Winnipeg Farm Club

What's happening on March 20th, 2025?

Graham Hnatiuk from Hnatiuk Gardens will be speaking on Managing Weeds in a No-Till System.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• establishing no-till permanent beds

• misconceptions + pitfalls to avoid

• implementing strategies & timing for weed control

• tools & best practices for weed control

• moving from short-term to long-term success

• achieving weed control that allows scaling up production

ABOUT GRAHAM:

Graham Hnatiuk is an ecologist-farmer who loves the wonders & beauty of nature. Finding agriculture the perfect vehicle for applying biological science in the real world. Graham oversees an experimental 1 acre plot of no-till intensive vegetable production in a permanent bed system. Hnatiuk Gardens is a multi-generational farm growing 40 different fruits & vegetables on 20 acres for CSA, Farmer’s Market and Wholesale, just north of Winnipeg.

What happened on February 20th, 2025?

TOPIC: This session was a part of the University of Manitoba’s LEAP (Leveraging Ecosystems to transform Agriculture on the Prairies) Project. The LEAP Project is opening with farmer consultation and wants to hear directly from Manitoba Farmers to inform their research and policy. LEAP's goal is to help build farming systems that use technology and nature-based tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, capture carbon, support biodiversity, and help farms adapt to a changing climate.

We will be hosting several of LEAP’s project leads in conversation about their work - and they want to hear from you! Topics such as policy, farmer well-being and farm succession will be on the table in this interactive session, offering farmers a chance to help inform LEAP’s project objectives, methods, and priorities.

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Martin Entz, Agronomist

Kyle Bobiwash, Entomology and Policy

Meagan King, Animal Welfare and Farmer Well-being

Jess Goodwin, MSc student at University of Manitoba

hosted by Justin Girard, Young Agrarians

What happened on January 16th, 2025?

This month, we were joined by Tom Nagy from River City Mushrooms! Tom shared simple and effective ways to integrate mushrooms into established market gardens and backyard gardens alike. Wondering what to companion plant with mushrooms, how different mushroom varieties interact with different mulches, or how to scale up mushroom production for a farm business? Tom has a breadth of knowledge about mushroom cultivation, and is excited to chat about all your mycelial questions!

What happened on November 21st, 2024?

We were joined by Jeff from Wild Earth Farms for a special presentation recapping the cover cropping project—highlighting the lessons learned, the successes, and the challenges faced when working with this practice.

Background: This summer, Manitoba Organics hosted a farm tour of Wild Earth Farms (www.wildearthfarms.ca) to dive deep into the challenges and benefits of integrating cover crops into a vegetable rotation.

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