ECG Upcoming Events
AUGUST 29, 2024
6-8:30PM
Soil Sampling Night!
Erin Common Ground is hosting a soil sampling training night! Come on out and learn a little bit about soil health and how to take a soil sample, with soil scientist Ryan Carlow. It'll also be a chance to meet other farmers and gardeners interested in soil.
It will happen August 29th, 6pm-8:30pm at Whole Village (20725 Shaws Creek Rd, Alton). This is part of our Building Common Ground project where we're training citizen scientists who will be taking soil samples at 25 farms across Erin. There's no experience necessary. Feel free to bring a friend!
Please let Nicola Gailits know if you'd like to attend, or have any questions:
JUNE 2024 - JANUARY 2025
Building Common Ground Project
This project focuses on analyzing soil samples with a focus on soil health. Local volunteers will be trained as citizen scientists and equipped to collect samples and then to provide this service to local farmers participating in the project. The overall goal is to continue conversations around soil health and continue building the “soil of community” in the Erin area.
Funder: Greenbelt Foundation
Collaborator: Soils at Guelph
Soil Sampling Method: OMAFRA Soil Health Assessment Protocol (SHAP)
Contact: Please email the project manager, Nicola Gailits (nicolagailits@gmail.com) for more information.
ECG Past Events
JULY 9, 2024
5-9PM
Better Together: Improving Soil Health in Ontario
Celebrating Ontario farmers to help make informed decisions about which practices to implement for maximum soil health benefit.
JUNE 21, 2024
11AM - MIDNIGHT!
Everdale's Summer Solstice Jamboree
Music on the farm, campfires under the stars. Proceeds to the Good Food Project, growing fresh food for community members in need.
