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Sustainability

The County of Hastings County includes Hastings County, the City of Belleville and the City of Quinte West and the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, with its forests, farmland, lakes, rivers and small and large communities, is well situated to lead in the field of alternative energy development, conservation of natural resources,  sustainable agriculture and forestry and artisan food production. 

Harvest Hastings is about living lightly on the land. Sustainability has four sections on land stewardship, tree planting, managing woods and wildlife at  Caring for Land; discussion about Climate Change; finfd out about Green Communities, and read about what's happening in Local Agriculture. There are  AudioVideos, and  a Photo Gallery. Look for   "Know your farmer" video or audio interviews with local farmers and other producers. Web links has l links to local organizations as well as provincial ones. Check Coming Events to find  workshops, agricultural events, community meals and much more. Above all get outand explore

O'Hara Mill Homestead Fall Newsletter

December 16, 2012 by Louise Livingstone

Read about what is happening at O'Hara Mill Homestead in the Fall Newsletter.

Video: Fractured Land, the documentary

December 14, 2012 by Louise Livingstone

"Anyone who can throw a tomahawk and sue you is a force to be reckoned with." 

– Bill McKibben, 350.org founder, of Caleb Behn 

Meet Caleb Behn, a young Dene man from the wilds of northeastern British Columbia "where the mountains meet the plains" and the subject of an exciting documentary/transmedia project calledFractured Land.

An eloquent, inspiring First Nations law student, Caleb is on the front lines of some of the world's biggest hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") operations, amid exquisite boreal wilderness.

We - filmmakers Fiona Rayher and Damien Gillis - have been following Caleb for the past two years, helping tell his story of a land and worldview under attack. And now we're reaching out to our networks to raise funds to complete the film, while building a coalition to support the work of Caleb and others around Western Canada.

Our journey has taken us to places of largely unseen beauty - from Caleb's traditional territories, where he’s fished and hunted moose his whole life, to Maori lands in New Zealand, where he sought to learn how Indigenous law could be blended with the current legal system in order toprotect our sacred ecosystems.

Now back in Canada, Caleb’s making a lot of noise - touring BC to speak about his experiences and concerns, and applying his legal education toward building bridges across divided communities. 

Alongside his Nation, Caleb is part of a new dialogue on sustainable, equitable energy development in Canada.

 
See video

Christmas Pottery Sale Kaitlyn Brennan

December 3, 2012 by Louise Livingstone

Brennan Potery Sale

Event Date and Time: 
December 8, 2012 - 10:00 - 17:00
December 9, 2012 - 10:00 - 17:00

Location

Brennan Farm
1911 Foxboro Stirling Road
Stirling, ON K0K 3E0
Canada
44° 17' 11.6412" N, 77° 31' 58.1772" W

Christmas at the Farm

November 29, 2012 by Louise Livingstone

Promised Land Farm is excited to announce the Christmas event! Christmas at the Farm

The event is free, and is open to everyone!

Come to the farm to visit our animals, including our new miniature donkey, Krackel.

We will have live music, and you are welcome to spend the afternoon singing along to our Christmas songs and carols.

Bundle up, bring a lawn chair, and be prepared for some good country Christmas fun.

Hot chocolate, tea and coffee are available for purchase for $1.00 per cup.

Hope to see you there!

Event Date and Time: 
December 15, 2012 - 13:00 - 15:00

Location

Promised Land Farm
640 Hamilton Road
Belleville, ON K8N 4Z5
Canada
44° 9' 46.5876" N, 77° 28' 44.85" W

Christmas at O'Hara Mill Homestead

November 27, 2012 by Louise Livingstone

Christmas at O'Hara Mill Homestead

Event Date and Time: 
December 7, 2012 - 16:00 - 20:00
December 8, 2012 - 15:00 - 20:00
December 9, 2012 - 14:00 - 20:00

Location

O'Hara Mill Homestead
638 Mill Road
Madoc, ON K0K 2K0
Canada
44° 30' 56.0196" N, 77° 31' 30.4752" W

Promoting and growing your business through experiential packaging.

November 20, 2012 by Louise Livingstone

Hastings County Wellness and Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization (OHTO) are pleased to invite you to participate in a Building & Packaging Experiences workshop! We have engaged Yours Outdoors and Manning Consulting Group to facilitate a workshop tailored to your unique needs.  They will inspire you to create experience-based packages that will bring you more business and provide you with the know-how and tools to help you get started at developing your own!

Event Date and Time: 
November 24, 2012 - 09:00 - 13:30

Location

Huntingdon Veterans Community Hall
11379 Highway 62
Ivanhoe, ON
Canada
44° 23' 45.9744" N, 77° 28' 16.086" W
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