ASAAP Farm Tours & Workshops
Posted on August 20th, 2009
Learning and networking opportunities in ecological, organic and sustainable agriculture for exploring, potential and apprenticing farmers.
To register for farm tours, contact Becky Lipton, ASAAP Coordinator, at 780-271-1116, becky.lipton@mail.mcgill.ca.
Edmonton Region Farm Tours
Towards an Economically, Environmentally and Emotionally Sustainable Garden - Inspired Market Gardens with Gwen Simpson
Tuesday August 25, 2009, 11-3pm - Carvel
Herbs, Flowers, Food & Fun. Fill your senses with the fragrance, taste, texture and display of our wide range of culinary herbs, edible flowers, heirloom tomato plants, U-Pick cut flowers and specialty greens - all raised using all-natural growing conditions and sustainable agriculture methods. We have a greenhouse, 2 production gardens, and a small country store. We sell at farm-gate, farmer’s market, and to restaurants & caterers. We host several agri-tourism and culinary events throughout the season, including the ‘World Basset Races’.
Working Towards an Economically, Environmentally and Emotionally Sustainable Garden: This workshop will look at building a market garden that is a place where people want to work and visit and that is economically viable and environmentally sustainable in the long term. Specific topics to be covered include no till gardening, organic greenhouses, and the trials of garden maintenance.
Organic Poultry Production- Sunworks Farm with Ron Hamilton
Monday Sept. 21st, 2009, 11-3pm - Armena
Sunworks Farm is a Certified Organic Poultry and Cattle farm that direct markets all of its meats at two year round Farmers’ Markets and into a few food service outlets. The farm is the largest producer of organic poultry in the province, is certified as humane and raises their poultry in movable shelters in the summer. Calving is done late spring and through the summer. The feed is made on the farm in their own CFIA approved feed mill. This is a progressive farm that uses rotational grazing for its birds and cattle, farms holistically and in a sustainable manner. Furthermore these farmers had no farming experience before they started up in 1997!
Organic Poultry Production: Workshop will include how to manage poultry on a larger scale using organic and holistic management principles. Details include raising broilers, layers and turkeys in a free range pastured poultry model for 6 months.
Peace Region Farm Tours
For those from outside the region, be prepared to travel by group to all three farms and camp overnight. A group will leave from the Edmonton region early on Wednesday and return late on Thursday.
Grass Finishing & Alfalfa Seed/Leaf Cutter Bee Management - with Peter Lundgard
Principles of Composting - Natures Way Farm with interns
Wednesday Sept. 9th, 2009, 12-4pm - Grimshaw, Peace Region
On our Holistic Managed, ecological, grass based farm we raise grass-fed cattle and sheep, grow alfalfa seed, keep alfalfa leafcutter bees, and hay. At Natures Way Farm we believe in building a healthy eco-system and working with nature to provide an environmentally, economically and socially acceptable form of food production. One of our goals is to share our knowledge with others and help the next generation of farmers.
Principles of composting: Come and see compost pile preparation demonstration by farm interns. Workshop will cover how to build a compost heap, the ins and outs of how compost works including the different stages of compost development. Time permitting tour will include a video on soil microbiology.
Grass Finishing & Alfalfa Seed/Leaf Cutter Bee Management: Discover how grass finishing animals and alfalfa seed/ leaf cutter bee management are all part of a planned grazing system and a holistically managed farm. Learn about how leaf cutter bees graze by setting seed and collecting pollen, how using cattle achieves high energy feeds and how cutting hay helps to condition pastures.
Grazing & Soil Nutrition- Eggers Farm with Peter & Levke Eggers
Thursday Sept. 10th, 2009 9am-noon - La Glace, Peace Region
Formally a conventional grain farm, we are now grass based and certified organic since 2008. We use Holistic Management principles; we graze cattle, sheep and some poultry. On our farm we work with nature encouraging productivity through biodiversity, creating an environmentally, economically, and socially sound food production model. Our biggest interest lies in soil nutrition.
Grazing & Soil Nutrition: During a tour of the fields Peter will talk about why mineral content in the soil is so important, and how having the right levels of calcium magnesium potatsium and sodium contribute to the productivity of the land. There will also be a demonstration on how animals are moved in a rotational grazing system.
Organic Pig Production - First Nature Farms with Jerry Kitt
Thursday Sept. 10th, 2009 1-4pm - Goodfare, Peace Region
First Nature Farms (or “the Ranch”) has been around since 1918. Certified organic since 1990, the operation produces bison, beef, pork, chickens, eggs, Merriam’s wild turkeys and domestic turkeys. First Nature Farms is operated as an ecological reserve. It is home to many species including Trumpeter swans, mountain bluebirds, wolves and grizzly bears. The farm goal is to protect and enhance the biodiversity of the land. These farmers, experienced in animal husbandry, live on 3350 acres between Grande Prairie and Dawson Creek.
Organic Pig Production: Raising Pigs organically requires good food, fresh air and lots of sunshine. Technical details will touch on parasite control in organic production, animal intelligence, and farrowing.
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