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Getting Started With Organic Farming, Horticulture, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
At Nova Scotia's 2011 organic conference and trade show, David Greenberg presented a workshop on season extension strategies that do not involve the infrastructure of a greenhouse. (62 mins)
Getting Started With Organic Farming, Horticulture, Season Extension, Urban Farming & Gardening
Farmers' Amy Lounder and Tarrah Young introduce the concepts of root cellaring at the 2011 ACORN organic conference and trade show in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (56 mins)
Season Extension
Choosing the Right Greenhouse with David Blanchard: Which crops do I want to grow?; Which covering should I use?; MoneySeason Extension
2nd Interim Research Project Report Integrated systems for the production of organic greenhouse vegetablesSeason Extension
3rd Interim Research Project Report Integrated systems for the production of organic greenhouse vegetablesSeason Extension
Increasing and Diversifying Organic Greenhouse Vegetable Production (Part 1) with Dr. A.P. (Tom) PapadopoulosSeason Extension
Proceedings: Profiting from your Greenhouse: The Essentials of Season Extension: The Greenhouse Effect: The Influence of Light, Water and Heat on Plant Growth with Lloyd Mapplebeck; Choosing Greenhouse Structures to Meet Your Needs and Future Trends in Plastic with Vincent Dieras; Greenhouse Construction from the Ground Up with David Blanchard; Experienced Growers share advice; Secrets of Transplant Production for Organic Market Gardeners with Tim Livingstone; Keeping Greenhouse Soils Fertile with Rupert Jannasch; Grafting Tomatoes and Cucurbits; Low Cost Tunnels and Gutter Connected Cold Frames with Paul Bourque; Controlling the Impact of Wind and Water on Greenhouse Structures and the Option of Moveable Greenhouses with Norm Eygenraam; Inexpensive Season Extension Options with David GreenbergSeason Extension
Lessons Learned in Local Greenhouse Management with Rupert Jannasch: Biological ControlACORN Conference, Season Extension
Growing the Seedlings; Grafting; Planting Stage; Pruning and Training; Plant BalanceSeason Extension
Greenhouse Construction from the Ground Up with David BlanchardSeason Extension
Choosing the Right Greenhouse Structure and Future Trends in Plastic with Vincent DierasSeason Extension
Winter Storage and Marketing with David CohlmeyerSeason Extension
Winter Greens: Sprouts, shoots and cold frames with Nikki JabbourFrançais, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
ACORN Conference, Certification, Season Extension
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ACORN Conference, Season Extension
Gerard Thebeau (P.Ag) of the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fisheries presents at the 2014 ACORN Conference.
View Gerard Thebeau's slideshow presentation here.
ACORN Conference, Grain & Field Crops, Season Extension
Presented by Gail Kern of Summer Garden B & B at the 2015 ACORN Conference PEI
View slideshow here
Certification, Getting Started With Organic Farming, Grain & Field Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, Season Extension, Seed, Soil & Compost
The Newfoundland Organic Opportunities Conference took place January 13-14, 2016 in St. John's Newfoundland. The event was jointly hosted by ACORN and the Newfoundland Federation of Agriculture, and attended by over 50 people, including stakeholders in government, academia, and the non profit centre. Conference participant Dan Rubin, of Pouch Cove, kindly took notes and shared them with ACORN for distribution.
Horticulture, Season Extension
During the 2016 growing season ACORN and NBDAAF partnered to plant grafted tomato plants and coloured pepper varieties at multiple farm sites throughout New Brunswick. The results of the monitoring are outlined in this report written by Claude Berthélémé - NB Organic and Vegetable Specialist.
ACORN Conference, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
In this session from the 2013 ACORN Conference in Moncton, Paul and Sandy Arnold discuss their management practices of high tunnels for early and late season production as well as over the winter. They started with one high tunnel, but seeing the pay-off quickly increased the number. High tunnels can allow for excellent production throughout the year; however, they require more management and infrastructure, and call on the grower to be an excellent marketer and record-keeper.
ACORN Conference, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
In this session from the 2013 ACORN Conference in Moncton, Paul and Sandy Arnold discussed their approach to season extension including storage, cellaring, and the use of low tunnels. They grow a variety of crops to store and sell over the winter months and have tailored their on-farm infrastructure to support these endeavors. Included in the presentation slideshow is detailed information of curing and storage requirement for the crops they find store, and sell well, over the winter.
