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Up Coming Events
2009 Event's Calender
Come and join in! Here are listed free events and workshops. As well, there are some courses that have a fee. It will include events like the Community Garden potluck picnics, Festivals, Community Garden Workshops and Courses like the permaculture course that has a fee.
If you have Events, Workshops or Courses that you wish to have posted, please contact mail@tcgn.ca at least two weeks in advance.
Events 2010
NANPS Speakers Series-
Tall grass prairie with blazing star & culver's root - Walpole Island
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TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: ONE OF CANADA'S MOST THREATENED NATIVE HABITATS - THE ALDERVILLE SAVANNA
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The Alerville Savanna is located on the Rice Lakes Plains, with the largest remnant of Tallgrass Prairie in Eastern Ontario.
Janine McLeod, our speaker, is the Natural Heritage Coordinator of the Alderville Black Oak Savanna and Tallgrass Prairie.
She will explore the use of prescribed burns and illustrates the spectacular results of this aggressive and effective process to restore nature back to its former glory and promise for a balanced and expanding ecological marvel.
Admission:
$8 for NANPS members $12.00 for the general public
Date:
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Time:
7:30 p.m.
Location:
Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E.
For more information visit: www.nanps.org
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Sunday February 21, 2010
12:30pm - 6pm
New Day and Extended Hours
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(Barn #2) Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St.
See the map
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This year we are featuring the
“North American Native Plant Society” (NANPS)
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Information updates: as the Seedy Sunday approaches, we will be updating this section.
Sábado de Semillas
Samedi de Graines
Admission:
Admission is by donation, $2 recommended or pay what you can.
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Scarborough Seedy Saturday
Saturday March 6 from 12-4 pm
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East Scarborough Storefront
4040 Lawrence Avenue East Map
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(416)208-9889
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SABADO DE SEMILLAS EN SCARBOROUGH
SAMEDI DE GRAINES À SCARBOROUGH
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Seedy Saturday and Sundays are the day when the new gardening season begins in earnest. You can have an opportunity to learn more about gardening, hone and share your gardening skills, and buy or exchange vegetable and flower seeds.
We are seeking to ensure that there is an ample supply of heritage and organic seeds available. There will be organic gardening supplies, soil amendments, tools and resources. Environmental organizations and community groups will have information tables on topics of interest to gardeners.
And, as well, there will be food and beverages to enhance the overall experience and atmosphere for you.
BEN NOBLEMAN COMMUNITY ORCHARD UPDATE
GROWING FOR GREEN – JANUARY 2010
www.communityorchard.ca
Constitutional Development Meetings
Meeting #1:
-Sunday, January 24th at 7:00 p.m.
Meeting #2
-Sunday, January 31 at 7:00 p.m.
Both Meeting are Hosted By Pine Villa Retirement Residence
1035 Eglinton West Map.
Nearest subway,Eglinton West Subway Station
Walk a few blocks east, Pine Villa is on the south side of the road
This coming Sunday evening is the first of two constitutional development meetings for the Ben Nobleman Community Orchard and at each meeting we’ll start with the screening of a short documentary film about community orchards.
Each week, after the film screening, Laura Reinsborough of Not Far From the Tree will introduce some of the issues and the reasons why a community orchard like ours needs a constitution and structure in order to thrive in years to come.
In the first meeting THIS SUNDAY January 24, we will start to work on issues including:
- our aims and objectives
- division of responsibilities
- health and safety issues
- communications structure
In the second meeting on Jan 31, the second film and remaining issues will be discussed and any voting will take place. Coffee, tea and snacks will be served at both events. All are welcome and attendance is free.
We are looking for a volunteer who can take the minutes for the meeting.
If you can do this please e-mail Susan at susan.poizner@sympatico.ca.
We hope you’ll come and join us for this important event to have a say in how our community orchard will develop in the future.
Our host for both evenings is Pine Villa Retirement Residence.
Please RSVP as soon as possible to Cliff cliffchangoor@gmail.com
(If you sent an RSVP in December, please resend as our register e-mail was down for a few days.)
Workshop on Crop Planning for Vegetable Growers
How much, when and what do you plant for those farm gate, market or subscription customers?
This full day workshop offered by FarmStart is based on the recent publication from Canadian Organic Growers (COG), Crop Planning for Diversified Vegetable Growers, by Frédéric Thériault and Daniel Brisebois.
Facilitated by author and Ferme Tourne-Sol farmer Frédéric Thériault, this workshop will take an in-depth look at developing and implementing a crop plan:
- from setting financial goals and calculating crop quantities,
- analyzing harvest and sales data for improving next year’s plan.
