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Raymond Loo on Transitioning to Organic
Raymond Loo, featured in this short video clip, passed away in 2013 after having built a reputation as one of the most captivating organic farmers in Canada, with a vision for farming in PEI like no other.
Raymond's family has farmed Springwillow Farms since the early 1800's. His father came from Holland and after marrying, farmed and operated a custom spray business--fully embracing the "Green Revolution". Not until late in his life, did Mr. Gerrit Loo become an important organic leader for Atlantic Canada, inspiring three of his children to become certified organic farmers in PEI too. ACORN has also named its annual organic award for Gerrit Loo (http://www.acornorganic.org/gerritloo...). An interesting story, as told by Raymond, and one to inspire those who think chemical agriculture could never "go organic". (60 secs)
Record keeping for Streamlined Certification and Farmer Sanity with Rowena Hopkins and Roxanne Beavers
Certification
Record-Keeping for Streamlined Organic Certification
Certification, Getting Started With Organic Farming
Rediscovery & Revival of Indigenous Agriculture
Fred Wiseman presents at the 2016 ACORN Conference.
View the accompanying slideshow presentation here.
ACORN Conference, Seed
Year: 2016
Relationship Marketing and Branding
Presented by Michelle Wolf (Director of Training FMNS) at the 2015 ACORN Conference PEI
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ACORN Conference, Business & Marketing
Root Cellaring 101
At the 2016 Homesteading Symposium in Moncton, NB, Robin and Rebecca LeBlanc share their many methods of preserving their harvest. Together they explain how they store summer’s bounty and give insight to where certain crops should be stored.
Food Skills, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
Root Cellars 101 with Tarrah Young and Amy Lounder
Farmers' Amy Lounder and Tarrah Young introduce the concepts of root cellaring at the 2011 ACORN organic conference and trade show in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (56 mins)
Getting Started With Organic Farming, Horticulture, Season Extension, Urban Farming & Gardening
Rotations For Sustainability with Andy Hammermeister, Roger Henry and Ted Zettel
Grain & Field Crops, Soil & Compost
Scaling Up
Chris Blanchard (Flying Rutabaga Works) presents at the 2014 ACORN Conference.
ACORN Conference, Business & Marketing
Scaling up your CSA
This session from the 2013 ACORN Conference in Moncton consisted of presentations from two CSA farmers, Josh Oulton and Kent Coates, speaking on the challenges, rewards and considerations of scaling up your CSA farm business. Some particular issues to consider were: Marketing, Delivery, Communication. Construction, Presort and wash, Production
ACORN Conference, Business & Marketing, Community Supported Agriculture
Sea Buckthorn
Beth Fowler and Clay Bartlett present at the 2016 Conference.
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ACORN Conference, Fruit & Berry
Year: 2016
Sean Dunbar: Organic Opportunities in Brewing
Sean Dunbar, owner/operator of Northampton Brewing Company which makes Picaroons' Traditional Ales discusses their organic brews and their desire to use local organic hops and grain in their future brews (which they are now doing as of 2012!).
Business & Marketing, Grain & Field Crops
Season Extension Strategies (without a Greenhouse) Featuring David Greenberg
At Nova Scotia's 2011 organic conference and trade show, David Greenberg presented a workshop on season extension strategies that do not involve the infrastructure of a greenhouse. (62 mins)
Getting Started With Organic Farming, Horticulture, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
Season Extension Using Low Cost and High Tech
Tim Livingstone (Strawberry Hill Farm) presents at the 2014 ACORN Conference.
ACORN Conference, Infrastructure & Equipment
Season Extension with High Tunnels
In this session from the 2013 ACORN Conference in Moncton, Paul and Sandy Arnold discuss their management practices of high tunnels for early and late season production as well as over the winter. They started with one high tunnel, but seeing the pay-off quickly increased the number. High tunnels can allow for excellent production throughout the year; however, they require more management and infrastructure, and call on the grower to be an excellent marketer and record-keeper.
ACORN Conference, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
Season Extension with Storage, Cellaring and Low Tunnels
In this session from the 2013 ACORN Conference in Moncton, Paul and Sandy Arnold discussed their approach to season extension including storage, cellaring, and the use of low tunnels. They grow a variety of crops to store and sell over the winter months and have tailored their on-farm infrastructure to support these endeavors. Included in the presentation slideshow is detailed information of curing and storage requirement for the crops they find store, and sell well, over the winter.
ACORN Conference, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
Seaweed Extracts and Their Application in Crop Management Programs
Soil & Compost
Seed Cleaning Equipment and Souces Relative to your Scale of Production
Presented by Kim Delaney at the 2015 ACORN Conference PEI
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ACORN Conference, Infrastructure & Equipment, Seed
Série d'ateliers ACORN sur la production commerciale de semences biologiques
Conférence ACORN 2008
Français, Seed
Signals from the Soil - Sensory Guide to Soil Health
Soil & Compost
Signals from the Soil - Sensory Guide to Soil Health (Notes)
Soil & Compost
Site Preparation with Claude Berthélémé
Site Preparation with Claude Berthélémé: Importance of planning ahead; Soil fertility and pH; Soil amendments; Weed control strategies; Improved drainage
Pests, Disease & Weeds, Soil & Compost