Upcoming Agricultural Events & Opportunities
Local Food Month 2016
September 2016 | Peterborough City and County
Are you a producer of “local food”?
September 2016 marks the second year of Local Food Month in The City and County of Peterborough, and this year there will be even more opportunities for the community to engage with local producers!
This year’s festivities will include a series of “Open Farm” tours intended to provide a peek behind the scenes of local farms for the public. Farms can also take a booth at the Purple Onion Festival scheduled for Sunday September 25, or advertise to the public in the Local Food Month Guide. If you’d like to take advantage of these marketing opportunities, please let us know by emailing info@farmsatwork.ca. There are opportunities for producers outside of Peterborough County to get involved - just let us know if you're interested!
Other Opportunities
Grassland Stewardship Program - Now Open!
The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association, in partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada, has announced the new Grassland Stewardship Program (GSP). The Grassland Stewardship Program offers cost-share funding to support producers who wish to implement select Best Management Practices to improve grassland habitat and benefit species at risk on their farms.
This unique funding program is now accepting applications until August 15th. For more information, click here.
Hastings County Plowing Match & Farm Show
Come out to the Hastings County Plowing Match & Farm Show for family fun, crafts, antiques, woodlot info & demos, Queen of the Furrow, and entertainment. Also check out the 300 exhibitors for agricultural technology and services!
Cornervue Farms, 2431 Queensborough Rd. Queensborough, Ontario
August 24 | 9:00am-5:00pm
August 25 | 9:00am-4:00pm
Contact Harry Danford at 613-395-5177 or at hdanford@sympatico.ca for more information.
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada: Climate and Weather Reporting
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada is collecting information on the impacts of weather and climate on the agricultural sector through a online application called Agroclimate Impact Reporter (AIR). Monitoring climate and weather is vital for AAFC to take appropriate action in times of need, such as drought, flooding, hails storms, etc. There is currently a survey available if you would like to provide AAFC with data regarding the impacts weather and climate are having on your farm. Click here to complete the 5 minute survey.
Soil Health Day 2016
Observations from the Field and Farmer-to-Farmer Knowledge Sharing
You are invited to a day with Mary-Howell and Klaas Martens for presentations on soil health and an afternoon of open discussions about regenerative farming practices in Ontario. You will hear about innovations in the field, benchmarking soil health on your farm, and using diversity to increase soil and crop quality. Includes a locally sourced lunch prepared by local chefs.
Saturday, August 27th | 8am to 5pm | Erin, Ontario | Early bird: $105
For more information, visit www.soilregenerationfarming.ca. Click here to register online.