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, …
RURAL AGRI-INNOVATION NETWORK (RAIN) FOOD ACTION COORDINATOR INTERNSHIP The Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN), Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) and NORDIK Institute (Algoma University) are seeking a new graduate to work with a diverse group of stakeholders to facilitate skills development and event coordination to benefit the food and farming sector of Algoma. The individual will implement opportunities for networking …
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) …
The Future of the Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN) RAIN’s Focus for 2015 and Beyond – Infrastructure, Research and Innovation It is hard to believe that RAIN is approaching the third and final year of the pilot project that set out to build capacity for thriving farms and agri-food businesses in Algoma. In the beginning, areas of focus included: developing infrastructure …
On November 21st and 22nd, 2014, the Sault & Area Food Summit took place in downtown Sault Ste. Marie. Organized by the RAIN, the two-day Food Summit kicked-off Friday evening with a Harvest Dinner Fundraiser which raised nearly $5,000 for the Soup Kitchen’s Good Food Box. Saturday, the Food Summit continued with an interactive community discussion. Guest speakers from across …
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 …
Ben Bartlett, Grazing Specialist from Michigan State University, visited the Algoma Pasture Improvement Project site at a recent Algoma Soil & Crop Improvement Association (ASCIA) event on July 31, 2014. During the tour Ben clearly demonstrated that the current pasture forage was a reflection of how the livestock were managed. A short presentation was given on the difficult topic of …
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 …
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 …
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. …
