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Basic Biennials: Onion & Kale

Patrice Fortier & Frank Cochrane present at the 2016 ACORN Conference.

View the accompanying slideshow presentations for Kale here and Onions here.


ACORN Conference, Seed

Year: 2016

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Basic Food Skills

A great introduction or refresher on fundamental kitchen skills, covering everything from recipe cooking terms to measuring ingredients.


Community Supported Agriculture, Farmshare, Create

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Be a Great CSA Member

CSA is a two-way street. What can you do to be a great CSA member?


Community Supported Agriculture, Farmshare, Belong

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Bee Keeping 101 with Stephen Livingstone

Bee Keeping 101 with Stephen Livingstone: Beekeeping Terms; Types of Hives; Pests

Bees & Pollination

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Beginner Seed Saving: Cukes, Squash, and Kale

In this webinar, Chris Sanford (Yonder Hill Farm) reviews the taxonomy and biology of cucumbers, squash (cucurbitaceae) and kale (brassicaceae). She also addresses considerations such as isolation distance, minimum population, seed longevity, seed processing/cleaning, and more. This webinar, facilitated by Steph Hughes, was hosted jointly by ACORN and The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, in 2016, to support seed library collections in Atlantic Canada.


Seed, Vegetables

Year: 2016

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Beginner Seed Saving: Tomatoes, Peppers, Beans (and Lettuce)

In this webinar, Ashlea Viola (Hope Seeds) reviews the taxonomy and biology of tomatoes, peppers (solanaceae), beans (fabaceae), and "bonus" crop, lettuce (asteraceae). She addresses considerations such as isolation distance, minimum population, seed longevity, seed processing/cleaning, and more.This webinar, facilitated by Steph Hughes, was hosted jointly by ACORN and The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, in 2016, to support seed library collections in Atlantic Canada.


Seed, Vegetables

Year: 2016

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Berries and Beyond with Ken Taylor

Berries and Beyond with Ken Taylor

Fruit & Berry

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Berry Network Newsletter Issue 1 September 2009

Blackcurrant Production Marketing

Fruit & Berry

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Berry Network Newsletter Issue 2 January 2010

Health Benefits of Bramble Fruit; From Elderberries to a Nutraceutical Cluster of Fruits and Farmers; Resources

Fruit & Berry

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Berry Network Newsletter Issue 3 April 2010

PEI Blackcurrants; Organic Blackcurrant Production: Fertility Amendments and Weed Control; Adding Value to Agriculture with Pollination Research

Fruit & Berry

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Best Practices for Protected Culture: Eggplant and Cucumber Production

Presented by Andrew Mefferd at the 2015 ACORN Conference

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ACORN Conference, Fruit & Berry

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Beyond Peak Oil: Lessons from Cuba's Agriculture Featuring Roberto Perez Rivero

At ACORN's 2011 organic conference and trade show in Nova Scotia, Cuban permaculturalist Roberto Perez Rivero presented his research and experiences with a permaculture-based Cuban society.  (60 mins)


ACORN Conference, Complementary Agriculture, Food Skills, Urban Farming & Gardening

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Bigger isnʼt always better: Is Scaling Up Right for Your Farm?

Chris Blanchard of Flying Rutabaga Works presents at the ACORN Conference 2014.


ACORN Conference

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Biodynamic Basics and Composting

Rosemary Taylor and Kathryn Aunger of Earth Haven Farm present at the 2014 ACORN Conference.


ACORN Conference, Soil & Compost

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Blackberries and Raspberries Production Advice with David Handley

Blackberries and Raspberries Production Advice with David Handley

Fruit & Berry