Activities and discussions will enable participants to better understand the process of crop planning and how it can help make their farm businesses more efficient and profitable. An absolutely essential workshop for every market gardener!
When: January 23, 2010 (full day, exact time TBD)
Where: Toronto, Downsview Public Library (2793 Keele St.)
Cost: $95 (includes Crop Planning for Diversified Vegetable Growers)
For more information and to register visit www.farmstart.ca/workshops
If you have questions contact Gayl at gayl@farmstart.ca
Phone:(519) 836-7046 x105
The Guelph Organic Conference –
Our Canadian Identity
The Guelph Organic Conference is offering:
- 4 seminars on Friday,
- 15 workshops plus the feature speaker on Saturday, and
- 8 more workshops on Sunday
...on a range of topics of interest to organic farmers, as well as all partners in the organic value chain (processors, suppliers, consumers, researchers, etc.).
These workshops are a key opportunity to hear from speakers who are focused on important issues in organics.
There are also over 160 companies and associations exhibiting booths in the Trade Show and Organic Expo; stop by the FarmStart booth in the lower level. This event has become one of the best places for organically minded people to gather and network from across Canada.
When: January 28 – 31, 2010
Where: Guelph, University of Guelph, University Centre
For more information and to register visit www.guelphorganicconf.ca
DIRT MAKES FOOD
FoodCycles is hosting a screening of DIRT! -the Movie- at Bloor Cinema
Where: Bloor Cinema 506 Bloor St W - map
When: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 (6:30-8:30 PM)
What: There will be a reception at 6:30 PM and the movie will start at 7 PM and end at 8:30 PM. You can buy sprouts, vegetable earrings or memberships during the reception.
Why: FoodCycles is fundraising for its education work.
Tickets: Tickets will be available online and at the door on a sliding scale of $10-20. Tickets on line.
GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY
Dirt! the movie tells the secret story of the stuff we stand on everyday. One teaspoon of dirt has billions of good critters that make life possible every day - through weather, from the trees and forests to every bit of food we eat. This funny yet serious movie shows you how the living dirt beneath us is doing and how we are all made of and connected to dirt.
FoodCycles foodcycles.org
You can contact FoodCycles with questions, comments or suggestions at foodcycles@gmail.com.
Green Workshop Series 2010 AT
Join us at FoodShare for a series of environmental workshops!
These workshops are a basic level introduction to each topic and related practices.
Workshops run from 6:30-8:00 pm
- Jan 18 – Native Plants
- Jan 25 – Renewable Energy
- Feb 1 – Water Conservation
- Feb 8 – Renewable Energy
- Feb 21 - (Seedy Sunday) – Organic Gardening 101
All workshops (except the Feb 21st ones) will take place at FoodShare, at 90 Croatia St.,near the corner Bloor and Dufferin.
Map to FoodShare (Entrance off Brock Ave. at the Northwest corner of the building.)
All the workshops are free, but please RSVP to urbanag@foodshare.net or to (416)363-6441 x222 by one week prior to each workshop.
FoodShare www.foodshare.net is a Toronto non-profit community organization whose vision is Good Healthy Food for All.
Founded 25 years ago to address hunger in our communities, FoodShare takes a unique multi-faceted and long-term approach to hunger and food issues. We work to empower individuals, families and communities through food-based initiatives, while advocating for the broader public policies needed to ensure that everyone has adequate access to sustainably produced, good healthy food.
Working "from field to table," we focus on the entire system that puts food on our tables: from the growing, processing and distribution of food to its purchasing, cooking and consumption. FoodShare's programs reach over 145,000 children and adults every single month across in the city of Toronto and countless others across Canada, bringing them fresh, nutritious, affordable food, and cultivating the knowledge and skills that build healthy communities.
Workshops made possible by the Province of Ontario
Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) Courses
Here is a list of upcoming courses being offered by the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO). These are very informative courses, all led by experienced and trained ecological farmers. Many of these are being run in the days preceding the Guelph Organic Conference at the OMAFRA main building in Guelph (1 Stone Road).
- Jan 16 – Finding the Balance: Soil Testing and Amendments for Organic Farmers, St. Thomas - $50/$70
- Jan 28 and 29 – Transition to Certified Organic Farming, Guelph - $160/$200
- Jan 28 and 29 – Introduction to Ecological Agriculture, Guelph - $100/$14
- Jan 28 – Market Garden Crop Rotation, Guelph - $50/$70
- Jan 28 – Pastured Poultry, Guelph - $50/$70
- Jan 29 – Finding the Balance: Reading Soil Tests for Organic Farmer, Guelph - $50/$70
- Jan 29 – Composting, Guelph - $50/$70
- Feb 6 – Direct Marketing, Ottawa area
For more information and to register visit www.efao.ca
Exploring Your New Farm Dream Courses
- Thinking about starting your own farm business?
