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Nov. 5 & 6: Organic Connections – SaskOrganics

Posted by Dana Penrice on October 30, 2020

Thursday, November 5, 2020- Online Program 8:15-8:30am Welcome & Opening Remarks – Organic Connections Chair Marla Carlson 8:30-9:15am Bob Quinn- Taking Farming Back to the Future for Health, Prosperity and Fun BREAK 9:30-10:15am Don M. Huber, PhD, Professor Emeritus – Managing Nutrition to Control Plant Diseases and Pests BREAK 10:30-11:15am Chris Trump – Overview of the Complexity of the Interconnection Between Soil Microbial Life and Nutrient Uptake and Yield BREAK 11:30-12:15pm Dr. Andrew Hammermeister- Translating Organic Science into Practice 12:15pm Closing Remarks – Organic Connections Chair Marla Carlson Friday, November 6, 2020- Online Program 8:15-8:30am Welcome & Opening Remarks – … Continue reading Nov. 5 & 6: Organic Connections – SaskOrganics →

CO-FARMING OPPORTUNITY: Kispiox Valley, BC – WoodGrain Farm

Posted by Moss Dance on October 05, 2018

We have a co-farming opportunity on our certified organic farm for a couple with a keen interest in homesteading, small-scale farming and wilderness living. WoodGrain Farm is a 320 acre century-old farmstead in the Kispiox Valley (in the mountains of northwest BC), 25km north of Hazelton. Our comfy, self-contained A-frame guest house on a knoll overlooking the farm is available now, with the potential of a farm work trade towards some rent (dependent on skill-set, farm work through the winter is limited). Near the end of a gravel road, the farm is incredibly quiet through the winter, with endless cross-country ski trails … Continue reading CO-FARMING OPPORTUNITY: Kispiox Valley, BC – WoodGrain Farm →

10 Things I Learned Our First Year Farming

Posted by Dana Penrice on June 14, 2016

by Keely Wohlgemuth of The Z Spread Farm, Organic Grain farmer at Wanham, Alberta Follow her blog at https://barefootonthefurrows.com/ or on Facebook facebook.com/thezspreadltd What a difference a year makes! We just finished spring seeding here and with the recent moisture we’ve found some time for rest and have been reflecting on how different this farm season has been going so far. This time last year, we were only just settling into our new life on the farm, and full of anxiety and uncertainties. While we still have much yet to learn, I really feel like Nolan and I are beginning … Continue reading 10 Things I Learned Our First Year Farming →