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Ted Maczka the "Fish Lake Garlic Man"
Ted and his garlic hat are well-known at garlic festivals (photos by Lucy Martin)
Ted and his garlic hat are well-known at garlic festivals (photos by Lucy Martin)
Maczka has spent decades developing improved varieties of garlic
Maczka has spent decades developing improved varieties of garlic
(09/27/11) Ted Maczka is known in gardening circles as the "Fish Lake Garlic Man".

Maczka was born in Poland in 1928. He survived World War II and a crippling injury in a slave labor camp before coming to Canada to work as a tool and die machinist in the 1950's. In the 1970's Maczka bought land in Ontario's Prince Edward County where he worked to develop better varieties of garlic for the region. He's been sharing garlic advice ever since.

Maczka was a featured speaker at the Perth Garlic Festival this past August. Lucy Martin caught up with him there. more

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2008 Profile of Ted Maczka from The Toronto Star
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