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Peterborough County Junior Farmers Boots and Brews Country Night Dance

Boots and Brews Country Night is just around the corner!

Be sure to mark your calendars for a great night of dancing and catching up with friends! Anyone is invited to attend, member or not! We hope to see a great crowd of community members young and old! 

Don’t forget to bring cash for tickets to enter in the raffle draws! The prize list is still growing! 

Friday July 17th, 8-12 pm 
Lakefield Legion, 10 Nicholls St, Lakefield On 
Admission is $5 for Junior Farmers and $10 for non members 
You can buy tickets at the door or ahead of time by contacting Cecelia Darling by email at cecelia@jfao.on.ca or by text at 705 308 9510 
Be sure to bring your cash for raffle tickets

Registration is not required
Lakefield Legion, 10 Nicholls st., Lakefield ON K0L2H0
Lakefield
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Growing Organic Grains and Exploring Plant Health with LoonSong Farm

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Join Farms at Work for a visit with LoonSong Farm and Fifth Wind Farm, on July 14th from 6pm- 8pm for a 2-part farm visit.

Learn about the ins and outs of growing organic grains in Northumberland County, and also learn about how Brix testing can help you to measure plant health in your fields or gardens on any scale.

Paul Salanki of LoonSong will share his experiences growing organic grains – How is it different from conventional cropping? Hear about cover cropping and crop rotations, planting methods, accessing seed, and harvesting and marketing organic grains along with some of the challenges and complexities of this type of grain farming.

Part 2 of this tour will take us into an adjacent veggie garden, where we will discuss plant health (which is also a primary indicator of underlying soil health) measured by Brix testing, and have the opportunity to try out the measurement tools with several different vegetable garden plants. We will also discuss ways to build soil health (and therefore plant health) in gardens and fields. Ordering of Brix testing instruments will be available.

Registration is required
education@farmsatwork.ca
Fifth Wind Farm - 3987 Timlin Road
Cold Springs near Cobourg
https://farmsatwork.ca/organic-grains-loonsong/
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Forage Expo

See You In Norwood For Forage Expo

Get into the field and experience the latest in hay equipent and technology at Forage Expo.

Forge Expo offers head to head field trails where you'll see the newest tools in action. From mowers and conditioners to rakes, tedders, mergers, balers. and more. Every piece of equipent is geared toward helping producers harvest faster, smarter and with better results. 

July 9 from 10am to 3pm at County Rd 45 in Norwood

Lunch will be available on site for cash purchase

 

Registration is not required
1810 County Rd. 45 Norwood, Ontario
Hastings
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Grow your own cattle fodder 700lbs at a time!

Learn about the O’Brienview Automated Sprouting System

Saturday, June 20, 2026, 1-3pm

Location: O’Brienview Organic Farm, 688 Country Ln, Cameron, ON 

Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/obrienview-organic-farm-tour 

What do you do when you have difficulty sourcing feed for your Angus cattle? If you are the O’Briens, you invent a fully automated sprouting system that turns your seed into nutritious fodder!.

Join Farms at Work and O’Brienview Organic Farm for an afternoon exploring the ingenuity and problem solving that has gone into this conveyor system that produces over 700lb of new sprouts at a time. Learn how the system was designed and built, the benefits of feeding sprouted fodder and how this system could integrate into your operation. Come with your curiosity and your questions!

 

Peterborough County Cattlemen & Victoria Beef Farmers Stocker Sale

The stocker calf sales continue to be strong, and you won't want to miss your opportunity to market your stocker calves this spring.  The Peterborough County Cattlemen with the Victoria Beef Farmers will be hosting their spring stocker sale on May 6, 2026 at the Kawartha Lakes Community Sales Barn in Woodville. To consign to this spring sale or to find out additional information, please contact Wayne Telford at 705 292 9531 or Glen Darling at 705-875-4256

Darling Insurance Hiring a Customer Service Agribusiness Representative

Darling Insurance is hiring a Customer Service Representative to join their Agribusiness team and is hoping to find a suitable candidate from the local farm community. All members of their  Agribusiness Team currently have a farm background. Please feel free to share the attached posting through your distribution groups, to your friends, neighbours and anyone that you may think would be an ideal candidate for this position. This is a full time 35 hour in office position. If you have any questions about the job posting please feel free to contact Dave Cavanagh at 705.775.5113.

For more details please see link below:

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Eastern Ontario Warden Caucus passes a Resolution Opposing the Alto High-Speed Rail Project in its Current Form

The following is a  repost from the Eastern Ontario Warden Caucus' LinkedIn:

"On March 19, the EOWC's Board of Directors passed a resolution opposing the Alto high-speed rail project in its current form.   “The EOWC is opposed to ALTO’s high-speed rail project in its current form. The EOWC remains supportive of strategic infrastructure investments in eastern Ontario. However, these investments must strengthen and not compromise rural and small-urban residents, businesses and lands,” Chair Bonnie Clark.

  The EOWC is calling for: 🔹 Detailed information about the project and its proposed routes 🔹 Clearer understanding of local, environmental, and infrastructure impacts 🔹 Meaningful engagement with municipalities, residents, First Nations, businesses, and regional partners 🔹That ALTO explore train route options along existing infrastructure corridors   Eastern Ontario’s communities are committed to constructive partnership. Our goal is to ensure that any future rail solution strengthens, rather than divides, the social, economic, agricultural, and environmental fabric of our region."   To read the EOWC's resolution in full, please visit: https://lnkd.in/efrBde6d

Backyard Poultry 101 Seminar

Want to raise your own meat birds or laying hens, but not sure where to start? Already have some birds but want to learn more before expanding the flock? Sunderland Co-op - Peterborough is hosting a Backyard Poultry 101 seminar to teach you everything you need to know to raise your own backyard poutry. 

 

Thursday, May 7th 
6:00-8:00pm 

Held at Sunderland Co-op - Peterborough (2182 Keene Rd, Otonabee) 
 

Topics include:

  • breed selection & ordering 
  • chick care 
  • life cycles 
  • proper nutrition 
  • coop design & prep
  • biosecurity 
  • common ailments & diseases 
  • predator prevention & control 

 

SPACES ARE LIMITED - PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED 
Call 705-745-4607 or stop by the store to book your spot. 

 

Tickets are $20/person (non-refundable) and include admittance, information package and coupons. 

Registration is required
705-745-4607
Sunderland Co-op - Peterborough (2182 Keene Road)
Otonabee
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Town Hall Meeting featuring Bonnie Clark, Warden of Peterborough County

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As part of a series called Your Voice Your Community, Warden Bonnie Clark will be speaking this coming Tuesday April 14th at 7pm at the Keene United Church Hall. 

Topics to be discussed are the Age Friendly Initiative, Alto Rail, Community Services and Support, and Health Care Initiatives. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session and refreshments.

All are welcome!

Can't join in person? Reach out to secretary@keeneunitedchurch.org for a Zoom link. 

 

 

 

Registration is not required
Keene United Church Hall, 30 North Street (enter Hall from 2nd Street)
Keene, ON
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