About Canadian Organic Growers
COG provides education, advocacy and leadership to help build an agricultural system that empowers farmers and consumers, enhances human health, builds community and mitigates climate change while increasing Canadian food sovereignty.
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In Treherne, Manitoba, Dan and Fran DeRuyck run Top of the Hill Farm. Providing good, healthy food to their own family and others is at the heart of what Top of the Hill Farm is all about. So what are the DeRuyck’s doing to find creative markets for sharing their crops outside of their growing family? Building local connections!
There are lots of great organic/regenerative/ecological events happening this June, and we are excited to share them here. We hope you have fun at an ag event online or near you this month!
Organizations from across Canada have sent a joint letter to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expressing urgent concern regarding the planned closure of the Organic and Regenerative Research Program at the Swift Current Research and Development Centre.
“The federal committee on agriculture is slamming the Carney government over its plan to shutter Canada’s only research program for organic and regenerative farming.”
There are lots of great organic/regenerative/ecological events happening this May, and we are excited to share them here. We hope you have fun at an ag event online or near you this month!
COG opposes the recent federal research cuts, which harm Canada’s food security and food sovereignty by weakening the research systems farmers rely on to adapt, innovate, and remain viable. Learn how you can take action to ensure the closure of the Organic and Regenerative Research Program stays on the federal agenda.
Events
The annual Organic Plant Sale at La Bikery will host a number of organic farmers selling seedlings and plants for your garden.
To celebrate Pride Month, COG and our friends at NFU excitedly invite you to join our Pride Farmer Panel! 🌈 In nature, ecosystems flourish through diversity, queerness, and collaboration and we think the same is true for an abundant food and farming system. Diversity enables innovation, resilience, and adaptation—all key elements of ecological farming—and this Pride Month we’d like to celebrate the contributions of 2SLGBTQIA+ farmers to our sector.
Become a Member
For over 50 years, COG has been driven by the knowledge, expertise and passion of its members. By joining or renewing your membership with COG, you connect with our incredible national community of organic, regenerative, and ecological farmers and supporters!
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