We speak with Randy Dickinson, the chair of New Brunswick's Council on Disabilities. He wants the province to scrap it's policy that denies financial assistance to people with disabilities based on how many people they choose to live with.

Notable Acts Theatre Festival gets underway this week in Fredericton. We speak to two playwrights - Alexa Higgins and Ian Goff of Falling Iguana Theatre Company - about the work they're presenting.

Living through the pandemic has been especially difficult for people living with disabilities and seniors living in long-term care facilities. Now, a New Brunswick doctor is speaking out. Dr. Colleen O'Connell is a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Stan Cassidy Centre.

Today on our trip to the Hayes Farm in Fredericton, we meet Emilio Bonnell and Ursula Bear who are interns on the farm this summer, and learn about something called the three sisters, as well as seasonal eating.

Ken Ingersoll of Grand Manan has spent the past few months building a viewing deck off Long Eddy Lighthouse. It's his way of honouring his late wife, Laurie Murison. Ken joins us to share their story, and what building the deck means to him.

Some political commentary from a former politician - Woodstock's Theresa Blackburn - on the idea of consensus governments.

Music lovers were ready to buy tickets for Harvest Fest when sales began this morning. But it didn't quite go as planned. Music director Brent Staeben explains why customers couldn't access tickets and what this means for the upcoming event.

Now is the best time to spot true sea birds. Alain Clavette will tell us how and where.

Today on Homegrown, we speak to the owner of a local cosmetics company, Mariam Ismail, who's taking part in UNB's summer business incubator.

The Sexual Violence New Brunswick hotline in New Brunswick has made the difficult decision to reduce its hours of operation, due to a lack of volunteers. We get more details on the decision from executive director Lorraine Whalley.