Northern Farm Training Institute takes root
The seeds have been sown and classes are set to bloom this spring at a new farming school in Hay River now that the NWT department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) has finalized its financial...
View ArticleFarmers’ market set to open in Yellowknife
Picking up locally harvested fish, homemade preserves or vegetables fresh from the Northern soil is about to become easier in Yellowknife. An official farmers’ market, the first one in the city since...
View ArticleFarmers’ market sprouts from growing gardening passion
Born in June this year, a farmers’ market organized by the Yellowknife Commons Co-operative has drawn hundreds of patrons to Somba K’e Civic Plaza every Tuesday evening this summer. “It seems to be...
View ArticleGrowing community in the Arctic Market
A crowd of locals, tourists and other vendors gathered around elder Shirley Elias as she demonstrated the Inuit yo-yos she was selling at the Arctic Market in Inuvik on July 6. “You hold it in this...
View ArticleNew crop of farm training workshops scheduled
With spring temperatures well on their way to revealing the fertile soil of the southern NWT, organizers behind the Northern Farm Training Institute expect the second year of the successful pilot...
View ArticleTake A Kid Gardening program in full bloom
A program that is encouraging students in the South Slave to drop their pencils and pick up a shovel continues to grow this year, after successful trial runs held at schools in Hay River, Fort...
View ArticleAlpaca family – and business – growing near Fort Smith
And one more makes nine. The newest addition to the Flat World Alpaca Farm outside of Fort Smith doesn’t have a name yet, but the furry little alpaca known for now as “Buddy Whats-it” is getting...
View ArticleHay River’s agricultural dreams grow internationally
Hay River, NWT will soon become the Savory capital of Canada. The community’s Northern Farm Training Institute (NFTI) announced at a public meeting on Friday evening that it has been selected as...
View ArticleHerd mentality: Hay River farm school looks to livestock
A new baby heifer steams under heat lamps in the straw as her mom licks her nose and ears clean, just minutes after becoming the first calf born at Hay River’s Northern Farm Training Institute (NFTI)...
View ArticleNew crop of growers sprouting at Hay River farm school
With spring in the air, a new crop of students is ready to start sowing the seeds of gardening knowledge at the Northern Farm Training Institute in Hay River this week. Starting this weekend,...
View ArticleVisions of fresh food dancing in Northerners’ heads
Farmers, gardeners and agricultural enthusiasts had their say last week in the South Slave with the first round of consultations aimed at creating an agricultural strategy for the NWT. The visioning...
View ArticleEducation and local, organic food a healthy mix
It is said, “You are what you eat,” and there is a new northern initiative underway to help people understand what the food they eat does to them and learn how to find local sources for as much of...
View ArticleUrban farming a viable option for Yellowknife
The local food trend sweeping North America touched down in Yellowknife this month with the culmination of a comprehensive report on the possibilities of urban farming within city limits.
View ArticleHay River egg grading station cracks new ground
A new federally certified egg grading station opened in Hay River at the end of last month, making it possible for eggs produced in the Northwest Territories to be sold to local consumers.
View ArticleFarm school germinates interest in local food
Hay River will grow students along with crops this coming spring.
View ArticleNorthern Farm Training Institute takes root
The seeds have been sown and classes are set to bloom this spring at a new farming school in Hay River now that the NWT department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) has finalized its financial...
View ArticleFarmers’ market set to open in Yellowknife
Picking up locally harvested fish, homemade preserves or vegetables fresh from the Northern soil is about to become easier in Yellowknife. An official farmers’ market, the first one in the city since...
View ArticleFarmers’ market sprouts from growing gardening passion
Born in June this year, a farmers’ market organized by the Yellowknife Commons Co-operative has drawn hundreds of patrons to Somba K’e Civic Plaza every Tuesday evening this summer.
View ArticleGrowing community in the Arctic Market
A crowd of locals, tourists and other vendors gathered around elder Shirley Elias as she demonstrated the Inuit yo-yos she was selling at the Arctic Market in Inuvik on July 6.
View ArticleNew crop of farm training workshops scheduled
With spring temperatures well on their way to revealing the fertile soil of the southern NWT, organizers behind the Northern Farm Training Institute expect the second year of the successful pilot...
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