A discussion about alternative farm business models and the practice of land-sharing. About this Event Farmland access is one of the biggest challenges facing new and young farmers. Increasingly, new farmers are partnering with established farmers to access land and create partnerships.Some farmers are even forming collectives and co-ops to share the challenges of farming
The Kitchen Table Meeting for Atlantic Canada - Region 1, District 1, is postponed temporarily. Check back here or check in with Byron Petrie for details on the new date.
Join the NFU members in Manitoba for a Kitchen Table Event about Small Farm Public Insurance. More details to follow or contact Dean at members@nfu.ca.
Come learn and discuss alternative ways for farmers to access farmland and create connections between farmers. More details to follow or email members@nfu.ca for information. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89628008129?pwd=WEJpdkgwT2hnMElUc0dVcVN4SC95dz09 Meeting ID: 896 2800 8129 Passcode: 712874 If you want to learn how to join by phone, refer to this article. To join by phone, call one of the following
Join members from across Alberta (R7) to discuss legislation and challenges to local and regional abattoirs - Thurs Feb 18 @ 7:30 pm MST. Join Zoom Meeting https://sfu.zoom.us/j/63730129019?pwd=M1djaXJ1b2lUQlJTZi9IU2JYZC80QT09 Meeting ID: 637 3012 9019 Password: 362132
UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants: What does it mean for Canada? Date: Wednesday, 24th February Time: 9:30 AM Pacific / 10:30 AM Mountain / 11:30 AM Central / 12:30 PM Eastern / 1:30 PM Atlantic Zoom Details Meeting ID: 988 1484 6463 Passcode: 010816 Join Zoom Meeting: http://www.zoom.us/j/98814846463?pwd=WUJzZWEvcUk4M0U4UW1qWEFKcXcyQT09
NFU Youth Meet-up – The NFU Youth are coming together for a Meet-up to connect and exchange ideas with others. Join us for the event to check in, hear more about youth projects, and learn about the NFU youth podcast. Wed. Feb. 24 - 7 pm EST - For anyone 35 and under. Contact NFUYouth@nfu.ca
Engaged Elders Social Hour Older members of the NFU are meeting up! If connecting across the country sounds like fun, join in the Engaged Elders Social Hour monthly on Zoom. There are many topics on our members' minds including succession planning for your farm. Meet long-time friends and make new ones. Please share this invitation
NFUniversity is inviting you to register for our class on Agroecology presented on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Agroecology is a way of farming, and a way of thinking about farming. It takes seriously the idea that a farm is an ecosystem, made up of plants and soil organisms, powered by the sun, subject to disturbances, and resilient, or not.
Thursday, March 25th, 12:00 – 1:30 PM Pacific NFUniversity is inviting you to register for our class on Seed Activism presented on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at noon Pacific / 1PM Mountain / 2PM Central / 3PM Eastern / 4PM Atlantic. In Canada and around the world, there has been a corporate push in the past two decades to strengthen
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