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Eco Farm Day Conference

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Eco Farm Day Conference

Time: February 22, 2014 all day
Location: Ramada Inn Cornwall
Street: 805 Brookdale Ave
City/Town: Cornwall, ON
Website or Map: http://cornwallramada.com
Phone: 613-933-8000
Event Type: agricultural, conference
Organized By: Canadian Organic Growers: Ottawa - St Lawrence - Outaouais Chapter
Latest Activity: Feb 17, 2014

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COG OSO is happy to announce partnerships with College d'Alfred and Organic Meadow among other organizations in organizing this year's Eco Farm Day conference.

Sessions with presentations by experts and farmers in the fields of livestock, field crops, forages and market farming. Also presentations about the market outlook for organic products and the what organic food means for health.

For more details see:

http://www.ecofarmday.ca

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Register online or print out the attached poster and register by mail.

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Comment by Colin Lundy on February 17, 2014 at 9:21am

Organic Livestock is about much more than not using antibiotics and hormones. Organic Livestock is a lifestyle - for the animals that is! Therefore, their welfare is of utmost importance. Herd health and practicalities of animal welfare in organic livestock managementwill be presented at Eco Farm Day. See www.ecofarmday.ca.

Comment by Colin Lundy on February 6, 2014 at 4:21am

Forage in my rotation as a CASH CROP?! Do you think land in forage is land that is unprofitable? Think again! Guy Forand will present at Eco Farm Day about all the steps to raise 10 tonnes/hectare of high quality, high value forage. Including forage in your rotation benefits the soil, reduces pest and disease pressure, and generates farm profits. For  more info visit http://www.ecofarmday.ca.

Comment by Colin Lundy on January 31, 2014 at 3:11am

One of the key speakers is Jean Martin Fortier, author of "Le jardinier-Maraicher", now translated into English as "The Market Gardener". He and his wife operate Les Jardins de la Grelinette and reported are grossing six figure revenues on only 1 1/2 acres using bio-intensive methods. There is an enormous amount of interest in Jean Martin's methods and successes so COG OSO is delighted to be able to provide an opportunity for farmers to learn from his experiences. 

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