Accreditation
For news on what has happened with the NFU-Ontarios re-accrditation and what you can be doing to join and assist NFU-O please see the NFU-Ontario Web site.
Public Input on Regulations Amending the Seeds Regulations, Canada
Please circulate widely!
Action Alert – Public Input on Regulations Amending the Seeds Regulations, Canada Gazette Part 1 VOL. 147, NO. 10 — MARCH 9, 2013
Deadline for submissions -- May 23, 2013
The National Farmers Union is calling upon all concerned farmers and allies to submit comments about significant regulatory changes to Seed Variety Registration.
Now Accepting Submissions for Food Down the Road
FDTR Submissions Policy
To be considered for publication on the Food Down the Road website, submissions must be in line with our Editorial Policy. You must include your full name and a short description of yourself. By submitting content, you agree to allow our editorial committee to edit your work in any way for publication. To encourage readability we would like submissions to be less than 1200 words but we will consider longer pieces.
Editorial Policy
Farming with an Ipod
By Stuart Oke
It has been a quicker transition then one might think: suburban-raised kid to organic farmer in 5 years flat. The image of me manhandling the walk-behind rototiller, my sound dampening headphones on with my earphones tucked underneath, symbolizes that change. I plunge myself into a reality-muted Led Zeppelin concert with Robert Plant singing me praises for my crop rotation and ecologically-minded farming practises…
EcoPerth initiative - the LIFE: Local Investments for our Food Economy micro grant program
This is a preliminary announcement of a new EcoPerth initiative -
the LIFE: Local Investments for our Food Economy micro grant program.
Please circulate this to anyone you think may be interested.
Final details should be available by mid January.
Local investments for our Food Economy (LIFE)
LIFE is a micro-grant program that provides grants to farmers to help
capitalize small investments. Its purpose is to help farmers
New Season Coming
At the beginning of the New Farm Project this video was commissioned and it premiered at the first fall gathering.
Kingston Local Recipies
Hello friends and supporters of local food,
Local 316 NFU publishes "Plan to Grow"
Scaling Up local food in Kingston and Countryside
National Farmers Union Local 316 is pleased to present the final report of the Plan to Grow action research project, funded through our NFU New Farm Project.
