Today's Ecological Day at Grey-Bruce Farmers' Week will wrap up the 53rd event.
The day starts 9:30 a.m. with Keith Reid speaking, Project Co-ordinator with ALUS Grey Bruce.
Also speaking, at 10 a.m., is Greg Stewart, the Manager of Eat Local Grey Bruce and discuss marketing.
There will also be discussions about organics through the day with the final panel discussion starting at 3:15 p.m. today.
Date/Time Session Wednesday, January 9, 2019 9:30AM - 10:00AM Speaker(s): Keith Reid (Project Co-ordinator - ALUS Grey Bruce) Stage: Upper Level Grey Bruce ALUS Update and Showcase Wednesday, January 9, 2019 10:00AM - 10:30AM Speaker(s): Greg Stewart (Manager - Eat Local Grey Bruce) Stage: Upper Level Marketing: Lessons Learned Introduce what Eat Local Grey Bruce is, who the members Wednesday, January 9, 2019 10:30AM - 11:00AM Speaker(s): Kristine Hammel (Persephone Market Garden) Stage: Upper Level Inter-Cropping The idea of biodiversity in farming is nice, but how Wednesday, January 9, 2019 11:15AM - 12:00PM Speaker(s): Ruth Knight (P.Ag. CCA-ON) Stage: Upper Level Soil Health (1): Local Farmers Shared Learning and Discussion "Soil Health Matters - Almost every mouthful you eat and Wednesday, January 9, 2019 1:15PM - 2:00PM Speaker(s): Ruth Knight (P.Ag. CCA-ON) Stage: Upper Level Soil Health (2): Local Farmers Shared Learning and Discussion "Soil Health Matters - Almost every mouthful you eat and Wednesday, January 9, 2019 2:00PM - 2:20PM Speaker(s): Annie Brown (Rodale Institute) Stage: Upper Level The Story Behind Regenerative Organic Certification VIA VIDEO CONF: A holistic agriculture certification encompassing pasture-based animal Wednesday, January 9, 2019 2:35PM - 3:15PM Speaker(s): Talia Fletcher (DVM - Markdale Veterinary Services) Stage: Upper Level Holistic Herd Health Join Dr. Talia Fletcher as she reviews the connection between Wednesday, January 9, 2019 3:15PM - 4:15PM Speaker(s): Brenda Hsueh ( Facilitator), Leslie Moskovits (Cedar Down Farm), Patrick Kitchen (Sideroad Farm), Susan Stoeckli (Stoeckli Organics) Stage: Upper Level Producer Panel: Extending the Growing/Marketing Season (Tips for Market and Home Gardeners) How do these producers market 4 season produce/products? The producers
