Plant, Grow, Eat, Save, Repeat: Seed Sovereignty in Northwestern Ontario

Sep 11, 2024

Join local seed producers, researchers, and activists for part (or all!) of this two-day seed sovereignty event on Thursday, Sept. 19 and Friday, Sept. 20 to learn about the interdependent relationships between people and seeds. To register (it’s free!) go to https://efao.ca/event/seed-sovereignty-nw/.

This event is hosted by Lakehead University in partnership with the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, Roots Community Food Centre, Superior Seed Producers, Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority, Lake Superior Living Labs Network, and Understanding Our Food Systems.

Seed-Human Relationships Panel Discussion
Thursday, Sept. 19, 7:30 to 9 p.m. ET (virtual and in-person)

Hear from panellists about seed initiatives in Northwestern Ontario and beyond, including a landrace watermelon breeding project happening in Thunder Bay. You are welcome to attend the panel in person at Roots Community Food Centre (450 Ft. William Rd, Thunder Bay) or join online! A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants.

Panellists include Evalisa McIllfaterick (Root Cellar Gardens), Manish Kushwaha (Gaia Organics), Kay Everts (Going to Seed), and Nikki Auten (First Nations Technical Institute).

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Video: EP 65 Grazing Through Drought

Welcome to the conclusion of the Getting Through Drought series, where we look at the best management practices cow-calf producers in Alberta can use to build up their resiliency against drought.

Our hope is that the series can help with the mental health issues the agriculture sector is grappling with right now. Farming and ranching are stressful businesses, but that’s brought to a whole new level when drought hits. By equipping cow-calf producers with information and words of advice from colleagues and peers in the sector on the best ways to get through a drought, things might not be as stressful in the next drought. Things might not look so bleak either.

In this final episode of the series, we are talking to Ralph Thrall of McIntyre Ranch who shares with us his experience managing grass and cows in a pretty dry part of the province.