FAW Beekeeping Mentorship in Newmarket and Other Opportunities
Interested in beekeeping? Want to learn how?
Then apply now for Farms at Work's Beekeeping Mentorship Program!
Entering its 4th year, Farms at Work's hands-on Beekeeping Mentorship Program will give another 8 participants an immersive introduction to beekeeping. Participants will work alongside an experienced beekeeper at his farm in Newmarket over five field days that closely follow the progression of the beekeeping season.
Whether you've been keeping bees for a few years, or are just starting out with your first hives, this curriculum-based program will help you to increase your skills and confidence in the bee yard, and to develop meaningful ties to the community of beekeepers in the region. Apply now before space is filled!
Day One is scheduled for late-April. For more information and to apply, please visit: farmsatwork.ca/
Other Upcoming Opportunities
Seeds of Diversity’s Vegetable Seed Producers Network
Calling all seed growers! Interested in growing local open-pollinated seeds for Seeds of Diversity? Join Seeds of Diversity’s Vegetable Seed Producers Network (VSPN)! The VSPN works with farmers across Ontario to help scale up local production of open-pollinated vegetable varieties suitable for market gardeners and vegetable farmers.
If you are interested in joining and would like to see the full list of OP varieties available for 2016, contact growers@seeds.ca. To find out more information, click here.
Introduction to Food Tourism
The Kawartha Lakes Tourism Network invites you to learn about market readiness for food tourism (attracting food Tourists to your "Taste of Place") and the WIIFM (What's in it for me) on developing food tourism along with best practices for food tourism development.
April 18 | 9AM - 1PM | Olympia Restaurant, Lindsay
For more information, contact Laura McCarthy at lmccarthy@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca.
Opportunity to Purchase Spanish River Rock Dust
Interested in purchasing Spanish River Rock Dust? Now there's an opportunity to purchase it in bulk! Spanish River Rock Dust has been used in gardens, fields, orchards, and more. The cost is $110/tonne plus tax. The recommended application rate is 1 tonne/acre for organic operations.
If you're looking to purchase in bulk or split the purchase with a group, visit their website at www.borealagrominerals.
2016 Census of Agriculture
At the beginning of May 2016, Canadian farm operators will have the chance to take part in a national dialogue by completing the Census of Agriculture questionnaire. Census of Agriculture data is the definitive source of community-level data. By drawing on this data, decision makers will be assured that they are acting in the interest of farmers, farm communities and agricultural operations.
For more information, please visit the Statistics Canada website.
Job Opening: Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance
The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance has a job opening for a project manager for a local food procurement project covering 4 municipalities within the Golden Horseshoe area.
Deadline for applications is April 15th. For more details, click here.
The Sustainable Lush Interest Free Loan for Honey Production
The Sustainable Lush Fund, of Lush Cosmetics, has announced the launch of a new interest-free loan for regenerative honey production!
The Sustainable Lush Capital Loan is a tool used to grow a web of resilient honey producers. The loan is based on principles of easing the financial risk of transitioning production methods, experimentation in business plans, and expansion into new markets. Loan repayments can be made with a percentage of raw materials that result from the Loan.
For more information or to send in an application, contact SustainableLushFund@lush.com.