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Wow, what a conference!

I think that has been our overall response to the past weekend. Our workshop went off brilliantly and we had a great time. We'd like to thank everyone for coming out to see us. It was so much fun and absolutely terrifiying at the same time. Thankfully the computer stuff went off without a hitch (Thanks AV guy! We wish we could remember your name). The GOC is probably the biggest thing in our social calendar. We see friends that we often only see once a year like Erin from the Karma Marketplace in Penetanguishene, ON. Listening to her speak of her experience being elected to local council was inspiring to say the least! We also talked with Elwood from Rare Breeds Canada about pigs, chatted with Greg from Little City Farm (one of the places that inspired us) The Biodynamic wine and cheese on Saturday evening was a ton of fun, full of great wine from Southbrook Winery and cheese from Glentcolton Farm, not to mention sausage and bread from other biodynamic farms. MMMMMMmmmmm Sunday was a much more relaxed day with no worries of stage-fright. Kerry Hackett's Weeds for nutrition talks was great and incredibly informative. Who knew weeds could be so healthy? We finished the afternoon off by going to the BD fireside chat workshop. It was really what we needed at that moment. It was so affirming to be with like minded people for an entire weekend. You are all amazing!

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Guelph Organic Conference highlights

Yesterday we thought it would be good to take a day-long break. We feel completely overwhelmed with all the amazing ideas and directions possible. The Guelph Organic Conference is the best show in the country for anyone interested in organics. You can buy seeds, food, make contacts, attend workshops, and generally have a great time with like minded people. The eco-writers workshop was very informative, the Urban Ag workshop was really interesting and many interesting people were met. Hello to new friends Mark from Newfoundland and Heather from Waterloo. We look forward to connecting with both of you. Volunteering with Rare Breeds Canada was also a great experience. The response to All Sorts Acre and the Urban Agriculture Survey was amazing. We had many people and organizations interested in what All Sorts Acre was all about. We met Karin from Little City Farm, from Kitchener/Waterloo (who are real inspirations to us), Liz from The Stop Community Food Centre , and Chris from The Greener Side both in Toronto.Tim was lucky enough to get a minute with  Margaret Webb, author of Apples to Oysters and Brewster Kneen from the Ram's Horn. We also reconnected with friends we had not seen in a while. Matt and April from Boreal Edge Farm came down from Thunder Bay and Martin who is helping set up a local food pavilion for the Drayton Fall Fair. Hello and Thank you to everyone who stopped by and offered encouragement. Finally some of Jennifer's artwork was shown at both the Friday dinner and all through the show. People really enjoyed it!