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Summer Podcast Series: Intro to Rare Breeds and Heritage Livestock
This Podcast features a workshop led by Elwood Quinn at ACORN's 2014 Conference in Halifax, NS. Speaker and long-time farmer and educator, Elwood Quinn, introduced participants to the breadth of possibilities when it comes to raising, caring, and using rare breed and heritage livestock.
ACORN Conference, Livestock
Summer Podcast Series: Seed Cleaning Equipment Relative To Your Scale
2015 ACORN Conference & Trade Show, PEI.
Kim Delaney gives an overview of the harvest to cleaning process for seeds from the small grower operation to the larger size growers. Special treatment for wet seed threshing. Then a short summary of cleaning by size and weight.
ACORN Conference, Seed
Summer Podcast Series: Soil Test 101
This podcast from ACORN's 2014 Conference in Halifax, NS and features speaker Dr. Av Singh.
To be good farmers we need to be conscientious of soil biology, chemistry, and physics. Once you know you soil type and suitability you still need to understand and plan for fertility if you are to be productive on the land. The best way to understand what nutrients are available for your plants is to test your soil in a lab.
ACORN Conference, Soil & Compost
Summer Podcast Series: Top 10 Certification Mistakes Organic Producers Make
This workshop on Certification Mistakes was led by ACORN's own Organic Transition Coordinator, Tara Scott, during ACORN's 2014 Conference in Halifax, NS.
ACORN Conference, Certification, Getting Started With Organic Farming
Sweet Pepper, Grafted Tomato Demo and Greenhouse Tomato Production
Presented by Claude Bertheleme, NBDAAF Organic and Vegetable Production Specialist and Charles Comeau, NBDAAF Crop Development Officer at the 2015 ACORN Conference
View slideshow presentation here
ACORN Conference
Systems for accountability and efficiency for direct marketers
Chris Blanchard (Flying Rutabaga Works) presents at the 2014 ACORN Conference.
View Chris Blanchard's slideshow here.
ACORN Conference
Ten things to think about when getting started in market farming
Chris Blanchard (Rock Spring Farm) presents at the 2014 ACORN Conference.
View Chris Blanchard's slideshow here.
ACORN Conference, Getting Started With Organic Farming
The 'W5' of Grazing
The ‘W5' of Grazing with E. Ann Clark: Why control grazing?; What do you need to be a grazier?
Soil & Compost
The Adaptive Power of Open-pollinated 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: Lorna McMaster (Heartfelt Seed, NB) presents her work developing a regional kale variety, and climate adapting different vegetable varieties to her conditions and purposes as a farmer and homesteader in the Maritimes. She touches on rationale, methods, and the importance of this work to all of agriculture.
Climate Change, Seed
Year: 2026
The Business of Seed: Panel
This panel from the 2013 ACORN conference in Moncton explores - from the perspective of a seed grower, a small seed company entrepreneur, and a medium-sized local seed company - the opportunities and challenges for the seed industry in Atlantic Canada and beyond. Panelists discuss how the seed sector has changed over the course of their careers, the quality issues that can pose barriers to new entrants, and how some of these challenges might be addressed.
ACORN Conference, Business & Marketing, Seed
The Efficient Farm Office
In this workshop from the 2013 ACORN Conference, Richard Wiswall demonstrates how he keeps his farm office organized and running smoothly. He also emphasizes the importance of keeping a paper trail for all your expenses and income to prevent losses.
ACORN Conference, Business & Marketing, Getting Started With Organic Farming
The Greenhouse Effect: The Influence of: Light, Water, and Temperature on Plan Growth
Certification
The Importance of Native Pollinators in Canada with Dr. Cory S. Sheffield
Bees & Pollination