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SUMMER GARDEN & FARM TOURS
Please stay tuned for all the details on COG Ottawa's Summer Garden and Farm Tours! They'll be posted right here so please do come back and visit
NEWS & COMING EVENTS - HEADLINES
- Organic Farmer and COG Member on the Forefront of Repopularizing Red Fife Wheat
- CATCH THE BUZZ: Organic strawberries better pollinated
- Organic Gardening Workshops - Spring 2012 (PDF)
- What I Learned from COG Ottawa's Organic Gardening Workshops (PDF) by Rebecca Last [view the article]
- Ottawa’s First-Ever Food Action Plan to Address Health, Poverty and the Environment
- State of the Indusrty Reports - Organic Food and Beverages
- Growing Up Organic In Ottawa - A Project of The Canadian Organic Growers
- Chair's Report 2011 (pdf)
- Doctors Shiv Chopra and Margaret Haydon on CBC
- CBC's Have Your Meat and Eat It Too! Part 1 - 3
- Support for Michael Schmidt's - Responsible Food Freedom Campaign - grows in Ottawa
- Prince of Wales Speech 'Reducing Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture'
- Bridgehead's Growing Up Organic Special Blend Available Now
- A Child's Eye-Opening Organic Project
- 'Toxic' food supply: expert (eco farm day media coverage)
News and Event Archive
NEWS & COMING EVENTS - DETAILS
CATCH THE BUZZ
Organic strawberries better pollinated
Organic cultivation methods not only benefit biodiversity; they also appear to have a positive effect on the ecosystem service pollination. In a study of strawberry plants in Skåne, the proportion of fully pollinated flowers was significantly higher on organic farms. This is shown in new research from Lund University in Sweden.
The study is based on studies of strawberry plants on twelve farms in the county of Skåne, Sweden. On the farms with 'KRAV' organic certification, where neither pesticides nor non-organic fertiliser are used, 45 per cent of the strawberry flowers were fully pollinated. On the conventional farms, the corresponding figure was 17 per cent.
"The results show that the pollination service is benefited by organic cultivation methods, which is an important factor in the development of sustainable agriculture", says Georg Andersson, a doctoral student in environmental science at Lund University.
The research also shows that the positive effects of organic cultivation are evident within 2-4 years of the farm receiving KRAV certification.
The research results have been published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE. [read more]
Please help our organization
Dear Friend of COG,
Today, we urgently ask for your generous financial support.
The Canadian Organic Growers is in a very challenging financial situation. In the last two years, the grant and project funds that were available to COG (and other environmental groups) have dwindled to next to nothing.
As President of COG, I can assure you that our board and staff are working very hard to re-organize and reduce expenses, as well as to find new sources of revenue, but we need immediate assistance.
COG must raise $65,000 to see us through this funding crunch.
As a friend, we are asking you to donate as much as you can. In return, you will receive a tax receipt, as well as the assurance that your donation will be focused on saving our organization and publications. This is not a general appeal, but a matter of urgency and true need.
Since 1975, COG has been the voice of organics in Canada. Our work includes the COG magazine, books, lending library, consumer and grower conferences and workshops, Growing Up Organic projects, Organic Week, and our work against GMOs.
Without a doubt, COG’s information and services are essential to tens of thousands of people. In fact, 90,000 unique visitors used our COG website last year to find information on organic growing and food–we need COG! There is no other organization that can do what COG does.
Our news may come as a surprise to you, and perhaps we waited too long to share it, but we have been trying to find other solutions to our financial difficulties before sounding the alarm bells. Our board has put in hundreds of volunteer hours to work on these issues–and progress has been made.
Just in the last four weeks, COG has received two new grants and we’ve applied for others (albeit small ones), we’re also very excited about our special partnership with the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada for this summer’s COG magazine. COG also has lots of great new initiatives planned (like work on our lending library, so more growers can benefit from our resources) to further build the organic movement at the national and local levels, but we can’t do any of it without you.
We truly believe that if enough people donate to COG in the next two months, that our organization can move forward and into a much stronger position. If you can donate $10, $100 or even $1000, we promise you that every dollar will make a real difference in COG’s future.
Sometimes it takes a crisis to move forward, challenge the status quo, and really understand what is important–what is clear to our board, staff and volunteers is how much COG is needed today. We need to stand up for organics more than ever, and a strong grassroots voice is critical to do so.
