Project Name: Farmers Breakfast
Project description:
The Arnprior Region Federation of Agriculture (ARFA) hosted a farmer’s breakfast that spanned attendees from the Arnprior Region, Renfrew County and Lanark County as well as Dundas, Frontenac, Leeds and Grenville Counties.
Project Summary and Highlights:
The Farmers Breakfast was held at the Pakenham Community Center in Pakenham ON. The event was catered by Leather Works Catering who provided many different breakfast choices. ARFA was fortunate to have Sara Wood, Vice President OFA available to come join us for Breakfast and she took the opportunity to speak to our guests. Martin Straathof from Ontario Farmland Trust was our Keynote guest speaker.
ARFA made sure to invite all OFA members in our region as well as Board of directors from all of Zone 8 counties. ARFA also extended the invitation as far as Dundas, Frontenac, Grenville, and Leeds. Many political representatives from different levels of Government were in attendance (Municipal and Provincial members). Ninety people, in total attended the event.
Our members benefited from getting to meet and mingle with other OFA members from across Zone 8 and listen to a keynote speaker provide interesting and valuable information that would not normally have access to.
We received great feedback the day of the event and since. The guest speaker was very well received and many of our members would very much like to see this become an annual event. Given the feedback, I guess we can look forward to the 2nd annual Farmers Breakfast in 2025!