HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-03-17, Page 79GRE
A Slice of Huron is a
four day hands-on event
by David Scott
Bringing farming into the class-
room and community is the idea
behind 'A Slice of Huron,' a four-
day hands-on event taking place
April 13-16, 1993 at the Seaforth
Fairgrounds.
One the organizers behind this
first-time event is Kevin Kale,
chairman of the Huron Agricultural
Awareness Committee.
"The farming community has to
get involved in bringing the mess-
age of farming to the public, not
just the boards of education," says
Kale.
'A Slice of Huron' is based on an
event done in . York region, 'Pizza
Project,' for the first time last year.
However, Kale points out ."they
covered four different areas, our
event covers six. ... it's going to be
meats, fruits and vegetables, grains,
eggs and dairy. We added a 'rain-
bow group' that covers specialized
food production, like maple syrup."
'A Slice of Huron' will show
children exactly where each ingredi-
ent on &pizza originated and how it
arrived at the table.
Approximattely 48 grade four and
five classes from the region will
attend the event at .the Seaforth
Fairgrounds.
"It will be a chance for local,
children to learn about the farm,"
said Kale.
"A live milking demonstration
will be held. Live animals will be
there for the meat section, pork,
beef, sheep.'There will be things for
the children like 'guess what differ-
ent animals eat' and 'how many
kids make up the weight of an
animal."
Thursday, April 15 will be an
open night from 7:00-10:00 p.m.,
free to the general public.
"The interest was high for 'A
Slice of Huron' from both the
farmers and the boards of
education." Kale said hewould stay
involved if it becomes a regular
event.
Kevin is a member of the
Advanced Agricultural Leadership
Program which lasts close to two
years. His course is just winding
down and will end in April, 1993
but not before a trip to Europe to
visit France, Germany, Holland and
Belgium to study different agricul-
ture styles.
"The course helps develop leader-
ship abilities. You learn about how
agriculture fits into society. You
also learn how to deal with the
press," comments Kale, who has
appeared in several different publi-
cations over the past year.
Kevin commented on the future
of farming in. Canada.
"Farming will always ea_part_of_increase-to-between $11 3-miflion
Kevin Kale
livestock in a small area.
Environmentally, I don't think some
of those set-ups would ever run up
here...I think you'll still see the
'family farm' but rather than the
individual family, you might have
two or three brothers combining
their farms or .sharing their
equipment to keep costs down."
Participants in the Agricultural
Leadership Program are still able to
work while they're taking the
course. It involves approximately
80 •days of activities including
travelling, time.
"For somebody like myself who
has a farm, you've got to have
somebody who comes around and
looks after things while you're
away," says Kale.
The program is organized and '
funded by Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, University of Guelph
and The Foundation for Rural Liv-
ing.
Currently Kevin is studying busi-
ness at Fanshawe College in Lon-
don three days a week. He will
continue to cash crop on his farm
outside of Seaforth after his
involvement with the Agricultural
Leadership Program and 'A Slice of
Huron.'
Agricultural
Canada's.
predictions
Crop Receipts
• In 1993, crop receipts are
,expected to decrease by as much as
12 per cent to between $7.1 to $8.4
billion as a result of poor weather
conditions in the fall of 1992.
Livestock Receipts
• The outlook for livestock receipts
is largely unchanged in 1993 from
1992, where they were expected to
the country. I think you'll see. more
specialization in the future; a trend
toward `bigger.' But not the size of
some farms we saw in the states.
I think the fact of the
environment will' eventually shut
down some of those operations in
the future. There's just too much
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