The Guelph Organic Conference Committee is organizing five online seminars delivered via virtual workshops, and is set to run on January 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th. Developed in cooperation with several active organic groups in Ontario, the free workshops will focus on organic crop production and marketing.
The workshops are scheduled for 1:00 pm EST every day and will last for a duration of 90 to 120 minutes. They will be held through Zoom and participants must register beforehand. Below are the titles and the full schedule of the upcoming seminars:
Jan. 26th – Getting Certified Organic for Products That Are Not Food
Jan. 27th – Preparing Your Organic Product for Certification and Market
Jan. 28th – Putting Canadian Organic Acreage on Fast Development Track
Jan. 29th – Insights into Organic Vegetable Seeds
Jan. 30th – Advanced Organic Crop Production Ideas
Along with the five workshops, The Guelph Organic Conference Committee is collaborating with Yorkshire Valley Farms to organize the Eco-Scholar Award scholarship program, which will run alongside the five-day workshop program.
Open to Canadian students who are 16 or older, students can apply for the scholarship by submitting a 2 minute video talking a bit about themselves, how they are engaged in organics, and how they intend to use their studies and their actions to progress organic regenerative practices in their community. First place is awarded with $5000, second place with $2000, and third place with $1000.
To register for the workshops or apply for the Eco-Scholar Award, please visit the Guelph Organic Conference website at https://guelphorganicconf.ca/