The Future of Farming an event hosted by Ontario Farmland Trust
Posted: February 3, 2017
Categories: Food in the News / Growing Good Food Ideas / News from Sustain Members
Ontario Farmland Trust a Sustain Ontario Member is hosting their 2017 Farmland Forum, The Future of Farming & Farmland Protection in Ontario, at Mariposa Inn & Conference Centre/Best Western in Orillia, Ontario on March 30th 2017.
Tickets are available now and the early bird rate is open until March 15th 2017. This is an opportunity for networking and collaboration surrounding policy and planning for the future of Ontario’s farmland.
Ontario Farmland Trust works to protect and preserve Ontario farmland for the benefit of current and future citizens of Ontario. They aim to create policies, partnerships and engaged communities that work collaboratively to protect Ontario’s farmland and recognize it as a key factor in the sustainability of the rural economy. Ontario Farmland trust focuses on three avenues for their work: land protection, policy development, and research and education.
The 13th annual Farmland Forum will focus on the future of farming and farmland protection.
Presentations and discussion topics will include:
- An Indigenous Perspective on Farming and Farmland Preservation
- Shifting Farmland Ownership & the Future of Farming in Ontario
- Measuring Farmland Conversion in Ontario
- Protecting Farmland in Ontario from a National Perspective
- The Significance of Soil Classification for Farmland Protection
- Oregon’s Experience with Firm Urban Growth Boundaries
Dan Longboat, Director of the Indigenous Environmental Studies Program at Trent University, will start off the day with An Indigenous Perspective on Farming and Farmland Preservation in Ontario.
Jim Johnson, Land Use & Water Planning Coordinator with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, will wrap up the day sharing his research for the greater Portland area showing how Oregon’s land use policies can allow for urban growth boundaries that are based on long-term viability of agricultural lands.
This event is ideal for land conservation enthusiasts, farmers, planners, researchers, policy makers and municipal councillors and will sure to be an engaging day discussing the future of one of Ontario’s greatest resources!