Please don’t delay in sending in your tax-deductible donation. If you love organics, believe in a green future, and want to ensure that COG remains a strong voice–please donate today!
Every dollar counts–Every donation is appreciated.
Thank you so much,
Daniel Brisebois,
Canadian Organic Growers President and Organic Farmer
PS–Please try to send your donation in by May 30th to help COG through the summer, when donations and subscription sales are at their lowest levels.
PPS–If you are on Facebook, please connect with our Spring Into Action campaign and share with your friends and family. We know there are thousands of Canadians who would support COG, but just need to be asked.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CanadianOrganic
State of the Industry
The State of the Industry reports are concise, yet detailed studies filled with priceless data, forecasts, and objective analysis. The amount of valuable data and analysis in this report far outweighs its cost and is well worth the investment. Depending on the topic, "State of the Industry" reports include historical, current, and future sales data; drivers of market growth; consumer data; a summary of the leading companies; distribution channels, foreign trade, and other relevant data and analysis. This information is a vital part of any successful business plan.
Report Benefits:
- Valuable Data
- Insightful Analysis
- Forecasts to Help Plan
- Save Time and Money
- Reasonably Priced
For more information please visit the Research and Markets website.
processing kitchen.
The workshop provides participants with a thorough understanding of the transition process, the ins and outs of organic certification, and the aspects of the Canadian Organic Standards that are directly relevant to small scale produce farming.
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Ottawa's First-Ever Food Action Plan to Address Health, Poverty and the Environment
A food plan for Ottawa is needed to better promote health and environmental sustainability and to address poverty and inequality, according to a draft Food Action Plan released today by Food for All, a project led by Just Food and researchers at the University of Ottawa.
"Ottawa's first-ever Food Action Plan outlines actions that we can take to work towards healthy food for all in Ottawa," says Erin Krekoski, Food for All Coordinator. "The plan includes draft recommendations for community gardening, breastfeeding, edible landscaping in city parks, healthy foods in schools and corner stores, and action against hunger and poverty."
In 2006, 14% of Ottawa residents lived below the low-income cut-off rate, but in many neighbourhoods, this figure is over 20%. Food bank usage increased 7.8% between 2008 and 2009 and, in some neighbourhoods today, residents have very poor access to healthy foods. Food issues affect everybody: obesity, poor nutrition, the loss of food-related skills like gardening and cooking and the loss of agricultural lands to development all point to the need to take action on food.
The Food Action Plan points to 14 key areas where businesses, community organizations, the NCC, school boards, individuals and the City of Ottawa can take action to address food-related concerns, and identifies other areas for further research and consultation. A Food Action Plan for Ottawa focuses on:
- A Breastfeeding-Friendly Ottawa
- Healthy School Food Environments
- Access to Food: Planning and Zoning
- OC Transpo and Food Access
- Income and the Cost of Eating
- Community Programming for Food Security, Food Education and Awareness
- Healthy Corner Stores
- Community Gardening on Private and Public Lands
- Community Gardening and Urban Agriculture on NCC Lands
- Prevention, Identification and Remediation of Soil Contamination
- Edible Landscapes
- Hens in Urban Areas
- Bees in Urban Areas
- A Food Policy Council for Ottawa
The Food Action Plan, based on more than two years of research and discussion, and developed and written by over 300 community members, is in its draft stage. An online consultation and community-based Kitchen Table Talks that allow for group discussion on these topics are taking place until April 22nd. These are an opportunity to comment and help shape the final report, and to play a role in the implementation of the Action Plan.
"This Food Action Plan affects so many sectors in Ottawa that everyone should be interested. It affects anyone who eats," says Dr. Elizabeth Kristjansson, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Ottawa and Principal Investigator for Food for All. "The draft Food Action Plan is evidence-based, and the final plan will reflect the ideas and concerns of Ottawa residents. We encourage everyone to join the Kitchen Table Talks."
A Food Action Plan for Ottawa: A Community Vision is available on the Just Food web site at www.justfood.ca/foodforall. Comments on the draft plan can be made on-line at www.justfood.ca/survey/ and a listing of community Kitchen Table talks can be found at www.justfood.ca/foodforall/food-action-plan/.
Food for All is led by Just Food and researchers from the University of Ottawa, with funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The Food for All Steering Committee includes academics from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, Just Food, Centretown Community Health Centre, Ottawa Public Health, the Ottawa Food Bank, Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, and the City of Ottawa.
