Peel Farmers: Join the Official Launch ALUS Peel Pilot with Local Lunch and Tour Media Release, News Room / Agriculture, Farmers and Equine Operators, Funding, Green Your Property / Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Wednesday, September 21, 2022 September 21, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) and its partners invite farmers in the Region of Peel … Peel Farmers: Join the Official Launch ALUS Peel Pilot with Local Lunch and Tour Continue Reading
Meet the Murphys Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features / Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Thursday, January 12, 2023 How They Protect The Health of Their Farm Murphy Meadow Farms is a multi-generational family farm located just outside … Meet the Murphys Continue Reading
Natural Champions Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features, Volunteer / Sunday, July 3, 2022 Thursday, January 12, 2023 Congratulations to Whole Village on their 2021 Friends of the Credit Conservation Award Along the Town of Caledon’s … Natural Champions Continue Reading
Be on the Hunt for Invasives Conversations / Farmers and Equine Operators, Get Involved, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners, Things to Do, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Nature Invaders Scavenger Hunt When left unmanaged, invasive species can take over your yard, garden, field or forest. … Be on the Hunt for Invasives Continue Reading
Biodiversity Below Ground Countryside Stewardship Mail / Agriculture, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Healthy Soils to Support Plant Growth This is part five of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation … Biodiversity Below Ground Continue Reading
Keep Soil Rooted Countryside Stewardship Mail / Agriculture, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Roots Support Plant Growth This is part four of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our … Keep Soil Rooted Continue Reading
Cover It Up Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Monday, December 5, 2022 Improve Soil Health This is part two of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our … Cover It Up Continue Reading
A Precious Resource Countryside Stewardship Mail / Agriculture, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Wednesday, December 14, 2022 It’s More than Dirt This is part one of a five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of … A Precious Resource Continue Reading
Only 100 Acres to Go: Certify Your Hay as Bird-friendly Media Release, News Room / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Monday, March 28, 2022 Monday, March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is inviting hay growers to delay this year’s hay cut … Only 100 Acres to Go: Certify Your Hay as Bird-friendly Continue Reading
Watershed Farmers Delay the Hay to Protect Grassland Birds Conversations / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Grassland, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Friday, March 25, 2022 Friday, March 25, 2022 Every year, grassland birds like bobolink and eastern meadowlark build their nests in hay fields across the Credit … Watershed Farmers Delay the Hay to Protect Grassland Birds Continue Reading
Good Work Pays Off for Farmers in Peel Conversations / Agriculture, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Partnership Project, Peel, Rural Water Quality Program / Thursday, March 17, 2022 Wednesday, July 20, 2022 In the 1950s, agriculture was practiced on 74 per cent of the land in the Credit River Watershed. … Good Work Pays Off for Farmers in Peel Continue Reading
LDD Lowdown Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Sunday, March 27, 2022 LDD moth (formerly gypsy moth) has a new name: spongy moth. We continue to use the name LDD … LDD Lowdown Continue Reading
New Partnership with ALUS Pays Farmers to Protect Nature Media Release, News Room / Agriculture, Best Practice, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Peel, Rural Water Quality Program / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Wednesday, March 16, 2022 March 16, 2022 – Farmers can now receive annual payments to protect and monitor nature on their lands … New Partnership with ALUS Pays Farmers to Protect Nature Continue Reading
Rural Relationship Advice Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Gardening, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Septic System, Wells / Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Monday, February 28, 2022 Most relationship advice columnists will tell you it’s probably not a good idea to try to change the … Rural Relationship Advice Continue Reading
Give an Inch and They’ll Take an Acre Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Thursday, October 14, 2021 Monday, November 8, 2021 Sometime in the 1700s, someone set sail from Eurasia to North America with the glossy green leaves and … Give an Inch and They’ll Take an Acre Continue Reading
Everyone Has a Reason To Plant Trees Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Grants, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Tree Planting / Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Plant Trees on Your Property Whether you want to reduce your property taxes, add beauty and privacy, decrease … Everyone Has a Reason To Plant Trees Continue Reading
Keeping Fall Colourful Countryside Stewardship Mail / Caledon, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Autumn is a Spectacle Among the many perks of countryside living is witnessing the sweeping display of fall … Keeping Fall Colourful Continue Reading
Bringing the Magic Back to Second Creek Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Fish, Green Your Property, Restoration, Restoration Project, Rural Landowners, Terra Cotta / Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Protecting Brook Trout It is said that brook trout were once so common in parts of the Credit … Bringing the Magic Back to Second Creek Continue Reading
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Countryside Stewardship Mail / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Birds, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Grassland, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, September 1, 2021 Wednesday, December 14, 2022 They say patience is a virtue. For hay growers who delay the hay cut, it also helps save … Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Continue Reading
A Roadmap to Rural Life Countryside Stewardship Mail / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Private Landowner Tree Planting Program, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Wednesday, December 14, 2022 You’ve made the choice to leave behind the bustling city life for the sprawling countryside. Once you’ve settled into your … A Roadmap to Rural Life Continue Reading
Protecting Herd Health Creates New Opportunities for Stewardship Countryside Stewardship Mail / Best Practice, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features, Rural Landowners / Friday, July 23, 2021 Sunday, October 24, 2021 Gillian Northgrave can’t imagine life without cows. Since 1991, she has grazed beef cattle on her bucolic farm … Protecting Herd Health Creates New Opportunities for Stewardship Continue Reading