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Music Festival Seeking Land to Rent

North Of Nowhere is moving its weekend country music festival to the Peterborough area in July 2024 and is in need of a new location. We're looking for a large, accessible open space such as fields or farms.

If you have suitable land or know of any possible opportunities, please contact us at: info@northofnowheremusicfestival.com

Environmental Farm Plan Workshop-Douro Community Centre

Tuesday, December 5th and Tuesday, December 12th, 2023. This free two-day workshop runs from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Doors open at 9:30 AM. Pre-registration is required.

You will learn more about on-farm environmental best management practices, develop action plans and learn about cost-share funding opportunities.

Please bring your own lunch. Refreshments and snacks will be available. Books and materials are provided.

A reminder e-mail will be sent out to all registrants one week in advance with further details.

Registration is required
jnash@ontariosoilcrop.org
Douro Community Centre
Peterborough County/Douro-Dummer Township

Financing For Farmers

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An evening of discussion and updates on the financing options for you as a farmer!  Representatives from Ontario Soil & Crop; ALUS and Fair Finance Fund will be presenting and fielding questions on what is available for you. Doors open at 5pm with dinner and presentations to follow. 

RSVP to save a place at the table  Elizabeth Stocking 416-459-3474   willowindfarm@hotmail.com

Come and join us!

Registration is not required

ALUS Peterborough Bus Tour -October 24th!

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Join ALUS Peterborough on  Tuesday, October 24th, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm on their free Farm Bus Tour. Please RSVP to kate_powell@ofah.org by Friday October 20th. The tour will be visiting 6 farms in the Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland Region, and seeing a variety of farms and ecosystem projects.

 

More info can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=737880488382697&set=a.563646069139474

 

Registration is required

Webinar: Balancing Farmland Protection and Housing Supply

Join Margaret Walton (Chair of Ontario Farmland Trust) and Martin Straathof (Executive Director of Ontario Farmland Trust) for a free webinar entitled Balancing Farmland Protection and Housing Supply. This event is happening online from noon to 1pm on October 31st. 

For more information and to register, click here: https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/2023/10/10/winter-webinars-register-today/
 

Registration is required
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