For more information contact:
Erin Krekoski
Food for All Coordinator
613-699-6850 x 14
erin@justfood.ca
www.justfood.ca
BRIDGEHEAD'S GROWING UP ORGANIC SPECIAL BLEND AVAILABLE NOW
For the third year in a row, Bridgehead is running their delicious Spring mix Growing Up Organic blend. For every pound of Growing Up Organic coffee sold, $2.00 will be donated towards the Growing Up Organic project. The money will go towards the construction of 5 new schoolyard gardens - making a total of 20 schoolyard gardens that Bridgehead has supported over the past three years! Bridgehead's support has not only allowed the number of gardens to expand but also increased community connections by involving staff in garden construction days and helping with workshops. The Growing Up Organic blend will be available in stores until October, so get out and enjoy a nice cup of coffee (all while supporting kids growing and eating locally grown organic carrots and spinach)!
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COG OTTAWA'S ECO FARM DAY MEDIA COVERAGE ( 'Toxic' food supply: expert)
CORNWALL -- The time for change is now.
That was the message of Dr. Shiv Chopra, author and food-safety activist, who urged participants at Saturday's Eco Farm Day conference to demand changes be made to how food is produced in Canada.
Chopra was one of the keynote speakers for the two-day event, which was held at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Centre in Cornwall, and hosted by the Ottawa Chapter of Canadian Organic Growers.
See Complete Article here.
Eco Farm Day interview with Dr. Chopra Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 produced by http://cornwallfreenews.com/
NEWS AND EVENT ARCHIVE
- COG Farmer Training Webinar Series 2011
- Eco Farm Day 2011 - For the Sake of Food Safety and Security
- Annual General Meeting Reports for 2010
- Fall Reflections 2010 - COG Ottawa AGM & Elections
- The Digital Fall 2010 Edition of Down To Earth is now available.
- Farmageddon Trailer 1410 from Kristin Canty on Vimeo
- Birke Baehr - "What's Wrong With Our Food System"
- Organic Week Celebration - Growing Up Organic Farm To School Salad Bar, All Week
- Organic Week Celebration - Organic Beer and Cheese Sampling In Ottawa, October 12, 7:00 - 10:00pm
- Organic Week Celebration Q&A Session for Gardeners in Ottawa - October 13 at 7pm
- Organic Week Celebration in Vankleek Hill, October 13 7 - 9 pm
- Organic Week Celebration in Ottawa, October 14, noon - 6 pm
- Organic Week Celebration in Napanee - Thursday, October 14, 7 - 9 pm.
- Organic Week Celebration Wind-Up! Ottawa Chapter & Aubin Farm Potluck & Speaker, Oct 17, 3 - 6 pm.
- Feast of Fields 2010 : Sunday, September 12, 2010 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- "The Future Of Food" Directed by Deborah Koons Garcia
- The Urgent Need for 100% Organic Food Production
- New Farming Opportunity listed
- COG Ottawa's Organic Garden Tour Sunday July 25 2010
- Feast of Fields in the Ottawa Citizen.
- Interview with Mark McAfee, founder of Organic Pastures, passionate advocate of Organic Raw Milk.
- Upper Ottawa Valley Organic Farm Tour Weekend July 10, 11 2010
- Margaret Webb on Organic Farming as a solution to Canada's Food Safety Problem's
- Shiv Chopra on the immediate need for Organic Production
- Sally Fallon's Wise Traditions UK 2010 presentation
- The Canadian Cowshare College Workshop May 1 2010
- Summer Camp 2010 offered by Growing Up Organic and GNAG
- COG Ottawa Booth volunteers needed !
- The Reel Food Film Festival March 18 & 25 2010
- Exploring the Co-operative Option: Strategies for Tapping into Local Markets (FREE for Farmers)
- Ontario farmer found not guilty of charges related to selling raw milk
- New Workshops For Farmers, Feb 20 & Mar 13 2010
- COG-Ottawa Organic Gardening Workshop Series 2010
- COG Ottawa E-News
- Eco Farm Day, Keeping it Local and Sustainable, Feb 26-27 2010
- Kitchen Table Classes (free of charge)
- Open Meeting for Local Farmers with Local Buyers (FREE)
- Growing up Organic Blog
- News Article Featuring Colin Lundy
- Organic food article from Ottawa Greenlife
- Alpenblick Farm featured in the February 2010 Issue of 'The Humm'
- Volunteer Recognition at AGM 2010
- Chair’s Report COG Ottawa Power Point Presentation 2010 (24Mb)
- Chair’s Report COG Ottawa 2010
COG FARMER TRAINING WEBINAR SERIES 2011
For more information, and to register:
Get all the details at www.cog.ca/shop or call 888-375-7383
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ECO FARM DAY 2011 - FOR THE SAKE OF FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY
Eastern Ontario's Premier Farm Conference.
