Organic Friends' E-Zine
Highlighting up-dates to the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC) website
en français	March 2008	Subscribe a friend!
	"Linking organic knowledge"

Photo of the Month by Andy Hammermeister
The production season begins with a vision of excellence!

Become an OACC Partner

• Determining environmental burdens and resource use in agricultural commodities
• Assessment on organic farming benchmark trials in Denmark
• Expansion of organic farming: experience from three European countries
• Organic farming in the EU agricultural policy - the EU action plan
• The role of research, information and communication
• Partner Farms: Understanding the Importance of Grass-Clover
• Seed Spacing and Treatment for Organically Grown Sugar Beet
• Conversion Strategies for Stockless Organic Systems
• Suckling systems in calf rearing in organic dairy farming in the Netherlands

Featured Researcher: Gilles Boiteau AAFC, Fredericton, NB

• Gaia College Inc., Cowichan Station, BC Up-coming Courses for 2008-9 (PDF, 67 kb)

• University of New Hampshire Tenure-Track Position in Organic Dairy Agr (PDF, 21 kb)
• Organic Agriculture Research Technician (Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, NS)
• Membership Project Coordinator for SK Organic Directorate (SOD) (PDF, 17 kb)
• Organic Farm Apprenticeships: ACORN and SOIL have partnered to promote the exciting organic farm learning opportunities that exist in Atlantic Canada.
• Farm Manager(s) Wanted: Dancing Lady Farm, Bridgewater, NS More Information
• New Brunswick Organic Farm Apprenticeship Program 2008
• Assistant Manager Four Seasons Farm, Maitland, Nova Scotia

• Fueling organic soils with forages
• Reducing Tillage with Sweetclover Green Manure
• Rolling toward Organic No-till

• Co-op's farmers work together to get local food to market
• Negative publicity helps out American direct marketers
• Organic Foods Growing in Popularity in the U.S.
• Starting and Growing a Business Industry Links: Organics (AB)

• March 17th, 2008 Saskatchewan Regional Organic Workshop
  North Battleford, SK More Information
• April 3 - 6, 2008 Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) EXPO WEST
  Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre Vancouver, BC More Information

Eastern Canada

• March 15th, 2008 Apple Pruning Workshop using organic methods
  Connaught Acres Chesterville, ON Call Debbie to register 613-448-3540
• March 19th, 2008 Business Opportunities in the US & Canadian Organic Markets
  Charlottetown, PEI More Information and Registation Form **Urgent deadline**
• March 20th, 2008 Business Opportunities in the US & Canadian Organic Markets
  Fall River, NS More Information and Registation Form **Urgent deadline**
• March 26th, 2008 Organic Council of Ontario Annual General Meeting
  Guelph, ON Call 519-827-1221 or E-mail Kim Thorne at kim@organiccouncil.ca
• April 2nd, 2008 2nd Annual Organic Crop Symposium Sponsored by Organic Meadow
  Perth East Recreation Complex Milverton, ON
  Contact Jenny at 519-503-6852, butcher@organicmeadow.com
  or Kathy at 519-767-9694 ecclestone@organicmeadow.com to register
• April 7 - 8, 2008 4th Annual Conference on Organic Dairying and Dairy Research Université de Guelph - Campus d'Alfred, ON More Information

• 1951, Sawdust as Mulch for Strawberries

Organic Award Winners - Congratulations!

• Alex & Robert Galarneau who operate Prairie Heritage Seeds Organics won the Golden Sheaf Award.
• Don J. Bailey and Beaulah Bailey were awarded the North American Kamut Grand Champion for 2008, in Regina on January 18th for outstanding crop quality.