by Haliburton Farm | Feb 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
The popular Growing Food class begins in April this year. Part of the Gaia College/Royal Roads University Diploma in Organic Land Care taught at Haliburton Farm, it teaches students how to grow healthy food plants, hands-on, following organic and permaculture...
by Haliburton Farm | Feb 24, 2019 | Uncategorised
Makoha Farm will be hosting a winter fruit tree pruning workshop at Haliburton Community Farm! This workshop will be led by certified arborists Laura Ralph and Ryan Senechal. Spanning 5 hours, participants will review tools and key pruning concepts before moving...
by Haliburton Farm | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorised
Haliburton Farm’s learning partner Gaia College provides in-house, hands-on organic land care training under the umbrella of our EcoFarm School. Gaia instructors hold pre-course information sessions for each class so that prospective students can ask questions...
by Haliburton Farm | Jan 2, 2019 | Education, Seedy Saturdays
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...
by Haliburton Farm | Aug 31, 2018 | Uncategorised
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...
by Haliburton Farm | Aug 30, 2018 | EcoFarm School, Education
Join us at Haliburton EcoFarm School this September to learn Certified Organic Land Care and so much more. • Organic Master Gardener: September 18 – November 8, 2018 • Ecological Landscape Design I: September 26 – December 1, 2018 Further information from Gaia...
by Haliburton Farm | May 5, 2018 | Education
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...
by Haliburton Farm | Apr 12, 2018 | Haliburton Articles
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...
by Haliburton Farm | Mar 21, 2018 | Education, Haliburton Articles, Recent News
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,...
by Haliburton Farm | Mar 19, 2018 | Haliburton Articles, Recent News
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...
