Organic Library

Integrating Seed Production at Broadfork Farm

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: Shannon Jones (Broadfork Farm, NS) shares generously from her experience growing seed crops as part of her diversified, small-acreage, certified organic farm in River Hebert, NS. She talks about her rationale for saving seed, when it works best, and why she continues to do it as one of many on-farm activities.

Seed

Year: 2026

Intensive Pasture Management

Sébastien Angers at the 2013 ACORN Conference in Moncton.

Paying attention to your pastures and grazing times is most important for maximising yield. Pastures provide most energy at certain stages in growth. Pigs will ruin a pasture if not taken off or put on at the wrong stage of plant growth. The mix of species in a pasture can be adjusted according to every farm and climate. Pay attention to managing pastures for best longevity and results.

ACORN Conference, Complementary Agriculture, Infrastructure & Equipment, Livestock

Irrigation Strategies for a Changing Climate

David Greenberg presents at the 2016 ACORN Conference.

ACORN Conference, Climate Change, Infrastructure & Equipment

Year: 2016

Is This The Year You'll Join a CSA?

In this blog post, Robin Schirmer of The Local Beet suggests the best ways to find a CSA and asks potential CSA members to think about what makes a good CSA member.

Community Supported Agriculture, Farmshare, Belong

Keeping Chickens in the City with Louise Hanavan

Keeping Chickens in the City with Louise Hanavan: Chickens; Supplies; Pest control

ACORN Conference, Food Skills, Urban Farming & Gardening

Keeping greenhouse soils fertile: Nutrients, compost and salt with Rupert Jannasch

Keeping greenhouse soils fertile: Nutrients, compost and salt with Rupert Jannasch: Soil Fertility; Composting

Soil & Compost

l'Agriculture a des fins de conservation

La biodiversité agricole est la police d’assurance de la nature. Pourtant, au moment où nous en avons le plus besoin, elle diminue à une vitesse alarmante. Cet événement en ligne rassemble agricultrices et agriculteurs qui intègrent la conservation des semences dans leur exploitation agricole. Tout le monde a un rôle à jouer pour conserver la diversité des semences. Ce webinaire a été enregistré le 3 novembre 2022 par notre partenaire, L'initiative de la famille Bauta sur la sécurité des semences au Canada, une programme de Sème l'avenir. Présentateurs.trices : Bob Wildfong (Semences du patrimoine), Michelle Smith (Northwind Farm), Angela MacDougall (Fundy Farms: Local Harvest), Angie Koch (Fertile Ground Farm).

Français, Seed

Year: 2022