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Build Your Own Air Pruning Beds

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In 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

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This 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

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Join 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 Venues

This 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 […]

Behind the Packet: Open-Pollinated Seeds in Focus

This 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

Join 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

The Accessible Agriculture Project (AAP) will be hosting a one-hour webinar focused on building an agricultural sector that is inclusive of people with disabilities.

Soil Health

Term 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.

Managerial Bookkeeping

Learn 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

Bin-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.

Applied Budgeting & Cash Flow

Head 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.

Alunimum sprinkler lines in a green field of vegetables

Irrigation Basics

Term 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.

Northern Latitudes: Sourcing and Saving Seeds from Similar Climates

For seed growers in northern climates, understanding where a seed comes from—geographically, genetically, and culturally—is essential. Hear from three farmers about how they obtain seeds from comparable northern latitudes, and the stories behind the varieties they steward.

View from the seat of a red tractor of a field of brassicas in neatly weeded rows

Weed Management

Term 2 teaches the application of farm knowledge gained in Term 1.

Cost of Production: Time to Level Up

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Learn to calculate your cost of production, and see working examples of from the speakers' own operations.

Exploring Open-Pollinated and Local Seeds

A participant-led, guided discussion series exploring the "why" of diverse, open-pollinated, and climate resilient seed.

Enterprise Analysis (Part Two)

Continue the discussion with Ellen Polishuk on examining your farm enterprises to determine which work best for you!

Creativity in Cover Crops

In this session you’ll hear from farmers and researchers about unique aspects of their work that incorporate cover crops using a variety of techniques. 

The State of Small Grain Marketing

This event will give a high-level overview about the existing opportunities for Ontario grain growers, and where they can look to get the best return on their effort. Hear from two industry experts, ask questions, and prepare yourself for the season ahead!