News/Events - September 2016
26
2016
Best Practices for Harvesting and Cleaning Seed
The rain just missed us for the Best Practices for Harvesting and Cleaning Seeds workshop at Urban Harvest's farm near Campbellcroft.Thanks to all who came out despite the weather and thank you to Urban Harvest and Urban Tomato for teaching all of us about seed saving and for the delicious local snacks afterwards.
16
2016
Flint Corn Community Open House - this Sunday!
Only 2 more days until the Flint Corn Community Project Open House, where Farms at Work and Tracks have been growing corn, squash, and beans in mounds along with tobacco and sunflowers. There will be a demonstration of corn lyeing, braiding, food to sample and more.
Please share this invitation widely. The poster can also be shared or posted.
Location: The Mount Community Centre: 1545 Monaghan Rd, Peterborough. For a map, click here: https://goo.gl/maps/8hTbXs2oFn42
Email flintcornproject@gmail.com for more information.
06
2016
Special offer for New Farmers - Women in Agriculture Conference
Farms at Work is pleased to announce a unique opportunity that will provide the first 15 new and beginning female farmers operating for less than 5 years with a partial registration to the Advancing Women Conference on Tuesday October 4th. Included is lunch and the afternoon session for a registration price of $166.70 including HST. This afternoon program includes a 1.5 hour panel of five experienced women farmers - including four from Ontario. The conference will be held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.
For more information about the conference visit: http://www.advancingwomenconference.ca/2016east/index.html
For the Registration Form click here and submit to Iris Meck at events@irismeck.com or call 403-686-8407
For the Conference Agenda click here: Agenda
For the Conference Poster click here: Poster