Eco Farm Day 2015

Event Details

Time: February 28, 2015 all day
Location: Ramada Inn
Street: 805 Brookdale Avenue
City/Town: Cornwall, Ontario K6J 4P3
Website or Map: http://www.cornwallramada.com
Phone: 1-888-900-5762
Event Type: conference
Organized By: Canadian Organic Growers Ottawa-St Lawrence-Outaouais Chapter
Latest Activity: Jan 12, 2015

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Presented by the Canadian Organic Growers Ottawa-St Lawrence-Outaouais Chapter (COG-OSO) in partnership with Organic Meadow and the Bauta Initiative on Seed Security

Keynote address: Healthy Land, Healthy People, Healthy Profits: Using Holistic Management for Sustainable Agriculture, delivered by Tony McQuail, educator with the Holistic Management Institute and farmer since 1973 at Meeting Place Organic Farm in southern Ontario

Featuring a dynamic range of workshops on topics related to Livestock Production, Field Crops, Market Growers, and much more:

scaling up the market farm - increasing profits and sustainability
organic certification - proposed alternative models for small-scale farmers
crop rotations, cover crops and weed management in organic field crops
organic pasture management optimizing animal health AND farm profits
root cellars - extending the fruit/vegetable market season
organic pastured pork - adding breeding stock to your organic farm
open pollinated corn - growing and adapting varieties for organic farms
growing and marketing organic medicinal herbs in the Outaouais region
value added products from goat and sheep milk
organic beehive management techniques
and more

Registration is $60 (before Feb 14) or $75 at the door, with a $10 discount for COG and Organic Meadows members. A sliding scale down to $25 is available for limited-income individuals.

Registration includes a trade show with over 50 booths and a buffet lunch featuring local organic farm products. There is simultaneous translation into French of the keynote presentation and three workshops.

More information and updates at:

internet: ecofarmday.ca

facebook: facebook.com/cogosochapter

phone: 613-244-4000 ext.4

email: ecofarmday@cog.ca

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