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SUMMARY:Region 6 (SK) Convention
DESCRIPTION:It is our pleasure to invite you to 2 upcoming events in Saskatoon. First\, join us on Friday\, April 4th for a social at Amigos Cantina Backroom. The following day\, Saturday\, April 5th\, we will gather again for our Region 6 Convention at Station 20 West. Register below\, and read on for details! \n\n\n\nRegistration: bit.ly/R6-registration-form \n\n\n\nFriday\, April 4th\, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pmRegion 6 Social\n\n\n\nLocation: Amigos Cantina Backroom\, 806 Dufferin Avenue in Saskatoon \n\n\n\nAdmission: Free. Food and drink available to order. \n\n\n\nWe will have a social and storytelling event with the opportunity for members to participate in an “open mic.” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Formal presentations and curated storytelling will begin at 7:00 pm. Following these\, we will invite members to share with the group. Conversation and networking will continue until we wrap up at 10:00 pm. Bring your best stories and your NFU-curious friends\, family\, and fellow farmers! \n\n\n\n5:00 pmDoors open: Registration\, networking\, and food and beverages available to order7:00 pmProgramming begins: Member presentations8:00 pmOpen mic with Stewart Wells10:00 pmDoors close\n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 5th\, 10:00 am – 4:00 pmRegion 6 Convention\n\n\n\nLocation: Station 20 West (1120 20th St W) in Saskatoon \n\n\n\nor online via Zoom: Launch Meeting. \n\n\n\nAdmission: For those attending in person\, the event is pay-what-you-can with a suggested fee of $50 to cover lunch\, refreshments\, and venue rental. This fee can be paid in cash at the door or at any time by e-transfer to nfu@nfu.ca. Be sure to include a note with your e-transfer that states “R6 Convention Registration Fee.” A fee of $20 is suggested for online participation\, to cover audiovisual capacity and staffing\, which can be paid by e-transfer. \n\n\n\n Coffee and lunch will be provided\, with a vegetarian option. \n\n\n\nThe parking lot at Station 20 West is across 20th Street on the south side\, with access from Avenue K S near the corner of 20th Street. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome to attend; however\, only farmer members may participate in elections and resolutions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9:30 amDoors open and registration10:00 amCall to order\, welcome\, and land acknowledgement: Julie Maxwell and Michael Gertler10:15 amReport from Resolutions and Nominations Committees10:30 amRegional Update: Michael Gertler10:45 amCaucus and Committee Updates – International Programs Committee (IPC): Lyle Orchard  – Membership Development Committee (MDC): Sarah Foley  – Youth Caucus: Sarah Foley   – Women’s Caucus   – BIPOC Caucus11:15 amNational Policy Initiatives and Tariffs Discussion: Phil Mount (Zoom)12:00 pmLunch: Chili and Bannock served by Station 20 West (Vegetarian option available)1:00 pmKeynote Session“Farmland Ownership Concentration and Financialization in Saskatchewan”:André Magnan\, University of Regina2:00 pmRNA Interface Technologies: Terry Boehm2:15 pmRegional Council Elections – Regional Coordinator  – Two additional members who also serve as National Board Reps  – Members-at-large (3-4) – Program and Caucus Representatives: IPC\, Youth\, Women’s\, BIPOC3:00 pmRegional Resolutions3:30 pmPlanning and Networking4:00 pmAdjournment\n\n\n\n*Agenda subject to change. Registrants will receive relevant updates. \n\n\n\nPlease email Stewart Wells at toews.wells@sasktel.net with resolutions and cc Sarah Foley\, sarahheatherfoley@gmail.com. Email co-chairs Michael Gertler\, megertler@gmail.com\, and/or Julie Maxwell\, vp-operations@nfu.ca with nominations. We are actively seeking nominations for Women’s Representative and BIPOC Representative. \n\n\n\nResolutions and nominations from the floor can be accepted\, but we strongly prefer that they are sent in prior to convention. \n\n\n\nIf you are experiencing any barriers to participation\, including cost\, travel\, or accommodations\, please email Sarah Foley at sarahheatherfoley@gmail.com for assistance in making arrangements. \n\n\n\nA New Member’s Guide to NFU Regional Conventions: \n\n\n\nRegional conventions are held every year as set out in our constitution. The purpose of the regional convention shall be to: \n\n\n\n\nDevelop strategy and action on matters concerning the members residing in the region which is consistent with national policy;\n\n\n\nConsider policies and programs to be recommended to the annual convention;\n\n\n\nElect one member\, or such other number of members as may be assigned from the region\, to the board;\n\n\n\nElect one women’s advisory committee member;\n\n\n\nElect one youth advisory committee member;\n\n\n\nElect one BIPOC advisory committee member;\n\n\n\nElect one International Programs committee member. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Resolutions:\n\n\n\nThe NFU’s Policy Statement compiles all policies — including position statements\, policy recommendations to government\, action directives\, etc. – that have been passed by a majority vote of delegates at previous national conventions. \n\n\n\nEach year members bring forward new policy proposals in the form of resolutions for debate on the floor of the National Convention. Resolutions that pass are added to the NFU Policy Statement. \n\n\n\nPrior to the National Convention\, each NFU Region holds an annual Regional Convention where resolutions are debated and voted upon. Resolutions that have been passed at the regional level come forward to the national Convention. \n\n\n\nAll members in good standing residing in the region may submit and vote on resolutions. \n\n\n\nDebate at both regional and national conventions is done according to the rules of order published in Parliamentary Procedure at a Glance\, New Edition by O. Garfield Jones. The goal is to have as many policy resolutions as possible heard and thoroughly debated with the least amount of time wasted.
