Usually summers are pretty quiet for ACORN, as our members are very busy in the fields. This year, we’ve managed to get a few hours with some our farmers who are willing to provide farm tours and short workshops.
Starting this week are organic grain field tours, which take place in each Maritime Province. The first [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Lots of free organic workshops coming up
Posted in ACORN News, tagged free, grains, new brunswick, organic, PEI, workshop on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Going Organic?
Posted in ACORN News, Growing Tips, tagged advice, organic, organics, transition on July 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you’re looking for some free advice on going organic–be it about growing methods or how the process works–call our new transition specialist!
Rupert Jannasch can be reached by:
Mail: 5184 Hwy 215, R.R.1 Newport, Summerville, N.S. B0N 2A0
Tel/Fax: 902-633-2358; Cell 902-790-2452
E-mail: rjannasch@ns.sympatico.ca
This service is free for anyone thinking about organics, or already in transition, in Canada.
ACORN is Full Steam Ahead!
Posted in ACORN News, tagged ACORN NB PEI NS funding organic organics agriculture fa on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Good news everyone–thanks to the departments of agriculture in the Maritime Provinces, ACORN will be receiving steady operating funding for the next four years.
The PEI Department of Agriculture, the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, and the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture will provide $60,000 each over the course of the next four years, [...]
Blog updates
Posted in ACORN News on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello all,
We have just added a new page, “Farms in Nova Scotia,” to the blog. In this page you will find some photographs and links to profiles of a variety of certified organic farms in Nova Scotia.
We are currently working on the same for New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Keep [...]
Updates to the ACORN directory
Posted in ACORN News, Community Gardening, tagged farmers market on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am extremely happy to say that we have some new additions to the ever-useful ACORN directory. Now, along with listings of certified organic farms in Atlantic Canada, you can find a large selection of farmers’ markets in the region. Although, like everything, it is a work in progress, there is plenty of information if [...]
