Farmer Seed Social March 6th 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Johnson Township Community Centre 1 Johnson Drive, Desbarats Farmer Potluck! Free Admission! Network with Algoma farmers and seed growers to talk about your favourite varieties and how to grow them in your region! Seed-saving in Northern Ontario: The Fundamentals March 7th: 10:30am – 12:00pm. Sault Ste. Marie Seedy Saturday Essar …
2015 RAIN Symposium – February 7th
The 4th-annual RAIN Agriculture & Food Symposium, focused on pollinators, will be held in Bruce Mines this February 7th . This year’s event will focus on pollinators in agriculture and will be of interest to farmers, gardeners and beekeepers alike. The event will provide an opportunity to connect the agriculture community while bringing knowledgeable speakers to the region, including Susan Chan, …
2015 Winter Events
Winter Markets Open Saturday January 10th, 2015 Algoma Farmers’ Market 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wellington Square Mall Mill Market 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 35 Canal Drive Algoma Cattlemen’s Association – Annual General Meeting January 14th, 2015 7:30 p.m. Presentation by Barry Potter (OMAFRA) and reports from Matt Bowman (BFO) Bruce Station Hall (109 Station Rd., Bruce Mines) …
Farm Tour for New Farmers Sun Oct 5th
RAIN is excited to be on the advisory committee of the Northeastern Ontario New Farmer Network, which is is kicking off their 2014 fall/winter activities with a farm tour at Field Good Farms this Sunday October 5th. Please pass the following information on to any new farmers (or prospective farmers) that you know! New Farmer Training Series: Fall in the …
Social Media Webinar Series
Join the Rural Agri-Innovation Network team as we look at use of social media like Facebook and Twitter in three separate interactive webinars brought to you by the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition and GreenIT/TechTogether. You can sign up for all or a few of the webinars below: September 8th Social Media Fundamentals (Click here to RSVP) Making sense of Social …
2014 Algoma Soil & Crop Tour and Pasture Walk
Algoma Soil & Crop Improvement Association (ASCIA) and the Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN) hosting the 2014 Summer Tour Summer Tour will focus on pasturing livestock, with grazing specialist Dr. Ben Bartlett. Bartlett is retired from Michigan State University’s Extension Service as a livestock educator, and raises sheep and stocker cattle on 900 acres in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Starting at 7:00 …
Building Manitoulin’s Ag-Infrastructure
The Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN) will be hosting an information session on Tuesday July 29th, 7 p.m. at the Spring Bay Community Centre (92 Hwy 542, Spring Bay) on Manitoulin Island. With two new funding programs announced to assist Northern farmers with tile drainage projects and developing new products, RAIN is excited about developing farm infrastructure in Algoma and Manitoulin. …
Good Food Enterprises
Join Algoma Food Network and Speaker Alvin Rebick (FoodShare) to learn how communities, organizations and businesses can teach everyone how to cook while being sustainable through social enterprise. Saturday, May 31st 2014 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. St. Matthew’s Anglican Church 1643 Wellington Street East, Sault Ste. Marie After the presentation, join Algoma Food Network for their Annual General Meeting …
SSM Urban Beekeeping: Beekeeping 101 Info Workshop
April 26th, 2014 Algoma U Learn about Honeybees & Beekeeping! Come out and learn fun and interesting facts, handle an empty hive and equipment, and learn the basics of beekeeping. April 26th: 12:30-2:30 at: Algoma University – Doc Brown Lounge Free workshop & free parking too! For more information please contact researcher & workshop presenter, Laura Wyper at: laura.wyper@algomau.ca Poster …
Seedy Saturday: March 1st, 2014
March 1st, 2014 Sault College, Essar Hall, M Wing (443 Northern Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, ON) Seedy Saturday brings together gardeners, farmers, seed savers, and citizens passionate about gardening, food security and the environment. Don’t miss the seed exchange, which is the highlight of the event. Come swap your saved seeds with local gardeners or buy heritage, open-pollinated and/or unusual …