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Saanich Seedy Saturday 2019 coming up January 12!

Saanich Seedy Saturday 2019 coming up January 12!

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These dark muddy days we are so looking forward to Spring planting! And Saanich Seedy Saturday 2019 will help us with those dreams and aspirations. Lots of local and organic seeds, starts, inspiration– and another amazing talk! This year we are thrilled and honoured to feature Trevor Hancock as our speaker. Come and join us!

Here are the details to put in  your diary:

What? Saanich Seedy Saturday
Where? The Gardens at HCP, 505 Quayle Rd Victoria, BC
When? January 12th, 10 am – 2 pm
How much? $8 (Cash only!*): gives you admission to the event, the talk, and the Gardens at HCP!

*There is no ATM onsite – please bring cash with you.

A Season at Moss Street

A Season at Moss Street

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Our farmers work hard in the fields – long days, hot days, cold days, rainy days – to plant, water, weed, harvest and finally take their crops to market each and every week during the growing season. Here are some of our farmers at work this summer selling their beautiful food at Moss Street Market. Maybe we’ll see you there tomorrow?

Spring at the EcoFarm School

Spring at the EcoFarm School

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Hard to believe after all the long months of planning that we have our first farm school session underway!

On Day one, our students were given a welcome by Tiffany Joseph, of the Tsawout First Nation, and then introduced to the farm with a presentation on farming for biodiversity on South Vancouver Island by Kristen Miskelly of Saanich Native Plants, before being taken on a focused tour of the farm.

There was a local and seasonal lunch – spring green frittatta, Haliburton leafy green salad and Haliburton lavender cookies – by Rhona McAdam who followed the meal with a discussion on food systems and sustainability. And then it was out into the farm to start a planting project with organic farming instructor Elmarie Roberts.

The morning of Day 2 covered soil health & human nutrition, composting systems and soil testing, and a lunch of asparagus, sorrel & spring greens soup; organic sourdough buns from Royal Bay Bakery, white bean & almond dip; and a strawberry-rhubarb crisp. The afternoon was spent in the glorious sunshine, learning about farming for biodiversity and ecological restoration for farmers.

Help us at the Ironman!

Help us at the Ironman!

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For the past few years, Haliburton Community Organic Farm Society volunteers – board members plus friends and family of all ages – have helped out at the Ironman Triathlon race in Victoria. Not only is it a great community event, but our participation is rewarded by a grant that helps our own farming community. This year we’d like to put the funds towards improving the trails around the farm and biodiversity area, which get heavy traffic from the many tours and visitors to Haliburton.

The 2018 Ironman Triathlon will be on Sunday June 3, and we’re looking for volunteers who can come by to help at our station in Beaver Lake Park for a couple of hours (of your choosing) between 7:30am and 3:30pm. The tasks include helping us set up and take down our station, and hand out drinks, ice and snacks to the athletes.

Care to help us out? You’ll get snacks, water and lunch, as well as our grateful thanks!

To sign up, just click this link and find us at June 3, 8:00 Run Aid Station #4 – Rowing Club. Fill out the form, which includes a waiver.  The Club name is “Haliburton Farm”. Be sure to tick all boxes including information you do or do not want to receive. Then submit!

Next, please send your request for the times you would like to work to either Naomi or Peter so we can set up the schedule.

Please come prepared for the weather and if it is sunny bring a hat and sunscreen.

Thanks so much for your help!

 

Our House is Open! Sunday, March 25

Our House is Open! Sunday, March 25

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It’s spring at last!

Please join us to celebrate at Haliburton Community Organic Farm on Sunday 25 March, 2018 from 10am to 2pm.

Take a tour of this special place: the farms and urban biodiversity project, meet farmers and the Ecofarm School instructors.

Treats, beverages and prizes.

Just two blocks east off Patricia Bay Hwy 17 at 741 Haliburton Road. Look for the big yellow mailbox and come on down the lane. Here’s a link to the map for directions.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Our Annual General Meeting

Our Annual General Meeting

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Interested in supporting local agriculture? Haliburton Community Organic Farm Society’s annual general meeting will take place at the farm on Tuesday April 24 at 5pm. Membership, still only $30, supports the farm’s work in agricultural education as we nurture new crops of organic farmers. All are welcome!

Grow Some Food!

Grow Some Food!

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For several years, Haliburton Farm has been the venue for Gaia College‘s popular Growing Food course. The class runs right through the growing season, March through September, and covers everything you need to know in order to grow food, whether on your balcony, on the allotment, in your garden or acreage.

Methods are organic and sustainable, and will save you time and money as you learn hands-on with plenty of on-site demonstrations and examples. Learn about building healthy soil, using water wisely, techniques for propagation and cultivation, feeding plants and pollinators, managing pests, seed-saving, preserving your harvest, and managing your garden post-harvest.

The program is timed for busy people: it runs March 28 to September 5, 2018; Wednesdays 6:30-9:30pm and Saturdays 1:00-4:00pm.

Interested? Course registration is now open.

Can’t decide? Come to a free information session at the farm, 741 Haliburton Road, on Wednesday March 14, 2018 at 6.30pm. Please note: bursaries are available – more details at the information session

New Farmers! Join our community! — UPDATE: deadline extended!

New Farmers! Join our community! — UPDATE: deadline extended!

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News flash – we have extended the application deadline for this opportunity to line up with the one recently posted. Both farming opportunities now have an application deadline of March 30, 2018.

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As you may know, our farmers lease their plots at Haliburton Farm for fixed terms of 4 years, with an option to extend by another 4 years. The idea is that by the end of their term these farmers have acquired the confidence and farming & business skills to move on to run their organic farming businesses on their own land.

Sadly for us, but happily for the farmers, this is what’s happened, and so two more farm plots are about to come open, effective 2019. Here’s the first opportunity; the second will follow soon.

To apply, you’ll need to have either farming experience, farming education or a combination of farming education and experience. There is a potential opportunity to work with the current farmer over the transition year.

Click here to view the RFP, land use plan, asset list and application form.

Deadline for submissions is February 28, 2018.

Another farming opportunity!

Another farming opportunity!

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As mentioned in a previous post, the lease on a second plot at Haliburton Community Organic Farm will become available starting January 2019, with a possibility of working alongside the current lease-holder this year.

For full details of the land and the terms, please read the RFP here, which includes the Request for Proposal, Land Use Plan and Application Form for rental unit 6. It explains that the current farmer can provide more information about assets.

The Addendum is a map showing the lease boundaries; units 3 and 6 are the ones currently coming available.

Interested? Please contact us at the farm’s email address. Application deadline is March 30, 2018.

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