EFAO Spring/Summer Events
July 10th 10 am to 3 pm at 460 Sideroad 20 South, Huron Township, South West of Ripley.
The farm is a 750 acre mixed organic cash crop farm with a focus on processing oil seeds for vegetable oil and for biodiesel production. The morning will be a tour of the farm and after lunch we will tour the biodiesel plant.
Bring a brown bag lunch. Phone 519-955-0386.
July 14th 11 am to 3 pm at the farm of Rob and Dianne Fleischauer, Golden Acres Farm
2579 Line 47 Gadshill (2 km NE of Gadshill or 4 km west of Hampstead)
Overall picture: Twenty years of a fairly consistent 6 crop rotation on 100 acres of tiled land. Thirteen years of organic certification. Soil tilth is improved with green manuring and spreading of straw.
What to see:
-scuffler with rotary hoe weeding wheels going down the row, and other equipment
-60+ strains of garlic
-spelt with soy soap test plot
-700' x 15' field garden, mostly but not all, mechanically weeded
-soys with test plots-2 Quantum products, Apex extra, phosphorous
-corn; calcium, phosphorous and 2 Quantum products, 4 varieties of corn from 2 brands
- buckwheat; calcium, apple cider vinegar
-mixed grain with peas; Agri gro, fish, molasses, and phosphorous
- speaker Michael Freiesleben, TLC Animal Husbandry Inc.
Cost: $10 to non-members, no charge to Organic Meadow members, bring lawn chairs
Contact Jenny Butcher for a lunch count 519-503-6852 butcher@organicmeadow
Rob is a long time EFAO member and EFAO advisor and invites any and all EFAO members to join the day.
July 17th 10 am – 4 pm at the Ignatius Centre, 5420 Hwy 6 N, Guelph
All EFAO farm events are open to the general public. For more details contact the EFAO office, Tel:1-877 822-8606, 519-822-8606 or email: info@efao.ca
