NFU New Farm Project Update – November 8th, 2011
NFU NEW FARM PROJECT NEWS
1. 4th ANNUAL FALL GATHERING REMINDER
2. Action Alert! Come to Ottawa, November 15, 2011
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
3. Local Food – Making it Work – Tuesday, Nov 22, 7:15 pm
4. The Great Waterway Farmer to Chef Meet & Greet!
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NFU NEW FARM PROJECT NEWS
1. REMINDER: FALL GATHERING 2011 – Dec. 10th, 2011
Just a quick note to remind you to pre-register by Dec. 1st to book your spot and help us out with event planning and food preparation. Online registration is quick and easy and can be done by going to http://www.newfarmproject.ca/fall-gathering/ and clicking on the “Click here to register” button, or by calling Ian Stutt at 613-353-6622. Registration will continue right to the event, space permitting.
Also, if you have any promotional material (business cards, brochures, etc), please bring them to display on the networking tables that will be set up.
2. Action Alert! Come to Ottawa, November 15, 2011
Dear NFU members and friends in Ontario,
The Stephen Harper government is pushing forward with a plan to destroy the Canadian Wheat Board, and they are pushing fast. If we are to save the CWB, and if we are to save supply management, our seed regulations, and any vestige of a citizen-controlled food system inCanada, we must act quickly, effectively, and visibly.
Please, if you can, go to Ottawa on Tuesday, November 15, 10:00 AM and gather on Parliament Hill. Please call your friends and neighbours and ask them to come too. The details are as follows:
What: A farmer demonstration in support of the Canadian Wheat Board, in support of agriculture policies that put farm families first, and in support of Canadian agriculture and food systems controlled by Canadians, for the benefit of Canadians
When: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 10:00 AM
Where: Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
The Stephen Harper government is acting illegally. Section 47.1 of the CWB Act requires that farmers must vote in favour of major changes to their wheat and barley marketer. The government is ignoring that law and refusing to hold a vote. Also, the government is ramming its legislation through parliament in record time, using closure to limit debate, refusing to let the Agriculture Committee examine the bill, and instead setting up an ad hoc committee to review the bill, but limiting that committee to just 5 minutes per section. Prime Minister Harper has announced he will “walk over” the farmer majority that support the CWB, and he has called his drive to dismantle the CWB a “train barreling down a Prairie track.” Our federal government is sneering at democracy, evading due process, and bending the law to the breaking point. If these antidemocratic tactics are not challenged, they will be repeated.
Come out, challenge this government, and take a strong stand for democracy, proper procedure, fairness, rule of law, and a Canadian agriculture policy that respects and supports farm families.
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For more information, contact:
Darrin Qualman, (Acting) Organizer, National Farmers Union: (306) 652-9465
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
3. Local Food – Making it Work – Tuesday, Nov 22, 7:15 pm
GrassRoots Growers present Cam Mather on CSA: Community Supported Agriculture
and WWOOFers: Willing Workers on Organic Farms
- Tamworth Public Library – 1 Ottawa Street
- Everyone welcome. No charge.
- Followed by Free Seed Exchange and refreshments.
- Bring along your packaged and labelled seed, bulbs, or plants for exchange.
- Local author and organic gardening expert Cam Mather can answer your questions.
- GrassRoots Growers is an affiliate of Tamworth/Erinsville Community Development Committee
CSA: You purchase a share of a local farmer’s harvest, ensuring the farmer a steady income and you a steady stream of produce in the growing season.
WWOOFers: The worker gets gardening experience and you get extra hands in the garden.
Details: Colleen 613-379-5959
4. The Great Waterway Farmer to Chef Meet & Greet!
Monday, November 21, 2011 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (ET)
Kingston, Ontario
The Great Waterway, in partnership with the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance (OCTA) invites you to attend the 2011 Farmer to Chef Meet & Greet!
The first of its kind in the area, this event brings together farmers, producers, chefs, and artisans across the area to forge new business relationships, cement old ones, and create a better, more sustainable food system for the region.
Held in beautiful, historic Kingston, the 2011 Meet & Greet is proud to welcome Janet Campbell of Mrs. McGarrigle’s Mustard as our keynote speaker!
Let’s get together, grow our businesses, share our stories, and discover what’s on The Great Waterway’s table!
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