Sustainable Agriculture students eligible for funding Fleming News. Students taking Fleming College’s Sustainable Agriculture program at the Frost Campus are now eligible to apply for special funding through the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and Agriculture Canada.
The program is delivered by Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) on behalf of OMAFRA. The funding helps new farmers offset training costs. Fleming’s Sustainable Agriculture program has been recognized as a training opportunity eligible for cost-share funding through the program. New farmers can receive up to 75% of their tuition, textbook and travel expenses for the program, provided they meet the eligibility requirements. Applicants must complete a Growing Your Farm Profits Workshop, have their action plan reviewed by their workshop leader, and have a Farm Business Registration Number or equivalent. “New farmers face many obstacles when it comes to starting out.
KW Sustainable Agriculture. Toronto Sustainable Agriculture. Organic Farms in Southwestern Ontario. SOIL Apprenticeships. Ontario farms Farm #1 We are 10km south east of Guelph with many opportunities there. Intern(s) would have access to bicycles, and drive into the city, within reason, if needed. There are many parks, hiking trails nearby, with close access to the Bruce Trail. We are on a steep learning curve, but Gerry is a full-time teacher and we both have a gift not only for learning but for teaching. Location: Puslinch. 10 km Southeast of Guelph, 60 km West of Toronto. Farm #2 New Farm!! Come and grow with us! Location: Neustadt. Farm #3 Work with a 6th generation family farm with 300 acres of wetlands, lake front, ponds and forest, and 40 acres of cultivated land, producing maple syrup, strawberries, raspberries and a diversity of vegetables which are sold from the farm to local clientele, restaurants, chefs and a through a CSA program.
Location: Milford Bay, Muskoka 200 km north of Toronto. 2 hr drive. Farm #4 There are 4 internship positions are available at this Farm. Farm #5 Location: Norwich Farm #6. CRO QUAIL FARMS INC. Quality Quail Products. Everdale Workshops. Whatcom Seed Company - Catalog of Rare, Exotic, Unusual Garden Seeds. Www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Ft0ylk4sU5M&feature=endscreen. Live Responsibly, Live Sustainably: Homestead. NOTE: Gardening and preserving is keeping me pretty busy these days.
A few articles that bear repeating will fill in the gaps on the days when the to-do list is too long. This post was originally published in April 2009. Throw out the word homesteading in a crowd and you will get very different reactions. Some look at you like you’re crazy – picturing the pioneers crossing the prairie in search of land, only a covered wagon as your shelter. Others (myself included) perk up at the thought of a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle. The good life. Going green is quite chic these days. {comfrey flowers in the garden} In order to change the way we live, we must first change the way we think. Our way of life almost entirely depends on finite resources that will soon be so depleted as to cause world wars. That is unless we do something about it. Through homesteading we have an opportunity to do all of the above plus learn truly useful skills that go untaught in universities.