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OSCIA Summer Event: Share the Wisdom Farm Day & Bus Tour
August 16, 2024 - August 17, 2024
/ Tickets: Free – $30.00Looking for a fun-filled learning event this summer? Get ready for the annual OSCIA Summer Event! This year’s event will take place in the Ottawa Rideau region.
Friday, August 16th – OSCIA Share the Wisdom & LCFA Taste of Success
This exciting learning day will be hosted at Leacock Farms (220 Leacock Rd, Jasper, ON, K0G 1G0). There will be lots of learning opportunities, including an informative panel on cover crops featuring local farmers and experts and a spray clinic. Don’t miss the Leeds County Federation of Agriculture’s Taste of Success lunch – you’ll enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch while celebrating LCFA’s award winners. With an equipment display and booths, kids zone and plenty of opportunities for networking, this event will be fun for the whole family!
Tickets are $25 per person. Children under 12 are free.
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Note: The Cover Crop Panel (see agenda) is an OSCIA-recognized Knowledge Sharing Events (KSE) for farmers with On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) applications in the Cover Cropping category
Saturday, August 17th – Bus Tour
Join OSCIA the following day for a bus tour highlighting local farms and businesses in the Ottawa Rideau region, including Burnbrae Farms and Canadian Wollastonite. The bus tour will depart from and return to The Pier Church, 806 Chelsea St, Brockville, ON K6V 5T4.
Registration for the bus tour will open at 8:30 AM. The bus will depart The Pier Church parking lot at 9:00 AM, and return no later than 5:00 PM.
A packed lunch and snacks will be included.
Tickets are $30 per person.
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Pre-registration is required for both events.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. OSCIA would love to have your business or organization join the festivities! For more information on sponsorship and equipment display opportunities, please contact Eleanor Renaud – erenaud@ontariosoilcrop.org or 613-213-2130.