The theme of Eco Farm Day 2011 is 'For the Sake of Food Safety and Security'. The safety and security of food supply is in deep trouble throughout the world. Chronic and acute food-borne diseases emanate from the industrial production of food, involving longer than normal storage and delivery to consumers as highly processed and boxed eatables. The wide use of pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, slaughterhouse wastes, and GMOs poses a phenomenal risk. The most obvious answer to this dilemma is to grow and consume organically produced food, but the market faces such demand to which it is unable to cater. The outsourcing of organic cultivation to far flung places and even certain deserts across the globe is neither tenable nor acceptable. The only alternative is to produce and consume local organic foods. Strategies will be discussed on how to resolve these issues in the best interests of the public.
This message will be delivered through keynote speakers Dr. Shiv Chopra and author Margaret Webb, 12 workshops, a trade show with over 30 exhibitors, and a fully organic lunch.
Date: February 25, 26th, 2011, Ramada Inn, Cornwall, Ontario
Get all the details here
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING REPORTS FOR 2010
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FALL REFLECTIONS 2010 - COG OTTAWA AGM & ELECTIONS
COG Ottawa is pleased to Welcome Everyone et Bienvenue à Tous ! to Canadian Organic Growers - Ottawa Chapter's Annual General Meeting.
- When?
- Sunday December 5, 2010 @ 2:00pm
- Where?
- Sandy Hill Community Centre, 250 Somerset East, Ottawa.
For more information, call 613 244 4000 Extension 4, or email 'ottawachapter@cog.ca'
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GROWING UP ORGANIC FARM TO SCHOOL SALAD BAR IN OTTAWA, All Week
Through the Growing Up Organic program, Heritage Academy will get a first hand experience of the importance to support local organic farmers. During Organic Week, Growing Up Organic will run a pilot salad bar where a group of 27 students from Heritage Academy will visit a local organic farm where they will pick, purchase and prepare vegetables that will be used to feed their entire student body the following day. For more information contact Torry Reid at torry@cog.ca or 613-627-6343.
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ORGANIC BEER AND CHEESE SAMPLING IN OTTAWA: Tuesday, October 12, 7:00 - 10:00pm
Join the University of Ottawa for the film screening of "The World According to Monsanto", followed by a discussion on organic beer production led by experts. Samples will be provided. For more details click here. Location: Cafe Alternatif, Basement Simard Building 60 Universite Priv., University of Ottawa.
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ORGANIC WEEK Q&A SESSION FOR GARDENERS IN OTTAWA, OCTOBER 13, 7PM
Come on out and share your organic gardening successes and your challenges!
COG Ottawa offers gardeners a Q & A Session all about your experiences and questions on your organic gardening this past summer! George Bushell and Fleurette Huneault will be on hand to answer questions and chat with you about your queries and your successes!
This will take place on Wednesday, October 13 starting at 7:00 p.m. at Louis Riel Secondary School in Blackburn Hamlet. 1655 Bearbrook Road. A sign will be on the door to indicate the room. For more information check www.cog.ca/ottawa/. Please call Dorothy Stephens at 819-455-2260 to register.
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ORGANIC WEEK CELEBRATION IN VANKLEEK HILL OCTOBER 13, 7 to 9 PM
Invitation to all! Meet old and new friends in Vankleek Hill and come out and celebrate Organic Week with Canadian Organic Growers at Beau's All Natural Brewing Company (10 Terry Fox Drive, Vankleek Hill). The event will be held at the Brewery on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 between 7 and 9pm.
Tom Manley of Homestead Organics, and president of the Community Advisory Committee at the University of Guelph’s Alfred campus, will be joining us to speak about organic grain production methods.
Please bring your own organic snacks. Beau's beer will be available for sale.
For more information, please contact Kimberly Fetter, Growing Up Organic, Prescott-Russell 613-678-3169 or villagegreen@cog.ca.
