
Estella Rose
Our first Inductee who’s life and career has been immersed in working with and on behalf of the agriculture Community.
She was Dundas County’s first Dairy Princess; was involved in 4-H Club's Homemaking, calf and grain projects and continued as a local club leader.
Married in 1960 alongside her husband Ed, they purchased their farm in the former Mountain Township. The venture merged the Holstein’s of her family the Fawcett’s and the Rose’s Ayrshire herd, creating Twinventure Farms where they still reside.
While farming & raising their daughters Suzanne, Charlene and Heather, her work ethic saw her running a beauty salon from home while sitting on numerous committees, as well as a faithful member of the Winchester United Church.
Wanting to advocate for rural/agriculture her leadership role was in the direction of municipal politics and her beginnings started as councilor in Mountain Township and later becoming Reeve in 1994.
This started a long and impressive political career seeing support for farmers as good stewards on the land, evident during a time when well head protections looked at placing restrictions on farm land.
Advocating for agriculture as a backbone the community was the top of her agenda, and seeing the smaller township thru amalgamation in 2003 to the Township of North Dundas Today. She rose from Councillor to Deputy Mayor from 2006-2010 and in 2007 was given the honor be elected as the first female warden in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&SG) counties, leading the way for female leadership.
In her roles she continued to advocate for agriculture and rural agribusiness, supporting funding dollars to facilitate new agriculture and manufacturing infrastructure to capture new opportunities for United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
Today her advocacy is still heard with regards to issues her farm and farm family neighbours were facing as it relates to issues around railway crossings, speaking up publicly about her concerns and working with OFA in regards to these issues.
Our first Inductee who’s life and career has been immersed in working with and on behalf of the agriculture Community.
She was Dundas County’s first Dairy Princess; was involved in 4-H Club's Homemaking, calf and grain projects and continued as a local club leader.
Married in 1960 alongside her husband Ed, they purchased their farm in the former Mountain Township. The venture merged the Holstein’s of her family the Fawcett’s and the Rose’s Ayrshire herd, creating Twinventure Farms where they still reside.
While farming & raising their daughters Suzanne, Charlene and Heather, her work ethic saw her running a beauty salon from home while sitting on numerous committees, as well as a faithful member of the Winchester United Church.
Wanting to advocate for rural/agriculture her leadership role was in the direction of municipal politics and her beginnings started as councilor in Mountain Township and later becoming Reeve in 1994.
This started a long and impressive political career seeing support for farmers as good stewards on the land, evident during a time when well head protections looked at placing restrictions on farm land.
Advocating for agriculture as a backbone the community was the top of her agenda, and seeing the smaller township thru amalgamation in 2003 to the Township of North Dundas Today. She rose from Councillor to Deputy Mayor from 2006-2010 and in 2007 was given the honor be elected as the first female warden in United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&SG) counties, leading the way for female leadership.
In her roles she continued to advocate for agriculture and rural agribusiness, supporting funding dollars to facilitate new agriculture and manufacturing infrastructure to capture new opportunities for United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
Today her advocacy is still heard with regards to issues her farm and farm family neighbours were facing as it relates to issues around railway crossings, speaking up publicly about her concerns and working with OFA in regards to these issues.

Stan Vanden Bosch
As a well-respected honest and knowledgeable individual, Stan Vanden Bosch’s contributions to the agricultural community began years ago, when they moved their milking herd from Lanark to Chesterville in 1965, and later selling the herd to focus on cropping. His innovative nature saw the farm install one of the first area corn dryers’ over the last 50-plus years both the land base and an elevator business expanded and flourished. The family business continues today with wife Betty active in the office and community, son Brent and grandson Sawyer managing over 1,800 acres, and son Greg managing the elevator, supporting hundreds of growers with marketing, drying and storage of corn, soybeans, wheat and barley.
He was recognized by the American Forage & Grassland Council receiving the Outstanding Grassland Farmer Award in 1987. He was innovative and progressive in nature and he led the way to soil stewardship and soil protection, utilizing best management practices such as windbreaks and implementation of no-till and was the recipient of numerous awards.
Their farm and agribusiness hosted numerous farm and international tours hosting Japanese, Russian state farmers and the President of Madagascar to support & improve international trade.
He served on the Chesterville Fair board as director & as president from 1975-1976, he was a 4-H leader, director on Soil & Crop and with the Dundas Federation of Agriculture. His volunteer efforts expanded beyond ag to rural community as a whole, as a director on the WDMH board with the massive fundraising effort s “Renewing the vision” raising funds surpassing there goals! He was also involved in the rotary Club raising proceeds for village improvements thru the growing & donating the sale of the crops with annual grain project, serving on the Rotary Club for a time as president and as secretary until his passing in 2019.
He was Known as a local go to guy for local farm media, he was a wonderful supportive leader with Dundas and beyond and it was with the support of his wonderful wife Betty and sons that he has left a legacy of making a difference for many thru his positivity, guidance and generosity.
As a well-respected honest and knowledgeable individual, Stan Vanden Bosch’s contributions to the agricultural community began years ago, when they moved their milking herd from Lanark to Chesterville in 1965, and later selling the herd to focus on cropping. His innovative nature saw the farm install one of the first area corn dryers’ over the last 50-plus years both the land base and an elevator business expanded and flourished. The family business continues today with wife Betty active in the office and community, son Brent and grandson Sawyer managing over 1,800 acres, and son Greg managing the elevator, supporting hundreds of growers with marketing, drying and storage of corn, soybeans, wheat and barley.
He was recognized by the American Forage & Grassland Council receiving the Outstanding Grassland Farmer Award in 1987. He was innovative and progressive in nature and he led the way to soil stewardship and soil protection, utilizing best management practices such as windbreaks and implementation of no-till and was the recipient of numerous awards.
Their farm and agribusiness hosted numerous farm and international tours hosting Japanese, Russian state farmers and the President of Madagascar to support & improve international trade.
He served on the Chesterville Fair board as director & as president from 1975-1976, he was a 4-H leader, director on Soil & Crop and with the Dundas Federation of Agriculture. His volunteer efforts expanded beyond ag to rural community as a whole, as a director on the WDMH board with the massive fundraising effort s “Renewing the vision” raising funds surpassing there goals! He was also involved in the rotary Club raising proceeds for village improvements thru the growing & donating the sale of the crops with annual grain project, serving on the Rotary Club for a time as president and as secretary until his passing in 2019.
He was Known as a local go to guy for local farm media, he was a wonderful supportive leader with Dundas and beyond and it was with the support of his wonderful wife Betty and sons that he has left a legacy of making a difference for many thru his positivity, guidance and generosity.