Manorun Organic Farm is a family run farm on the outskirts of Hamilton in Copetown — just a five minute drive from Ancaster and Dundas. Chris Krucker and Denise Trigatti, alongside their four children, have been farming organically for 25 years. They offer organic vegetables through a CSA and, more recently, their on-farm store.

Manorun Farm is a family-run hub of organic agriculture and local food community. Their CSA continues to be a staple of their farm business, but they also raise and sell pastured meats, host on-farm events and have built a bustling farm store. It is a combination of all of these business streams that work to ensure Manorun’s stability in the future.

Join us for this special, full-day field day, beginning with a tour of Manorun Farm that will culminate in an in-depth look and conversation about what has made their farm store successful. The group will then convene for an on-farm lunch followed by a group conversation about local food policy and how we can work with our local representatives to make an impact. The day will end with a work bee where we all team up on a farm task.

Agenda for the day:

10:00AM – Arrive and welcome

10:15AM to 11:30AM – Farm tour, including vegetable and livestock production

11:30AM to 12:30PM – In-depth tour and conversation at the farm store

12:30PM- 1:30PM – Lunch (provided by Jonny Blonde)

1:30PM – 2:30PM – Policy roundtable conversation and workshop

2:30PM – 3:30PM – Work bee

3:30PM – Departures