This event is sponsored by Canadian Organic Growers, Ottawa Chapter 613-244-4000 or ottawachapter@cog.ca. In Vankleek Hill, Growing Up Organic Project 613-678-3169 or villagegreen@cog.ca
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Rainbow Natural Foods and COG Ottawa are joining forces to celebrate Organic Week Across Canada on Thursday, October 14th from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m..
Come on in and see the COG Booth on display plus much more in store!
Rainbow Natural Foods, Inc
1487 Richmond Rd
Ottawa, ON K2B 6R9
613-726-9200 Phone
http://www.rainbowfoods.net
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ORGANIC WEEK CELEBRATION IN NAPANEE, OCTOBER 14, 7 to 9 PM
Canadian Organic Growers – Ottawa Chapter presents: A Celebration Of Local Organic Food
Panel discussion and video on:
Come meet your neighbours, plan your food futureRSVP: Valerie (613) 377-6223 valerieowen@sympatico.ca
Directions: The Memorial Building is in downtown Napanee, 41 Dundas St. one block West of Centre St. Park on Robert St. (To see a Googlemap link click here)
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ORGANIC WEEK CELEBRATION WIND-UP!
Canadian Organic Growers – Ottawa Chapter and Aubin Farm presents a Potluck Tandoori Chicken Barbeque Sunday October 17 3-6pm. Farm tour, speaker and food!
*You bring a dish based on local organic produce (salad, side dish, desert)
*Aubin Farm will generously provide the chicken
RSVP to: Tim and Roshan Aubin 613 658 5721 aubinfarm@aol.com
Directions: In Spencerville, turn west at the clock tower (on Cty Rd 21). Proceed for nearly 2km and you will see the Grenville Mutual Insurance sign on your left which is just before Aubin Farm #3015 County Road 21 (watch for balloons).
Back to the News ArchiveFEAST OF FIELDS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010 12:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M.
Please join us to sample the best of this year’s spectacular local organic harvest as prepared by the region’s top chefs!
This coming Sunday, September 12, 2010, Canadian Organic Growers – Ottawa Chapter presents its sixth consecutive year of Feast of Fields. Your taste buds will be thrilled with the variety of choices! Food is supplied by premium local organic farms, and chefs from Ottawa-Gatineau region’s top restaurants transform the produce into exquisite, individual organic dishes. Our farmer-chef teams will be participating in this year’s event, so please get your tickets now!
Neil Mather, of Graffiti’s Italian Eatery at the Holiday Inn Kanata, was named as the 2009 Ottawa Restaurant Association’s Chef of the Year and will be participating on one of the teams.
This year’s event will be held at a new downtown location, LeBreton Flats. Attendees are encouraged to take public transit, as the LeBreton OC Transpo transit station is within convenient proximity of the event. All main east-west bus routes (e.g., 95, 96, 97) stop at LeBreton Flats.
Attendees of the Feast vote for best team and best booth, bid on great items generously donated for our silent auction, and can have their children take part in entertaining and educational activities.
Your ticket allows you access to the event where you get to sample the finest of the 2010 local organic harvest prepared by top chefs in the region. By purchasing tickets in advance, attendees can save up to $15 off the regular admission price. For more information on Feast of Fields click here. For Ticket information click here
Media Contact: Michele Green
Event Manager, Feast of Fields
Canadian Organic Growers - Ottawa
Phone: 613-244-4000 ext 5
Email: feastoffieldsottawa@cog.ca
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THE NEED FOR 100% ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION BY DR. SHIV CHOPRA ON WWW.MERCOLA.COM
The urgent need for 100% Organic Production continues to intensify as Dr. Shiv Chopra, former Health Canada Scientist, author of "Corrupt to the Core," speaks with Dr. Mercola, of www.mercola.com about political corruption and the science behind the health crisis of our existing food system. The discussion also includes how our basic democratic rights and freedoms to question food production methods or even grow food in our own backyards is coming under attack as well.
See it here. Part 1 of 9 (10 min each).
Also, see a mention of COG Ottawa in part 8 of this series here which should jump to the 5:52 point into this clip
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COG OTTAWA'S ORGANIC GARDEN TOUR SUNDAY JULY 25TH
This year we will visit a beautiful shady show garden in Carlsbad Springs. Mary Ann is a plant collector with a vast variety of plants. She has a pond, a herb garden and a scree bed. Come along and enjoy this lovely garden!
