Farm bus tour being planned

The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture will be celebrating Ontario Agriculture Week (Oct. 6-12) with a farm bus tour this Sunday (Oct. 5).
A bus has been booked, which leaves Fairway-Shop Easy in Emo at 12:45 p.m. and the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market in Fort Frances at 1 p.m.
It will take people on a tour of district farms, where you can see donkeys, bison, elk, horses, goats, rabbits, chicken, and pigs. There even will be an exhibit of how bees produce honey, wagon rides, and a milking demonstration.
Tickets cost $2 each, which can be purchased at the Rainy River Elk Company booth at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market this Saturday, or by calling Betty (486-3536) or Shirley (486-3622).
Space is limited, so be sure to book early.
Ontario Agriculture Week is time set aside each year to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work of Ontario farmers, farm families, and agricultural workers who provide Ontarians with the finest quality food in the world.
Ontario farmers produce more than 200 different commodities for both domestic consumption and export.
To conclude Agriculture Week, the RRFA and Ontario Agri-Food Education are teaming up at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market on Oct. 11 to promote this year’s theme—Canadian beef.
There will be a variety of beef samples and fresh, homemade apple cider available. So come on out to support local agriculture and Canadian beef.
Remember—if you eat, you’re involved in agriculture.