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Job Posting: National Farmers Union – Ontario, Operations Director

National Farmers Union - Ontario, Operations Director Remote, some travel required About the National Farmers Union - Ontario The NFU-O is an accredited not-for-profit provincial...
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Land Access Stories from the Field: Lawoti Farms

In 2024, NFU-O connected with Surendra and highlighted his land access story. At that time, he had started Lawoti Farms on a ½ acre plot...
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Member profile: Meet Manish, of Gaia Organic Seeds

Manish Kushwaha is a fourth generation farmer from India who founded Gaia Organic Seeds in 2019. The farm operates on greenbelt lands in Ottawa, where...
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Dry wells and disappearing ponds: What’s going on with the water in Waterloo Region?

Dry wells and disappearing ponds: What’s going on with the water in Waterloo Region? Waterloo Region Record March 26, 2026 For decades, the water table...
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Re: ERO 025-1257 – Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

December 19, 2025 Hon. Todd J. McCarthy 2nd Floor, Macdonald Block 900 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 1N3 Re: ERO 025-1257 - Proposed boundaries for...
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Non-Family Farmland Succession Survey

Retiring farmer? Transitioning your farmland? NFU-O is developing a toolkit to support retiring and aspiring farmers in non-family farmland transitions. We NEED your perspectives! Please...
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Food. Sovereignty. Justice. Building Collective Strategies The 56th Annual Convention

This year’s convention theme is Food. Sovereignty. Justice. Building Collective Strategies. To confront the threats to Canada’s sovereignty, ongoing tariff disputes, and the rise of...
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NFU-O Member Profile: Alberto from Nature’s Apprentice Farm

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | October 2025 Stepping foot onto Nature’s Apprentice Farm in Pakenham, ON, the first thing that...
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Food Sovereignty: Maajiigin Gumig & Lambton County Library Native Plant Kit

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | September 2025 Special thanks to Aaron Plain - Greenhouse Supervisor at Maajiigin Gumig, and Heather...
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