Webinar
Understanding Your Soil Test: Part 2
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTaking soil tests both for nutrients and biology are important management techniques so that ecological farmers can increase yields, improve crop quality, reduce weed problems and improve soil health.
Cover Crop Foundations, Tips & Tricks
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsJoin us as we dig into cover crops this spring. In this essential skills webinar, participants will learn how to select cover crop varieties and mixes based on your soil health goals, how and when to plant and terminate, how to incorporate them into your crop rotation, and more.
Land-Sharing for Resilient Communities Part 1
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsJoin us for this two-part webinar series with Jennifer Nobel, an experienced permaculture practitioner, ecological homestead designer, and land steward.
Build Your Own Air Pruning Beds
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsIn this webinar, participants will learn how to build their own simple and inexpensive air pruning beds with basic carpentry skills and equipment. These beds make it possible to grow hundreds of tree seedlings in small spaces with very low costs.
Greenhouse Lightning Talks: Northern Perspectives
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsThis webinar highlights the voices of Indigenous and Northern growers who are leading innovative greenhouse projects in challenging climates.
Land-Sharing for Resilient Communities Part 2
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsJoin us for this two-part webinar series with Jennifer Nobel, an experienced permaculture practitioner, ecological homestead designer, and land steward.
Seeds of Change: Discussion and Tour
Multiple VenuesThis event is hosted by Lakehead University’s Sustainable Food Systems Lab in partnership with the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, Roots Community Food Centre, Superior Seed Producers, Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority, Lake Superior Living Labs Network, Understanding Our Food Systems, the Food Action Network of Northwestern Ontario, Gaia Organic Seeds, and Root Cellar […]
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Starting a Seed Production Enterprise
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Pasture-raised Pork
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Pastured Poultry Production
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Growing Medicinal Herbs
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Starting a Flower Farm
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Growing Indoor Mushrooms
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Starting a Winter CSA
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Beekeeping 101
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Starting a Value-added Enterprise
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Exploring a New Enterprise Webinar Series with Ignatius Farm: Keeping Sheep
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsAn introduction to soil properties, how to maintain and build soil health, different types of soils, how to keep soils healthy, and more.
Behind the Packet: Open-Pollinated Seeds in Focus
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsThis conversation dives into the world of hybrid seed production, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how hybrid seeds are grown, who produces them, and what that means for farmers, biodiversity, and seed sovereignty.
Facilitating Great (Farm) Team Meetings
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsJoin this interactive session to learn how to plan, structure and run a team meeting that is effective, productive and joyful.
Accessible Agriculture Project Overview & Feedback
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsThe Accessible Agriculture Project (AAP) will be hosting a one-hour webinar focused on building an agricultural sector that is inclusive of people with disabilities.
CANOVI heat tolerant lettuce trial: results and farm club
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsHear results from the third and final season of CANOVI’s heat-tolerant lettuce variety trials!
Introduction to Ecological Vegetable Growing
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.
Botany for Farmers and Gardeners
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.
Identifying and Controlling Insect Pests
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.
Soil Health
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.
Field and Bed Preparation
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.
Principles of Harvest and Post-harvest
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.
The Magic of Zapier for Farmers: Automate More, Work Less
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsLearn to harness the power of automation to streamline administration & free up time to focus on other aspects of your farm business.
Managerial Bookkeeping
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsLearn how to keep good records, and how to use those records to make decisions based on financial information from your farm.
Beyond the Bin: Understanding the Field Crop Seed System
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsBin-run seed, the portion of the crop that farmers save for next year’s planting, remains an important part of most farm operations, but there’s a lot more to the story of where oats, dry-beans, and forages come from.
An Introduction to Seedling Production and Greenhouse Management
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.
Cover Crops and Green Manures
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.
Applied Budgeting & Cash Flow
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsHead into this season with a clear plan for your cash flow! Join Julia Shanks for a live budgeting session & work along on your own numbers.
Irrigation Basics
Online Online via Zoom - link will be sent to registrantsTerm 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.