Fri, Jun 28
|Multiple Locations
Farm Tours: Summer 2024
Time & Location
Jun 28, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – Aug 08, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
Multiple Locations, Manitoba, Canada
About the event
In 2024, Manitoba Organics (known as Manitoba Organic Alliance during this time) hosted 3 farm tours throughout the province.
TOUR 1: Wild Earth Farms, JUNE 28TH, 2024: 1:00 - 4:00PM
TOUR 2: Millview Grain Farms & Bloom Bakery and Mill, JULY 8TH, 2024: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
TOUR 3: Black Family Farm, AUGUST 8TH, 2024: 10:00AM - 2:00PM.
SEE THE IMAGES AND INFORMATION BELOW:
JUNE 28TH, 2024: 1:00 - 4:00PM
Cover Cropping for Vegetable Production
Join us for a tour of Wild Earth Farms where we’ll explore the ups and downs of working cover crops into a vegetable rotation. We are proud to host this event in collaboration with Young Agrarians!
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Thank you to our sponsors for this farm tour, we couldn't have done it without you:
JULY 8TH, 2024: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Farmer, Miller, Baker Event: Tour of Millview Grain Farms & Bloom Bakery and Mill
What to expect: The day will start in the Organic fields of Millview Grains farm which surrounds the mill. The tour will highlight organic management including this year's alfalfa forage and alfalfa seed with rented pollinators to aid in seed production. The tour will then move into the mill for guest speakers from Bauta Seed Initiative, a tour of the mill and a delicious lunch featuring ingredients from the mill itself.
We are proud to host this event in collaboration with The Bauta Family Initiative on CANADIAN SEED SECURITY!
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Thank you to our sponsors for this farm tour, we couldn't have done it without you:
AUGUST 8TH, 2024: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Black Family Farm Tour
LOCATION: NE34-1-22W, 6.5 miles south of #3 on PTH450 (Lake Metigoshe Road)
What to Bring: Folding chair, water bottle (water provided on-site).
What to expect: Once there, we will be carpooling to visit different fields on the Black family farm.
Emphasis how they maintain good yield in an organic production system. The tour will end back at the yard site for networking and lunch.
Background:
“Larry and Sue purchased their own farm in 1978, and immediately converted it to organic. At 18, their son Dave invested in the farm, and he and his wife, Ash became full partners in 2011. The Black Family Farm is Manitoba’s only Centennial Organic farm, with the home 1/4 established in 1912. The Blacks have never used farm chemicals, and don’t have that bias to impede their strategies.
In anticipation of their 5th generation of organic farmers, BFF has tripled their land base to >1500 acres since exiting the dairy industry in 2019. Black Family Farm’s yields have continuously improved, as they build soil with a 3 year rotation. In 2016 they turned to Overton Environmental’s EcoTea, which has also helped to boost production. The Black’s focus on out-competing the weeds.”
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Thank you to our sponsors for this farm tour, we couldn't have done it without you:
