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Spring Farmer Mixer - Comox Valley | Hosted by Young Agrarians

DATE & LOCATION
Sunday, March 15, 2015
9:00-5:00PM
Merville Hall, 1245 Fenwick Rd, Merville, BC (Comox Valley)

ABOUT THE MIXER
Join us for a day of workshops and learning opportunities for young & beginning farmers! Workshop topics include:

Business planning for farmers with Chris Bodnar (Close to Home Organics)
Co-operative marketing with Arzeena Hamir (Amara Farm)
Soil Fertility Management and Analysis (Delisa Lewis)
Organic Certification 101 with Megan Halstead (Halstead Farm)
Cultivation and Pest Control for Berry Crops (Stephen Eng & Bonnie Zand)
Livestock & Poultry Health (TBA)

We will also make time for networking and community building that always happens at our Mixers!

JOIN US FOR LANDLINKING MARCH 14!
If you will be joining us for the Mixer - you might like to come a day early for our Saturday, March 14 LAND LINKING EVENT at the Merville Hall as well:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1201898

If you are interested in staying in the Comox Valley with a host, please let us know in the registration process!

COST:
The event is free, and you are welcome to offer a contribution to help support our programs in 2015 by selecting "Workshop Pay What You Can" and entering in an amount.
Charitable donations can be made through Canada Helps by using the drop down menu under FarmFolk CityFolk to select the Young Agrarians program: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/farmfolk-cityfolk/

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Young Agrarians is a partnership with FarmFolk CityFolk Society. Our vision is to grow the next generation of farmers and food lovers in British Columbia!

This Land Linking workshop is funded by the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia.