News/Events - March 2022
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
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/de-mystifying-soil-health-support-for-farmers-tickets-272277026917
14
2022
Peterborough Farmers: Two important meetings
You must register for each of these important meetings next week where the Official Plan will be discussed as it relates to Agriculture. This is the culmination of several years of work by the County and has implications for the coming decade.
1. Presentation by planner Margaret Walton from Planscape to discuss their report the Peterborough County draft Official Plan, Agricultural Policies
The background to this issue and resources, including the video of Margaret Walton's July presentation to Peterborough farmers, as well as a link to Planscape's new Report, may be found on the Agricultural Roundtable website here: https://ptboagnews.com/land-use-policy-and-planning
Register until Sunday March 14 at 3PM here: https://forms.gle/e6axd2ycsppDBLcq5
2. Public online consultations on the new Official Plan
March 17 6PM is the date that agricultural aspects of the Official Plan will be open for discussion.
The Natural Heritage meeting on March 24th may also be of interest as there is an overlap of agricultural areas and natural heritage features and people may want to be aware of the restrictions in and around those features on a broader scale.
If you wish to participate in an electronic meeting in real time, register by email no later than 4:00p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled public open house and you will be provided with an invitation to join the meeting using your computer or phone. Email: NewCountyOP@ptbocounty.ca
Please indicate in your email which open houses you will be attending.
All details may be found at this link: https://www.ptbocounty.ca/en/