Local 330
Some key focuses and events our Local has been engaged in are:
- Safe food handling
- Soil health & cover crops event with guest speakers
- Multiple film screenings
- Seedy Sunday co-host / sponsor
- Work Bees – including a historical lecture
- Farms Open annual visit to the farms in Renfrew County
- Agricultural Career Fair for high school students including 2 days of bus tours visiting 6 different farms, in-school guest lectures, and a 20 minute Career Fair video
- Depth of Field film screening
- Sponsoring high school culinary students to prepare local food tastings
Major Towns & Cities Located in Our Local
Ottawa | Renfrew | Admaston/Bromley | Arnprior | Bonnechere Valley | Brudenell | Deep River | Greater Madawaska | Head | Horton | Killaloe | Laurentian Hills | Laurentian Valley | Madawaska Valley | McNab/Braeside | North Algona Wilberforce | Pembroke | Petawawa | Renfrew | Whitewater Region
Events Organized by Local 330
- At our last NFU Local 330 AGM, March 7, 2024, we had a fantastic guest lecture by Cathy Wilson, Professor Emeritus, Rural History, University of Guelph. She spoke about the economies and community involvement in farm work bees from the 1830’s to 1960’s. A pot luck dinner was provided and over 40 people attended. We also purchased and gave away as door prizes a few copies of Cathy’s new book on the subject, “Being Neighbours – Cooperative Work and Rural Culture 1830 – 1960”
- NFU Local 330 partnered with the Ottawa River Institute and the Renfrew County Stewardship Council to show the film “Regenerating Life”, June 7, 2024. The “Rights” to show the film in public were purchased with funding from each participating organization. See picture attached showing fil and dinner in the barn. at Ottawa Valley Farm to Fork.
- NFU Local 330 also organizes opportunities for the public and farmers to meet political leaders. We organized an All Candidates Meeting in Killaloe, Ontario during the lead up to the 2015 Federal election. After Covid, we organized a Farmers Meet and Greet with Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles. Members of the OFA also attended.
- New for 2023, the National Farmers Union sponsored the purchase of local food ingredients from farmer members in the Ottawa Valley Food Co-op Inc. to offer gourmet hors d’oeuvres, free to attendees of Seedy Sunday. The tasty snacks were prepared and presented by students enrolled in the Hospitality Program at Fellowes High School, under the direction of Chef Tristan Hertzog. On offer for tasting was:
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- Bison Marrow crostini
- Dandelion Root Potato Chips
- Pickle Salad and Buffalo Cheese
- Duck Confit with oyster mushroom, garlic scape
- Pumpkin Marmalade, raw honey, pecorino crostini
- President — Marshall Buchanan
- Treasurer — Eva Hatiarova
- Secretary — Christina Anderman
- Director at Large — Robbie Anderman
- Director at Large — Natalie Jensen
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