The second visit will be to two allotment gardens on Orient Park in Blackburn Hamlet. George Bushell and David Townson garden side by side and will both be on hand to share their love of organic gardening!
Please put Sunday, July 25th on your calendar to reserve time for this splendid tour ( click here for GoogleMap directions ):
1:00 starting at Mary Ann Van Berlo’s place: 4551 Hall Road, Carlsbad Springs, K0A 1K0
2:30 will be the start time at the Blackburn Allotment Gardens where George Bushell and David Townson garden side by side and will be pleased to show their gardens!
3:30 will see us all getting together for lemonade, cookies and a spot o’ tea at David and Margaret Townson’s home at 1465 Kamouraska, Orleans.
Please register with Dorothy Stephens at (8 1 9) 455-2260 so we have enough cookies and lemonade for everyone!
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UPPER OTTAWA VALLEY ORGANIC FARM TOUR WEEKEND JULY 10, 11 2010
After a hugely popular organic farm tour weekend in the Upper Ottawa Valley last year, Michael Ilgert is back organizing COG Ottawa Farm Tours 2010.
Please hurry and register for this fun-filled and information-packed weekend! Contact Mike as soon as possible at mike_ilgert@live.com or call (6 1 3) 625 2380 or call Margaret at 6 1 3 834 5091 & check www.cog.ca/ottawa
To book overnight accommodation, please contact Joanne at (6 1 3) 756-9515 or go to www.redcanoecafe.ca
The tour as viewed with GoogleMap Tour Directions.
Saturday, July 10 starts at 3 p.m.
A farm tour at Donegal Heritage Farm, Joanne Zomers and Tom McCullough 971 Boldt Rd, Eganville, ON K0J 1T0 This farm features organic chickens, eggs, pigs and sheep with meat & eggs for sale. www.donegalheritagefarm.blogspot.com
Local Organic Buffet Meal then starts at 5 p.m.:
hosted by Joanne and Tom at the Donegal Heritage Farm (same location) featuring entertainment by Julie Larocque and Ottawa Valley Legend singer, musician and storyteller Barnie McCaffrey. Cost: Adults $25, Children 12 and under are free.
Sunday, July 11 starts at 10 a.m:
Farm Tour will take place at: Connaught Nursery, Grant and Dorothy Dobson, 1671 Micksburg Rd, R.R. #3, Pembroke, K0J 1K0 (6 1 3) 646-2386 This is eastern Ontario's only commercial peach farm. Peaches will be ready at time of tour! Also features strawberries, raspberries, tomatoes, cucumbers and native plants. This farm is non-certified organic. Visit www.connaughtnursery.com
The Farm Tour will continue at 12:30 p.m. with Lunch at the farm of Ward and Jodi Wright, 2740 Micksburg Rd, K8A 6W4 (6 1 3) 735-6363 featuring food grown on both farms we are visiting. Cost for lunch: $5 - $7
The Farm Tour will continue at 1:30 p.m. at the same location. This farm features organic grass fed Red Angus beef for sale. The farm also has laying hens, guinea fowl, sheep and pigs, etc. A great place for kids! Ward also has a chicken processing business in the summer and does taxidermy in the winter!
Visit www.ottawavalleyfood.org and click on Wright Beef Farm
There will be no charge for just the farm tours but a small donation to COG-Ottawa would be much appreciated and put to very good use!
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MARGARET WEBB ON ORGANIC FARMING AS A SOLUTION TO CANADA'S FOOD SAFETY PROBLEMS ON BNN
BNN speaks with Margaret Webb, author of "Apples to Oysters: A Food Lover's Tour of Canadian Farms" about the controversy of agricultural biotechnology where she explains why she thinks organic farming is the answer to solving Canada's food safety problems.
Click here (9 min) to see it now.
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SHIV CHOPRA EXPOSES COMMON GMO MYTHS ON BNN -
The case for Organic Production: BNN speaks with Dr. Shiv Chopra, former Health Canada Scientist, author of "Corrupt to the Core," and Sylvain Charlebois, associate professor of marketing, from the University of Regina, where Dr. Chopra exposes the myths of GMO benefits, concluding that GMOs are dangerous and unnecessary, as he advances the argument that there is no shortage of food in the world, as world food demand now, and into the future, can be met though Organic Means.
See it here. Part 1 (9 min) Part 2 (6 min)
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SALLY FALLON'S WISE TRADITIONS UK 2010 PRESENTION
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