FFCO needs your help in the garden
This spring, FFCO's Garden in a Box program shipped over 500 garden kits across Ontario to patio and plot gardeners alike. Box purchasers and other Ontario gardeners were invited to join us for a peer-to-peer, guided growing journey in the 2022 Farm & Food Care Garden Club on Facebook to learn and grow alongside the farming community. FFCO and our team of Garden Ambassadors have shared information and resources to support growers.
One priority of this program is to highlight other opportunities to connect meaningfully to the agricultural community in Ontario through learning opportunities. As such, we shared in the garden boxes the OAAS fair schedule for 2022 and a special postcard to invite gardeners to submit their produce to their local fair.
Your ag society can help as we continue to promote visiting local fairs this season- and consider getting involved. We are looking for support from:
- Growers and distinguished prize winners in a giant vegetable growing category
- Experienced fair judges in a Fruit and Vegetable category that would be willing to speak to about what makes a prize winning vegetable
Volunteers will be part of short video clips (1-3 minutes) or live stream events (15-30 minutes + a test) and should be able to speak confidently about their subject matter expertise to a non-farming audience. If you can provide a volunteer or resources for this project, please contact Christa Ormiston christa@farmfoodcare.org.