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SUMMARY:Mycelium Market | Marché du mycélium
DESCRIPTION:Venez célébrer l’arrivée de la saison de croissance au Marché du mycélium le samedi 5 avril de 12h à 18h à la Coop BMP à Milton Park ! 🍄🌱🌷 Ce marché vibrant est l’endroit idéal pour ramasser divers types de mycélium pour faire pousser des champignons dans votre jardin\, ainsi que des graines de producteurs locaux pour préparer votre jardin pour le printemps. Il y aura également une table d’échange de graines et de plantes d’intérieur où les membres de la communauté peuvent échanger\, créer des œuvres d’art à base de graines et en apprendre plus sur les merveilleuses initiatives vertes de la communauté. 😄\nNe manquez pas cette occasion de démarrer votre saison de jardinage en apprenant comment inoculer votre jardin avec des champignons !🪻🎋🍅\n\n–\n\nCome celebrate the arrival of the growing season at the Mycelium Market on Saturday\, April 5th from 12 -6 PM at the BMP Coop in Milton Park! 🍄🌱🌷 This vibrant market is the perfect place to pick up various types of mycelium for growing mushrooms in your garden\, as well as seeds from local producers to get your garden ready for spring. There will also be a fun seed and houseplant swap table\, where community members can exchange\, create seed art\, and learn about wonderful green initiatives in the community. 😄\nDon’t miss out on this opportunity to kickstart your gardening season with fresh on how to inoculate your garden with fungi !🪻🎋🍅
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/mycelium-market-marche-du-mycelium/
LOCATION:BMP Coop\, 3714 Avenue du Parc\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H8S2Z8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Too much IS too much! Confronting ecological overshoot
DESCRIPTION:The global community is fixated on climate change as the existential threat facing civilization. Bill Rees argues that this focus misses the point entirely.  Global heating is only one symptom of an over-riding meta-problem: ecological overshoot (where societal impacts now exceed the Earth’s capacity to recover) . Overshoot is the inevitable result of excessive material growth on a finite planet driven by industrial capitalism and its hand-maiden\, neoliberal economics. Politically acceptable solutions to global heating are not fixing the climate\, are causing considerable additional environmental damage and are worsening overshoot. Unattended\, overshoot is a terminal condition. What can communities do to increase self-reliance\, enhance food security and otherwise cushion themselves against the coming contraction?NFU climate committee member\, Rick Munroe\, will provide extra context to this conversation about overshoot and growth by presenting on his research on government awareness of this issue. Rick will present about the level of awareness among Government of Canada’s research on this topic and whether or not our federal government has ever analyzed the contradiction between two competing goals: constant economic growth versus ecological health & long-term resource requirements
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/too-much-is-too-much-confronting-ecological-overshoot/
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SUMMARY:A better world is possible! Utopia in Thought and Action
DESCRIPTION:Utopia is usually considered to be an ideal that exists only in thought but is unable to change our everyday lives. However\, William Paris  believes utopia in fact helps us develop our creative capacities and reshape ordinary life. Utopia is not an ideal created by philosophers– it is the real struggle in our everyday lives to organize the spaces of our lives around freedom\, flourishing\, and solidarity instead of accumulation\, alienation\, and domination. Imagining a better world for farmers\, farming and agriculture is an essential tool for change. Bringing together the space of thought and the space of life is the most important  task of utopia.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/a-better-world-is-possible-utopia-in-thought-and-action/
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SUMMARY:Test Marketer: Build Your Market
DESCRIPTION:During April and May as a Test Marketer\, you will be developing your market and sales channels while working a minimum of 5 hours a week assisting with vegetables of your choice.  When produce becomes available in early June your focus will switch to supplying  your markets with fresh produce. Our innovative approach focuses on the marketing and sales side of the farm business first ensuring that your farm business will be able to generate enough income to be profitable.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/test-marketer-build-your-market/
CATEGORIES:Exchange Hub,Training
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SUMMARY:Test Cropper: Put It Together On A Small Scale
DESCRIPTION:Test Croppers receive a small plot of land so they can continue to develop their growing skills. They continue to access produce from the onsite farm and continue to collaborate with other farmers to generate sales and grow their markets.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/test-cropper-put-it-together-on-a-small-scale/
CATEGORIES:Exchange Hub,Training
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SUMMARY:Start-up Farmer
DESCRIPTION:Start-up farmers have completed a successful year as a Test Cropper and have acquired the tools\, machinery and skills they need to manage a larger plot of land on their own. They are increasingly able to grow significant volumes of produce economically. They will continue to establish their markets and sales channels and are becoming better positioned to acquire their own land and have a successful farming career.
URL:https://www.nfu.ca/event/start-up-farmer/
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