Eco Farm Day 2010

[ottawagardener]

Anyone else, other than Michel I hope, going to be in Cornwall, Ontario on February 26-27 for the Organic Growers Conference?

They have a number of speakers and I'm particularly interested in the talk by Hida Manns on Farming with fungi instead of fertilizer, mostly because I loved her growing in the weeds discussion.

Telsing

[ottawagardener]

Anyone else? Come, I know there are people here who live in the area. Organic food, crunchy talk, green people - ;D it was really fun. I loved the talk by Hida Manns last year (link below) and she's speaking this year on a different subject that also sounds quite interesting.

alanbishop.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=soilbuilding&action=display&thread=2328&page=2

Telsing

[bluelacedredhead]

Telsing, I used to live about 3 hours from Cornwall and I tried not to go there then. I live more like an 8 hour drive away from there now.

Have a Wonderful Weekend. Will be looking forward to your report on the festivities.

[dirtsunrain]

I wont be able to go to Cornwall due to work. I am toying with going to both the Seedys in Perth and Ottawa during the first weekend in March.
My daughter lives in Ottawa and it would be nice to meet a few of the folks here as well.

[ottawagardener]

Definitely let me know if you are coming!

[steveont]

bring your skates!hopefully the canal will still be open!

[ottawagardener]

Just a link to some of Hida Manns research:

www.umanitoba.ca/afs/soil_science/staff_and_students/manns.html

[ottawagardener]

Update:

I had a great time and really enjoyed the talk by Hida Manns which this year was about mycorrhizal colonization and plant/soil health. It was packed, standing room only. The talk on environmental management and pest prevelance was excellent too - I'll detail it later (along with Hida Manns talk) when I have a longer minute so I can properly credit the speaker whose name I can't recall at the moment.

I also got a new book by Frank Tozer on The Uses of Wild Plants - Using and Growing the Wild Plants of the United States and Canada. Unlike most of what I have read on the subject, he neither shies away from fine detailing of how the plants were and are used as well as measured precautions with explanations. He also includes a lot of his own experiences with the plants. Good book!

Oh and thanks to Michel for being such a fun companion!