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Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO)

Phone 519-760-5606
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  • Rotational Grazing at Kirkview Farms

    Kirkview Farms 20921 Laggan Glenelg Road, Dalkeith, Ontario, Canada

    The team at Kirkview farms believes that adding rotational grazing to your land will provide significant benefits to your farm. It can aid in rebuilding soil health, reducing input costs and improve animal health. Mike, the host for this field day, will review the holistic aspect of rotational grazing, the how, and the “dos and […]

  • Trialing No-till Potatoes with Cover Crops

    Orchard Hill Farm 45415 Fruit Ridge Line, St Thomas, Ontario, Canada

    Since 2021, Ken Laing has been developing a medium-scale production system for organic potatoes that requires no in-season hilling or weeding. Using winter rye as a cover crop, he is now in the third year of testing the system with some success.  Field days are a great way to check out Ken’s innovations in person, […]

  • Rotational Grazing for Climate Resilience

    Meeting Place Organic Farm Lucknow, Ontario, Canada

    This full-day field day will include a tour of Meeting Place Organic Farm, a multigenerational farm in Lucknow Ontario, including cattle, pigs, horses and poultry on pasture using portable electric fencing and poultry hutches. The discussion will focus on how rotational grazing works and how you can integrate these methods into your own farm plans. […]

  • A case for the moldboard plough: Prudent tillage with cover crops (RESCHEDULED)

    3Gen Organics 7875 4 Line RR2, Wallenstein, Ontario, Canada

    Brett Israel of 3Gen Organics reduced tillage for organic field crops using forage crops—and a moldboard plough. He shares his successes and challenges along the way. He will talk about the systems he is developing for organic reduced tillage soybeans with cereal rye and “alfalfa-fueled corn”, which is organic field corn that they grow with alfalfa as […]

  • Cover Cropping Strategies for Market Gardeners

    Field Good Farms/Ferme j’me Champs Bien 1345 Levac Road, Cache Bay, Ontario, Canada

    Cover crops are a key component of building soil health, cycling nutrients, and practicing ecological and regenerative agriculture – but it takes some learning to find the right cover cropping mixes, timing, termination strategies, and rotations for your context. Join EFAO at Field Good Farms for a full-day tour and workshop to hear what strategies […]

  • Market Gardening with Cover Crops and Season Extension

    Milky Way Farm 484872 Sweaburg Rd, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

    Join EFAO for this informative field day! Milky Way Farm is a mixed vegetable, four season, ecologically focused family farm owned and operated by Jesse Way and Meghan Brandenburg growing on 1.5 acres just south of Woodstock Ontario. With a regenerative agriculture approach, Jesse and Meghan strive to improve soil health and produce fresh, nutrient-dense […]

  • Rotational Grazing at Black Barn Farms

    Black Barn Farms 271 Stephenson Rd, Oxdrift, Ontario, Canada

    At Black Barn Farms, Sarah and Phil practice regenerative agriculture – raising grass-finished beef and forest-raised pork in a way that prioritizes animal welfare, environmental sustainability and producing high-quality meats. Join EFAO for a full-day workshop (including a catered, local lunch!) to learn how they use rotational grazing to improve their soils, reduce input costs […]

  • EFAO Conference

    Four Points Sheraton in London London, Ontario, Canada

    The annual EFAO Conference draws farmers and supporters from across the food system for two days of intensive learning, idea-sharing, networking and celebration with good food and friends. EFAO’s first province-wide in-person conference since 2019! Rotational Grazing KSEs Tools for Managing Pasture Using Nature's Model for Ecological Sustainability November 29th, 1:30-3:00pm How do you know […]

  • Pastures from the Plant and Livestock Perspective (Virtual)

    Join the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario for the first of a two-part series with Sarah Flack, an author, consultant, and speaker who specializes in grass-based livestock farming systems. How do perennial pasture plants grow both above and below ground, and how do our grazing management decisions create more productive pastures with more high-quality forages.  […]

  • The Graziers Tool Box (Virtual)

    Join the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario for the first of a two-part series with Sarah Flack, an author, consultant, and speaker who specializes in grass-based livestock farming systems. The “graziers tool box” includes using  livestock as well as other methods to improve pastures and avoid pasture pitfalls.  Topics will include stocking rate, stock densities, […]