Food production / Events

04/11/2015 1 p.m.

Digging in, a hands on Garden Workshop with Kinburn Farms

...food comes from and the satisfaction of growing your own food!!           

05/25/2015 1 p.m.

Raise your own backyard chickens!

...production – At what age do they lay? How often? Washing and care of eggs Winter care for birds – Heated waterers, additional heat sources Price: $40 As always, please register for this workshop directly with Kinburn Farms and direct any questions regarding the workshop their way. Keep up with their life on a family fa...

05/09/2015 1 p.m.

Backyard Chickens: a Kinburn Farms Workshop

...production – At what age do they lay? How often? Washing and care of eggs Winter care for birds – Heated waterers, additional heat sources Price: $40    

Kinburn Farms Workshop: Sowing your Seeds!
02/28/2015 2 p.m.

Sowing Your Seeds! with Kinburn Farms

In this interactive workshop you will learn which seeds are best for you and your family, then you'll pot up trays, plant a variety of vegetables, label and chart them. Topics covered include: Choosing your vegetables Weekly consumption – storage space - meal planning, canning, preserving Size of garden – garden plan, ...

09/12/2015 midnight

Adobe Pizza or Bread Oven Building Workshop

...food! Easy to build from natural and local materials, these ovens are a great addition to any back yard, campground or park… anywhere that people gather to share food and company. During this workshop, participants will learn the theory of how the ovens are designed and how to use them for cooking. The class will then ...

02/28/2015 1 a.m.

Eco Farm Day 2015

...food in Canada is steadily increasing, with annual sales reaching $3 billion in recent years. Eco Farm Day is a social event dedicated to organic farming.  Gain excellent information, training, and explore commerce opportunities. Eco Farm Day takes place at The Ramada Inn (805 Brookdale Ave, Cornwall, ON) and include...

02/03/2015 1 a.m.

Local Food Symposium Niagara on the Lake, ON

...Food Symposium on February 3 and 4, 2015. A forum for sharing ideas, innovations and successes about Ontario Food.  Held at Queen's Landing in Niagara-on-the Lake, the symposium will consist of two full days with site-visits, round table discussions, and keynote speakers. Bringing people together from across the agri...

08/09/2014 midnight

2 Day Cob Pizza/Bread Oven Workshop

...food! Easy to build from natural and local materials, these ovens are a great addition to any back yard, campground or park… anywhere that people gather to share food and company. During this workshop, participants will learn the theory of how the ovens are designed and how to use them for cooking. The class will then ...

Ecological Design and Gardening: Intro to Permaculture
05/25/2013 9 a.m.

Ecological Design & Gardening

Permaculture: the ethics, principles and design process - is based on living systems.  Permaculture draws upon both traditional and scientific knowledge.  It can be applied to physical systems (eg. farms, gardens, cities) and to social systems (eg. organisational flows, business models, school curricula) anywhere.  The...

Permaculture workshop
05/26/2012 midnight

Introduction to Organic Gardening and Permaculture Workshop

Topics include: organic gardening basics permaculture design and practices companion planting (plants that compliment or protect each other) dynamic accumulators (plants that accumulate nutrients & feed the soil) plant selection starting new gardens and soil building cover crops & mulches composting