Opportunities at Cedar Down Farms

Cedar Down Farm is located in Grey County, Ontario outside of the town of Neustadt, about 45 minutes south of Owen Sound. Our farm is 95 acres including hay fields, forest, streams and ponds. We grow 7 acres of certified organic vegetables for 150 summer and 100 winter CSA shareholders and for one farmers’ market.

We have two opportunities available for the 2012 farming season:

1 beginner internship position: As a beginner intern, you may not have had a full season’s experience on a working farm but have a keen interest in learning about sustainable farming and working full time on an organic farm.

1 senior internship position: As a senior intern, you have had at least 1 full season’s experience on a working farm and wish to further your education with more focused learning, the opportunity for a self-directed work project, and continued experience working on a farm.

For more information or to apply please contact Leslie at info@cedardownfarm.ca by February 15 2012

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Roots and Routes

Produced by: Deborah Barndt

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Envisioning Food Sovereignty – Opal’s Story

Narrated by: Opal Sparks
Produced by: Magda Olszanowski and Sara Udow
Music By: Tracy Chapman, Bob Marley

Magda and Sara began to volunteer at the Stop Community Food Centre (The Stop) with the goal of collecting and sharing volunteers’ stories. We documented short, personal narratives to illustrate the volunteers’ experiences with growing and eating food within their communities.
Opal, a volunteer who has been with the Stop for many years, relates her own relationship with food to broader concepts of food access, sustainability, health and empowerment.

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Chicken-Keeper Challenges Charter

Toronto Chickens Supports Charter Challenge in Upcoming Court Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  The working group of backyard chicken owners in Toronto, Toronto Chickens, fully endorses the upcoming Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms challenge that has been undertaken by Calgarian Paul Hughes.

Mr. Hughes’ court case is set for March 5, 2012. He is challenging his city’s bylaws that disallow the possession of urban chickens in Calgary. As a group that is working to change Toronto’s bylaw so that urban hens will be allowed again in the city, Toronto Chickens will monitor the course of this upcoming trial very closely.

 We call upon Toronto city councilors and city bylaw officers to suspend enforcement of the chicken bylaw until the results of this case are determined. Even though the court case is taking place in Calgary, because it challenges the federal Charter of Human Rights, it will impact all Canadians and override any municipal rulings.  

If you are interested in supporting Toronto Chickens or other backyard chicken legalization struggles, please write to Toronto Chickens at torontochickens@gmail.com


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Community Assisted Agriculture in the Durham Region

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Pick Your Own Fruit and Vegetables In Durham Region

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