Farm Tour and Cover Cropping Workshop with Wild Earth Farms

May 21st, 2025

Date: June 20, 2025

Location: Treaty 1 Territory| Wild Earth Farms | 27064 Garven Rd, Oakbank, MB

Registration link: https://youngagrarians.org/jun-20-2025-oakbank-mb-farm-tour-and-cover-cropping-workshop-with-wild-earth-farms/

Join Manitoba Organics & Young Agrarians on June 20th for a tour of Wild Earth Farms (wildearthfarms.ca), where they’ll explore the ups and downs of working cover crops into a vegetable rotation. Wild Earth Farms grows over 100 varieties of vegetables, herbs and fruits on their small 20 acre farm near Oakbank, Manitoba.

Wild Earth Farms will discuss their cover cropping goals for the year, and tour a section of land that was cover-cropped in 2024, talking through observations and sharing cover crop stories. Manitoba Agriculture’s Vegetable Extension Specialist, Tom Gonsalves, will also be on hand to demonstrate and discuss water infiltration. There’ll be plenty of time for networking, too! Snacks and coffee will be provided, but attendees are also invited to join the organizers after the tour at Pineridge Hollow to eat and talk shop.

Prior to the farm tour, we will also be hosting a free webinar on June 5th, 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Join us as Jeff shares insights from last year’s cover cropping project—what worked, what didn’t, and the valuable lessons learned along the way. He’ll also dive into his evolving strategy for this year, offering practical knowledge and inspiration for anyone curious about building soil health, improving biodiversity, and increasing farm resilience through cover crops.

Whether you’re planning to attend the farm tour or just eager to learn more about regenerative practices, this webinar is a great opportunity to hear directly from a farmer putting theory into practice.

Click here to register for the farm tour on June 20th.

Click here to RSVP for the webinar on June 5th.

This event is hosted in collaboration with Young Agrarians.