ECFA

08/21/2024

Essex County Federation of Agriculture

OFA Regional Meeting and Dinner
(Meeting to elect Policy Advisory Council - PAC
and OFA Convention Delegates)

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
at
Essex Legion, 103 Talbot St. N., Essex
Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting to follow

Guest Speaker
Quinn Ross, Lawyer and CEO of the Ross Firm,
specializing in landowner expropriation

Tickets: $20.00 per person
(tickets must be purchased in advance)

To purchase tickets, contact any ECFA director or
call the office at (519)776-5159
before Friday, August 30/24

06/15/2017

The 5th Edition BUY LOCAL map is now available. Check out http://www.weheartlocal.ca/ for more information.

11/19/2015

The Essex County Federation of Agriculture will be holding their Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 1 in the Council Chambers of the Essex Civic Centre at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will include a review of the past year’s activities, the election of directors as well as the election of the executive that will represent Essex County farmers for the next year.
The guest speaker this year is Darrell Wade, Certified Farm Advisor for Farm Life Financial Planning Group. Mr. Wade will be speaking about succession planning and how to get started.
Come out and see how your membership dollars work for you, speak to your OFA Member Services Representative, Gayle Bogart and visit with you neighbours! Following the meeting, there will be refreshments. For more information, please call the ECFA office at 519-776-5159.

09/17/2015

Great News! Our Breakfast on the Farm event is sold out.

09/14/2015

Just a quick reminder - Breakfast on the Farm is this Sunday. Go to www.farmfoodcare.org to register for your free tickets.

09/09/2015

All Candidates Meeting Planned

The Essex County Federation of Agriculture is hosting an All Candidates Meeting in our area. On Wednesday, September 16, everyone in the Essex Riding will have the opportunity to meet and ask their candidates questions. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the constituents an opportunity to get to know their candidates.

Essex Riding - Candidates meeting
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Essex Arena – Community Room, 60 Fairview West.
7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

For further details, contact the Essex County Federation of Agriculture at 519-776-5159.

09/08/2015

Breakfast on the Farm was in the Harrow Fair Parade. Did you see them? Have you registered for your FREE breakfast? Go to www.farmfoodcare.org right now.

09/01/2015

Free event to be held September 20 near Tecumseh
Celebrating Ontario food and farming with Breakfast on the Farm
(Tecumseh) – August 31, 2015 – With half of the 2,000 complimentary tickets already reserved, time is running out to book spots for the 2015 Breakfast on the Farm event.
The Breakfast on the Farm program was launched in Ontario in 2013 with more than 2,000 attendees to the first event. It provides a unique opportunity for farmers and non‐farming Ontarians to have a conversation about food and farming. It gives Ontarians the chance to visit a real, working farm, provides a showcase for agriculture and gives non-farmers the opportunity to have their questions answered by real farmers.
This year’s event is taking place at Hylander Farms in Tecumseh. Owned and operated by Brian Hyland, his wife Rina, son Matthew and parents Walter and Muriel, Hylander Farms is a beef, grain and veal farm. Their beef cattle are raised for local buyers of all kinds, including butcher shops and direct-from-the-farm individual sales.
Visitors to the farm will receive a complimentary all-Ontario breakfast and farm tour. Guests will meet the farm family, see the animals, and have a chance to see farm equipment, a grain elevator and explore the many interactive displays that will be on-site. The Essex Federation of Agriculture is assisting with event coordination.
This event will run from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm, with breakfast being served until 11:30 a.m. The farm tours wrap up by 1:00 p.m. It is a free event, though preregistration is required. The first 2,000 visitors are guaranteed breakfast.
Farm & Food Care is again looking for those willing to share their time and passion for local food. Approximately 80 people are needed to run the event - 60 volunteers have signed up to date.
The event is supported by many national, provincial and regional farm organizations and agri-businesses including Burnbrae Farms, Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Dow AgroSciences, Egg Farmers of Ontario, Foodland Ontario and L.H. Gray.
Breakfast tickets can be obtained by visiting www.farmfoodcare.org.
Event Details:
Date: September 20, 2015; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cost: FREE; Complimentary breakfast tickets must be reserved online at www.farmfoodcare.org.
Location: Hylander Farms, 7325 Manning Road, Tecumseh, Ontario N0R 1K0
Parking: Available at the farm.
Other notes: The farm is wheelchair accessible. Pets (excluding service dogs) are not allowed on the farm.
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Farm & Food Care is the first of its kind in Canada; a coalition representing tens of thousands of Ontario farmers and associated businesses. Whether you have a question about how your food is grown, or you’re a farmer looking for animal care or environmental resources, or are planning a public ev…

05/16/2015

The 4th Edition of the BUY LOCAL map is here! Check it out on the ECFA website or pick up a copy at any Motor City Community Credit Union, tourist bureau, Windsor library or participating farms. Get a map and find LOCAL produce and products near you.

04/13/2015

The 4th Edition of the BUY LOCAL map is really coming together. If you are a farmer and have not contacted the ECFA to get on the map - DO IT TODAY! E-mail us at [email protected] right now. Tomorrow will be too late. The map should be ready for distribution the middle of May.