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Value-Added Resources for Organic Farms and Businesses in the Maritimes by ACORN
Value-Added
Vendors as Board Members
Presented by Michelle Wolf (Director of Training FMNS) at the 2015 ACORN Conference PEI
Access the slideshow here
ACORN Conference, Business & Marketing
Water Management Irrigation for Frost Protection
Soil & Compost
Weed Adaption to Climate Change
Eric Gallant presents at the 2016 ACORN Conference.
ACORN Conference, Climate Change, Pests, Disease & Weeds
Year: 2016
Weed and Fertility Management of Establishing Black Currants with Karen Nelson
Fruit & Berry
Weed Control and Organic Field Rotations with Roger Henry
Soil & Compost
What is "Good Seed"?
Learning Series: Good Seeds Mini Conference
Series Description: What does sourcing, stewarding, and sharing good seed look like on the farm, in the context of regional farming in Atlantic Canada and the Northeast?
Webinar Description: In this webinar, panelists talk about selection and adaptation, plant breeding and varietal maintenance, and other considerations that help us honour seeds as part of our farming systems. This event was recorded December 16, 2020 by our partner, The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, a program of SeedChange. Speakers: Marie-Claude Comeau (La Radicule, Quebec), Heron Breen (Fedco Seeds), Petra Page-Mann (Fruition Seeds, New York), and Jodi Lew-Smith (Sweetgrass Farm, Vermont).
Seed
Year: 2020
What is CSA?
New to CSA? Check out Just Food's introduction, which explores the benefits of CSA, its history, and frequently asked questions.
Community Supported Agriculture, Farmshare, Educate
Why Diverse and OP Seeds?
Learning Series: Exploring Open-pollinated and Local Seeds
Series Description: Open-pollinated (OP) seeds form the foundation of seed saving and underwrite the great diversity of agricultural crop varieties we benefit from today. This series explores "the why" of diverse OP and climate resilient seed. This series is designed for aspiring and established market growers who are curious about exploring alternatives to hybrid and commodity seed, and/or saving seed on their farm. This series was piloted in 2026 by our partner, The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, a program of SeedChange.
Resource List for this series can be found HERE.
Webinar Description: In this workshop, Mary Brittain, (Cottage Gardener Heirloom Seed Company, ON), provides a brief but rich history of plant breeding, explaining the plant breeding goals and processes of different kinds of seeds, including landraces, open-pollinated/heirlooms, modern hybrids, and those that have been genetically engineered. She explores the advantages and limitations of each kind of seed, providing useful examples and anecdotes along the way.
Seed
Year: 2026
Why I Save Seeds
Learning Series: Exploring Open-pollinated and Local Seeds
Series Description: Open-pollinated (OP) seeds form the foundation of seed saving and underwrite the great diversity of agricultural crop varieties we benefit from today. This series explores "the why" of diverse OP and climate resilient seed. This series is designed for aspiring and established market growers who are curious about exploring alternatives to hybrid and commodity seed, and/or saving seed on their farm. This series was piloted in 2026 by our partner, The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, a program of SeedChange.
Resource List for this series can be found HERE.
Webinar Description: Annie Ferguson from 100 Folk Farm, in Nova Scotia, shares about her farm-based seed saving as a "practice of care" which co-exists on her small-acreage, diversified farm alongside many other projects and pursuits.
Seed
Year: 2026
Why Organic Brochure
Getting Started With Organic Farming
Wild Blueberries: Battling Pests and Weeds with David Yarborough
Fruit & Berry
Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Maritimes
At the 2016 Homesteading Symposium in Dieppe, Estelle Drisdelle shares her knowledge of harvesting and preserving local plants. Her presentation explores the variety of healing properties these maritime plants posses and how to reap the benefits.
Complementary Agriculture, Food Skills, Urban Farming & Gardening
Winter Greens: Sprouts, Shoots and Cold frames with Nikki Jabbour
Season Extension
Winter Storage and Marketing with David Cohlmeyer
Season Extension