Art Farm Produce

Summer Job Posting: Market Garden Assistant Looking for work this summer that is healthy for you, healthy for the environment, and will teach you about growing food? Art Farm Produce, located 4 kms. from Warkworth, is looking for an individual who is fit, willing to work outdoors in all kinds of weather and who has an interest in growing food organically. The position requires an ability to work independently as well as with a small team. The employee will work at tending ...chickens, and activities in the vegetable garden such as transplanting, weeding, rototilling, planting seeds, hoeing, harvesting and preparing produce for market. Dates: June 15- Sept. 10 Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Requirements: Ability to lift 50 lbs. Supply transportation to and from the farm. Ability to learn and operate a small tractor, weed-trimmer and rototiller Age 16-30 Rate: $15.00/hr. Apply by email with a letter of intent and a Resume to [email protected] Please refer to our website for details on the farm artfarmproduce.ca *This position is reliant on the receipt of a Canada Summer Jobs Grant

If you have problem Dog Strangling Vine on your property, this may be the webinar for you. Subject: FW: Ottawa Entomology Club 165, Dr. Naomi Cappuccino, Biological control of dog-strangling vine , Thursday March 18 Please join us for a presentation by Carleton University Professor Naomi Cappuccino.... Biological control of dog-strangling vine: will Hypena opulenta ever eat enough? Biological control is an environmentally friendly alternative to herbicides for controlling invasive alien plants, and it can be highly effectivethat is, when it works. The moth Hypena opulenta was introduced in Ottawa in 2014 to combat dog-strangling vine (DSV, Vincetoxicum rossicum). Although caterpillar abundance and feeding damage has increased since its establishment, the level of damage is still nowhere near what would be needed to control DSV. Will H. opulenta ever become abundant enough to do the job? One major factor will be how susceptible it is to natural enemies of its own. I will present what we know so far about natural enemies of H. opulenta (the good news) and discuss other characteristics of the species that might play a role in how successful it becomes (the less-good news). The meeting will be held by Zoom Videoconference at 7:30 PM, Thursday March 18th. Please register via this link by March 17th if you even think you might be able to attend: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSf22nNaU-h6dblTbs/viewform You will receive a zoom link and instructions on the day of the talk. All are welcome. More information: [email protected], or [email protected]

C - Community S - Shared A - Agriculture As of this week, we have about 25% of our goal membership. If you are looking for fresh local produce grown without chemicals, Art Farm has your plan. June-Oct., weekly pick up at the farm. Check out the details on the website artfarmproduce.ca... Join the CSA for 2021! See more

Cleaning seed for this summers' production of Heirloom Golden Wax Bean, a seed I've saved for 20 years. It's a very tasty and productive type that I can plant 5-6 successions in the season, to provide fresh beans weekly for about 8 weeks. Picked fresh, they will be going to Cobourg Farmers Market and our CSA 2021. This is one of 26 types of Heirlooms I've saved seed from over the years. #cobourgfarmersmarket #foodsecurity #organicfarming