• Organic Seed Production

    Virtual Event

    Organic Vegetable Seed Production is a self-directed, online, 8 week, comprehensive intermediate course focused on delivering the science and business of organic vegetable seed production. The course is national in scope but provides opportunities for learning and mentorship specific to your region. During this 8 week course, students will be offered a self-directed learning experience

    $500.00
    $500.00
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    Holistic Marketing & Business Planning

    Virtual Event

    This interactive online course steps you through the basics of using the Holistic Management decision-making framework to guide you in your marketing and business planning. You will have the opportunity to develop your business model and explore marketing options so that you can more effectively create your marketing and business plan outlines. You will also

    $350.00
    $350.00
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    Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): The NFU’s recent report

    Virtual Event

    Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) are lower-emission, non-fossil-fuel energy sources for the world’s aircraft fleet—“drop-in” fuels that require no modifications to aircraft or engines. The proposal is to make SAFs largely from biological sources: corn, soybeans, and canola now and over the next decade or so, and then increasingly from straw and other “agricultural residues” and

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    Leave a Legacy

    Virtual Event

    How do you leave a legacy to organizations you care deeply about like the National Farmers Union and National Farmers Foundation? This will be an informative presentation by special guest internationally recognized philanthropic author and speaker, Mike Skrypnek.

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  • Nourish: Farming for People, Profit & the Planet

    University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, Ontario

    This year's NFU-O Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Convention will be held on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at the University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus. We are excited to announce that we will be hosting this in-person gathering in partnership with the UTSC Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, Feeding City Lab, and Sustainable Food &

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    Earth to Mouth: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion of Chinese Canadian Agriculture History

    Virtual Event

    The stories of Chinese immigrants and Chinese Canadians, especially of their roles in Canada’s food system, have gone largely undocumented. This history includes survival of Chinese migrants under racist policies that prevented them from acquiring farmland, and racist attitudes that still persist today. Examining these histories, especially the resilience of Chinese Canadian farmers and farmworkers

    Free
    Free
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    Green Grabbing & IPES-Food Land Squeeze Report

    Virtual Event

    Explore how “green” initiatives like carbon offsets, biofuel crops, and tree plantations are driving land inequality and food insecurity. With insights from the IPES-Food Land Squeeze Report and expert Sofía Monsalve Suárez, you'll uncover the realities of land grabbing, its impacts on smallholder farmers, and innovative solutions being pursued globally, including in Colombia. Join us to dive into the urgent fight for land justice and sustainable agriculture.

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