigan Casting Center Opened in January 1972, Ford’s Michigan Casting Center, or MCC as it was then known, was one of the most technologically advanced casting facilities in the world. The Michigan Casting Center...
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Day 3 started off with a quick visit to Cobo Hall for the Lincoln Press Conference, and then off to do a tour of the Dearborn Truck Plant at the Rouge Factory. I have visited this plant before in 2013. This would be the first time I would get to see the production of the new 2015 F-150. A small city… The Rouge Factory is...
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When I found out the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant was on the itinerary for #FordNAIAS, I put my head down, and closed my eyes. I could picture plans for the Model T being sketched out, the workers assembling the vehicles… oh the history. To say I was excited was an understatement. Arriving at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant The Piquette Avenue Plant is located in...
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