News & Events

07
25
2024

Fleetwood Hills Farm Tour

Join Fleetwood Hills Farm and Farms at Work for an evening exploring garlic, honey, and farm business strategies.

Tues Aug 27 | 6 - 8pm

Kawartha Lakes ON

$10 - 25 sliding scale. Kids 12 and under are free

Register Here: tinyurl.com/FAWfleetwood

Fleetwood Hills Farm specializes in the sustainable production of garlic, honey, and maple syrup. Farmer, Steve Moore, undertook an intergenerational farm transfer from his parents in 2019. Today, Steve cultivates 1.75 acres of garlic, manages 150 hives of honey bees, and oversees the production of maple syrup from 1,300 taps. With a strong commitment to quality and sustainability, Steve integrates cover crops, drip irrigation, and annual field trials to enhance soil health and improve existing best practices. In addition to garlic and honey production, this event will explore farm business structuring, risk management strategies, and the delicate balance between specialization and diversification. Steve will share his experience with family succession and share valuable insight for aspiring farmers entering the industry.

06
28
2024

4th Line Theatre Presents the world premiere of Onion Skin & Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes

4th Line Theatre is excited to open its 2024 Summer Season with the world premiere of Alison Lawrence’s Onion Skins & Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes. This play is a funny and enlightening exploration of the largely unknown story of the teenage girls who stepped up and worked on farms across Canada to feed the troops, and indeed all Canadians, during WWII. These ‘Farmerettes,’ all in their 90s now, tell us that the summers they worked those farms were the best of their lives, even 70 or more years later.

July 1 – July 20, 2024
Previews: July 1- 2, 2024
Opening Night: July 3, 2024
Monday to Saturday at 6 pm

To purchase tickets and for more information, visit: https://www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca/2024-summer-season

06
26
2024

Lunar Rhythm Farm - Farm Tour!

Friday, July 19th | 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Founded in 2008, Lunar Rhythm Gardens is a 100-acre certified organic mixed vegetable and cow/calf operation in Janetville, Ontario. Come explore their Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program, and get an up-close look at their season extension techniques, livestock, and working draft horses.

Farmer Jessica Foote's dedication to sustainable agriculture stems from her upbringing on her family’s dairy farm. She strives to create symbiotic relationships between livestock and vegetables, and is one of few farmers in Ontario utilizing draft horses in her 15-acre market garden.

$10 - 20 Sliding Scale. Kids 12 and under are free!

04
15
2024

Sustainable Building Materials Workshop

Join Farms at Work and Green Economy Peterborough for an in-person event on Sustainable Building Materials on Thursday, March 28at 6pm at Camp Kawartha Environment Centre (2505 Pioneer Rd, Peterborough). We’ll be exploring the benefits, characteristics, and agricultural applications of straw bale, rammed earth, hempcrete, and much more. Register here!

We’ll have a presentation by Sylvia Cook of Aerecura on building with rammed earth, a material renowned for its durability, thermal mass and beauty; a talk and tour with Jacob Rodenburg on the many green and innovative building materials and projects at the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre; and a discussion with Sharyn Inward of Inward Design & Consulting on designing with sustainable materials.

When it was built in 2009, Camp Kawartha Environment Centre was considered one of the most sustainable buildings in Canada. Fifteen years later, it is still a shining example of the potential, longevity and appeal of building with natural materials. If you’ve never had a tour or it’s been while, you are sure to find the space and our speakers interesting and visionary.

Light refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!

03
17
2022

Register Now - Soil Heath Supports for Farmers - next week

There is a lot of soil health support available to Central Ontario farmers - but who offers it? And what exactly do they offer? Register now for this free workshop where speakers from a wide range of organizations will provide an overview of how they can help you. Hosted by the East Central Farm Stewardship Collaborative

Free - with optional donation