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SUMMARY:2022 BC Farmers’ Markets  Conference
DESCRIPTION:The BC Farmers’ Markets Conference is a once-a-year opportunity to get together with your farmers’ market peers to share best practices\, learn from industry experts\, build connections and gain inspiration to carry you through the 2022 farmers’ market season. We’ll be bringing together farmers’ market organizers\, farmers\, vendors\, partners and community collaborators seeking to engage in strengthening BC’s local food sector through farmers’ markets. \nLearn more and buy tickets here.
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/2022-bc-farmers-markets-conference/
LOCATION:Massey Theatre\, 735 8th Ave\, New Westminster\, British Columbia\, V3M 2R2\, Canada
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SUMMARY:2022 BC Land Forum
DESCRIPTION:Young Agrarians’ third annual LAND FORUM is here!\nWe were thrilled to see so many of you in the community this summer at our on-farm Land Socials. The B.C. Land Matching Program team is super excited to welcome you back to learn together and take a deeper dive into information and interactive sessions about land sharing and starting a farm business. The Land Forum is accessible online so that we can reach you wherever you live and have Internet access. We can’t wait to share knowledge and online space with you all! \n  \nWHEN: November 14 – 30\, 2022. All times are in Pacific Daylight Time (-7 hours GMT) \nWHERE: Online on unceded Indigenous territories across what is today known as B.C. Join us from the comfort of your couch\, office\, tractor\, compost heap – wherever you find yourself able to tune in! \nRSVP: Register for the Land Forum here and you’ll get access to links for all the webinars. \nQUESTIONS: network@youngagrarians.org  |  1-855-561-4633 \nLand Forum sessions are for landholders and land seekers\, and will cover the following topics: \n\nLeasing basics and info on farm business planning\nSkills-building in negotiation to support the success of land sharing relationships\nYou’ll hear from Land Matchers\, farmers and experts from around B.C.\nOpportunities to connect with farmers and landholders in your community at regional networking sessions\n\n  \nGet more details and view the full schedule at: https://youngagrarians.org/bc-land-forum-2022
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/2022-bc-land-forum/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:From The Ground Up: Everything you need to know about seed libraries
DESCRIPTION:Join FarmFolk CityFolk for a virtual event exploring all things Seed Libraries!\nLearn about basic and advanced seed saving\, growing and saving regionally adapted seeds\, community engagement for seed returns\, native plant seeds in your seed library\, and streamlining your record keeping processes. \nWhether you are new to seed saving\, a home gardener\, starting a seed library\, or an established seed library we invite you to meet and connect with other community seed groups and seedy folks in the province. \nView the full schedule and register at: farmfolkcityfolk.ca/event/from-the-ground-up-everything-you-need-to-know-about-seed-libraries
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/from-the-ground-up-everything-you-need-to-know-about-seed-libraries/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Living Soil - Methods to Regenerate Soil Life
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn practical methods of regenerating soil life and about the synergy between biodynamic\, organic and regenerative agriculture. Presented by the Biodynamic Agriculture Society of British Columbia. \nProgram:\nWelcome\, Coffee and Registration 9:30am to 10:00am \nTour of Refeed farm operation 10:00am to 10:30am \nSynergy between Biodynamic/ Organic/Regenerative Agriculture Approaches . Discussion of cover crop study results and (weather permitting) visit to cover crop field trial site 10:30am to 11:30am \nTea/ Coffee break 11:30am to 11:45am \nPresentation on understanding soil microbes and their relationship to plant/ human nutrition (including live microscope sampling) 11:45pm to 12:30pm \nLunch break 12:30pm to 1:15pm \nHands-on Workshop to stay awake! With stirring of biodynamic preparation 500\, various composts on display with temperature measuring\, a feel for worms in action and a demonstration of BD500 and compost tea applications. (Including bucket and brush\, and quad bike tank sprinkler) 1:15pm to 2:30pm \nOpen time for futher discussion until close 2:30pm to 3:00pm \n  \nWorkshop presenters include:\nRobby Gass – Farm Manager and Soil Specialist\, ReFeed Farm \nThomas Schneider – Regenerative agriculture consultant\, Biodynamic and Soil Food Web Advisor\, Dynamic WholeScapes \nRuth Tschannen – Urban gardener and eurythmist \n  \nRegistration:\nRegister at: eventbrite.com/e/living-soil-methods-to-regenerate-soil-life-tickets-452022811397
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/living-soil-methods-to-regenerate-soil-life/
LOCATION:Refeed Canada\, 7387 216 Street\, Langley\, British Columbia\, V2Y 2S4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:National Farmers Union 2022 Convention - Confronting Consolidation
DESCRIPTION:With costs rising\, numbers of farmers dropping and a corporate world thriving like we’ve never seen before\, the NFU wants to invite you to join us as we confront concentration in our food system! Organizing\, education\, action and solidarity are needed in order to push for change and we invite you to join in on the change making\, either in person in Saskatoon or from the comfort of your own home! \nConvention will be hybrid: on-line via Zoom and in-person at the Park Town Hotel\, in Saskatoon from 10AM-5PM (8AM-3PM Pacific) Thursday November 24 to Saturday November 26. The NFU is eager to  feature a keynote address from Doug Cuthand\, SK-based Indigenous Journalist at 7pm SK on Thursday\, November 24th.  \nThis event is open to both NFU members and the general public! Please follow this link for more information about the event and registration details.
URL:https://organicbc.org/event/national-farmers-union-2022-convention-confronting-consolidation/
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ORGANIZER:MAILTO:info@agrotekindustries.com
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