FGF Update: Everdale's New Farmer Calendar and MORE! - April 6 2009
Well its snowy in Toronto at the moment, should have known winter wasn't done, but there can't be much left! I welcome fresh mud stains at this time of year!
There sure is a lot going on. Any day ( hopefully by the end of the month) the provincial government will release its next program providing training for new farmers, stay tuned for all the details!
I have switched the update to an online format to give it a more organized form:
Contents of this update: (Click on a title to read more)
- Everdale's New Farmer Calendar: Get yours today! Click here for more information
- Growing Your Farm Profits workshop Information - workshop for planning and active farmers on business planning.
Link of the week: Tonnes of great information on cover crops available at OMAFRA! www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/cover_crops01/covercrops.htm
*Lucky in Land? workshop* *April 8th, Guelph, 6pm – 9pm, free*
Do you have land you want to make available to a new farmer? Or are you a
new farmer looking for land? Come join us for an evening of matchmaking and
information sharing!
To learn more about the workshop and to register visit
www.farmstart.ca/workshops
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Ali English at
ali@farmstart.ca or (519) 836 7046 ext 104.
Growing Your Farm Profits (GYFP)
This is a great course for anyone in the planning process or currently running a farm business. For a complete listing of the workshops check out:
http://www.ontariosoilcrop.org/cms/en/Programs/Workshops/ProgramsCalendar.aspx
From our good friends at the New Farm Project: Seed Saving workshop in the Kingston Area
Greetings, Here is a note from Shawn Cox and Cate Henderson of the Heirloom Seed Sanctuary in Kingston. If you're interested in this workshop please contact Shawn (details below) and we'll see how to proceed depending on level of interest. On a related note, the details of the NFP Workshop Series will be posted on the NFP website ASAP. I will let you know once these details are online. Ian Stutt NFP Coordinator Potential Workshop: Seed Saving for the Market Gardener For those few vegetable farmers and market gardeners who are producing and saving seed, or would like to, the NFU New Farm Project would like to offer the first part of a two-part workshop on seed production and saving: Seed Saving for the Market Gardener. This will include such aspects as seed garden planning, population sizes, distance/isolation, and general how-to's on growing quality seed from common garden vegetables each with their specific needs. This workshop also has the potential to be a beginning of an on-going network of seed producers/savers in the region. Together, we can expand and share understanding of seed saving on a production level, creating a greater local seed reservoir, with appropriate population sizes and genetic diversity. The timing is flexible, but the sooner the better as garden planning is likely already underway. Mid to late April would work well. Please contact Shawn Cox ( 613-531-8492 or coxhenderson@sympatico.ca ) if you're interested in this workshop and make arrangements. Please include in your message two or three dates that would work for you and we will try to accommodate all those that are interested in partaking. Coffee and refreshments will be had, and a good time by all. Part two of this workshop will be offered in the late summer/early fall and will include hands-on harvesting and processing of seed in the garden with a tour and discussion of storage techniques for both seeds and biennial plants.
-- Harris Ivens Program Coordinator Farmers Growing Farmers Everdale Farm www.everdale.org 647-367-1816