ACORN Conference, Business & Marketing, Season Extension
Presentation from the 2013 ACORN Conference in Moncton. Paul and Sandy Arnold own and operate Pleasant Valley Farm in Argyle, New York. The farm is a mixed fruit and vegetable operation that provides local farmers’ markets with fresh produce year round. Pleasant Valley Farm is 180 acres in total, with 7 acres in vegetable and fruit production. This session focuses on simple record keeping and marketing strategies that boost the profitability of small-scale farming operations.
ACORN Conference, Season Extension
In this session from the 2013 ACORN Conference in Moncton, Norm Hunter (Open Sky Cooperative, NB), Patrice Finnigan (M. Tomate, NB) and Jean-Pierre Privé (Plant Medic Inc., NB) discussed their personal approaches to season extension and the techniques they use. Included in this discussion are the use of movable (siding) greenhouses, large greenhouses using container growing systems and the complimentary use of row covers, rain shelters and field tunnels. Together they have a wealth of growing experience and all approach the question of season extension differently.
ACORN Conference, Fruit & Berry, Season Extension
In this session from the 2013 ACORN Conference in Moncton, Jean-Pierre Prive discussed season extension techniques using various protected structures including high and low tunnels, row covers and rain covers, as well as cultural practices and cultivar selection for raspberries. He compared the Maritimes to BC, which traditionally produces an abundance of this crop. Through his talk he frequently reminded the audience to cultivate the scientific mindset and to always experiment, test, and adjust growing techniques and practices, as well as varieties selected.
Bees & Pollination, Horticulture, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
Notes from consulations with organic greenhouse vegetable producers (Rainbow Harvest Acres, Walker Produce Farm, Ferme Pouce Vert, Jemseg River Farm, Codiac Organic Ltd., Strawberry Hill Farm, Nature’s Route, and Diddley Squash Farm) throughout New Brunswick in 2016, with detailed information on best practices for producing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers in greenhouses. Special focus on heating, pollination, pruning. varietial choices and disease issues.
Food Skills, Season Extension, Urban Farming & Gardening, Value-Added
Having both grown up in the city, Bryan Dyck and Shannon Jones of BroadFork Farm came to realize that their vision of farming included a desire to homestead. Their favorite way to preserve their harvests is through lacto-fermentation. At the 2016 Homesteading Symposium in Dieppe, they presented 3 styles of lacto-fermented vegetables: kimchi, sauerkraut and pickle.
Food Skills, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension
At the 2016 Homesteading Symposium in Moncton, NB, Robin and Rebecca LeBlanc share their many methods of preserving their harvest. Together they explain how they store summer’s bounty and give insight to where certain crops should be stored.
Food Skills, Getting Started With Organic Farming, Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension, Urban Farming & Gardening
Robin and Rebecca LeBlanc met in Moncton and later moved to Bathurst, where they have been homesteading since now joined with their 3 children. At the 2016 Homesteading Symposium in Moncton, they offered insight of their experiences living off the land including the making of their cob oven, maintaining the green house and poultry, and mushroom logs. The LeBlanc’s strive to balance both their careers as teachers and musicians, and as a result prefer to do large batches of their preserves and dairy in order to have quick access to their bounty year long. Every July they leave their homestead in the hands of a neighbor and are full time musicians for the month.
Getting Started With Organic Farming, Grain & Field Crops, Horticulture, Season Extension, Urban Farming & Gardening
At the 2016 Homesteading Symposium in Moncton, Alyson Chisholm of Windy Hill Farm explained what options there are for extending your garden’s season and maintaining a continuous harvest.
ACORN Conference, Season Extension
Martine Dorais presents at the 2016 ACORN Conference.
ACORN Conference, Season Extension
Martine Dorais presents at the 2016 ACORN Conference.
ACORN Conference, Season Extension
Philippe-Antoine Taillon presents at the 2016 ACORN Conference.
View the accompanying slideshow presentation here.
ACORN Conference, Season Extension
Philippe-Antoine Taillon presents at the 2016 ACORN Conference.
View the accompanying slideshow presentation here.
Infrastructure & Equipment, Season Extension, Vegetables
David Cohlmeyer 2012 workshop