Week of January 14th

Gave presentation at the Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association on the latest research on the Ontario organic sector, great questions from the floor

Developed three year innovation and shared risks project and budget for $1.13M. We will submit the proposal under the Growing Forward 2 program

Presented to Dr. Ralph Martin’s seminar class at the University of Guelph on the role of testing in organic agriculture and certification

Presented to 70+ 4th year Ag students in Dr. Rene Van Acker’s class at the University of Guelph on “The Future of Canada’s Food System”. We stayed an hour after the presentation having engaging, thoughtful and respectful conversations with tomorrow’s farmers

Full day Board meeting with our amazing volunteer Board of Directors at Loyola House. Reviewed the Ontario Organic Strategic Plan and prepared for our upcoming AGM on Thursday, March 21st, SAVE THE DATE!

Rolled out featured member section on the OCO website

Initiated first call out for Ontario Organic Grain Caucus

 

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