- Want to learn more about the opportunities and realities of farming?
This is the course for you!
Exploring Your New Farm Dream:
- Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You?
This is a course designed to help aspiring farmers learn what it takes to start and manage a commercial agricultural business, and decide whether this is the right path. FarmStart is offering the course in both Kitchener and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Both courses include 4 evening sessions and 1 day of farm tours.
Kitchener - The Working Centre (58 Queen St. South)
Evening sessions: Wednesdays (6:30pm – 9:30pm), Feb 10, Feb 17, Mar 3, Mar 10
Farm tour: Saturday, Feb 20 (full day)
For more information and to apply visit www.farmstart.ca/exploring-the-new-farm-dream
If you have questions contact Gayl at gayl@farmstart.ca
Phone: (519) 836-7046 x105
Exploring Your New Farm Dream Courses
- Thinking about starting your own farm business?
- Want to learn more about the opportunities and realities of farming?
This is the course for you!
Exploring Your New Farm Dream:
- Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You?
This is a course designed to help aspiring farmers learn what it takes to start and manage a commercial agricultural business, and decide whether this is the right path. FarmStart is offering the course in both Kitchener and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Both courses include 4 evening sessions and 1 day of farm tours.
Greater Toronto Area GTA - exact location TBD
Evening sessions: Thursdays (6:30pm – 9:30pm), Apr 15, Apr 22, May 6, May 13
Farm tour Saturday, May 1 (full day)
For more information and to apply visit www.farmstart.ca/exploring-the-new-farm-dream
If you have questions contact Gayl at gayl@farmstart.ca
Phone: (519) 836-7046 x105
Eco Farm Day
Eco Farm Day is eastern Ontario's premiere farm conference.
Organic, transitional and conventional farmers of field crops, market gardens, and livestock rely on Eco Farm Day for the best training, information, and commerce opportunities. Over 350 people come back every year for the social event, the networking, the positive atmosphere, and the great food!
Eco Farm Day is hosted by Canadian Organic Growers (COG), Ottawa Chapter.
COG is our national voice for organics in Canada. COG Ottawa, with over 500 members, hosts major activities to the benefit of organic consumers and farmers.
When: February 26 – 27, 2010
Where: Cornwall, The Ramada Inn (805 Brookdale Ave.)
For more information and to register visit www.cog.ca
Bring Food Home Conference and New Farmer Training Day
Instead of hosting a 2nd annual New Farmers Conference in 2010, the FarmON Alliance has partnered with FoodNet Ontario, Sustain Ontario, and others to offer a full day of training on March 4th in conjunction with the Bring Food Home conference.
Come hear from keynote speaker Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm as well as many other experienced farmers. Canadian Organic Growers (COG PWW), Ecological Farmers of Ontario (EFAO) and Ignatius Centre, are also planning a CSA mini-school (see Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Mini School).
Staying for the entire three days? FarmON is also hosting a stream of workshops during the conference on March 5th and 6th addressing “Emerging Issues in Farming”.
When: March 4, 2010
Where: Kitchener, Delta Hotel (105 King Street East)
Cost: $95 (late registration fee may be higher)
For more information and to register visit www.bringfoodhome.com
- This training opportunity is eligible for cost-share funding through the Growing Forward Business Development for Farm Businesses program in Ontario.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Mini-School
In conjunction with the Bring Food Home Conference (see Bring Food Home Conference ) COG PWW, EFAO and Ignatius will be offering a CSA mini-school – a one day workshop for farmers considering the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model. Three CSA farmers of different sizes and types will share their experiences on all aspects of organizing a CSA including member recruitment and retention, crop planning, and financial planning and management.
When: March 4, 2010
Where: Kitchener, Delta Hotel (105 King Street East)
Cost: $95 (late registration fee may be higher)
For more information and to register visit www.bringfoodhome.com
- This training opportunity is eligible for cost-share funding through the Growing Forward Business Development for Farm Businesses program in Ontario.
Holistic Management Courses
- February 26 & 27 - Introduction to Holistic Management: Holistic Goal and Testing Questions
- March 12 & 13 - Financial Management: Take Control and Planning a Profit
- March 26 & 27 - Planned Grazing: Improving Sustainability
Each course will be held at Ignatius College in Guelph. These values based farm management strategies are consistent with organic principles. Take the first Fri-Sat course or two or three.
For details contact Fran or Tony McQuail at 519-258-2493
or E-mail: mcqufarmathurontel.on.ca.
Each weekend is limited to 10 farms.
- This training opportunity is eligible for cost-share funding through the Growing Forward Business Development for Farm Businesses program in Ontario.
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