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Supporters

A table full of vegetables

The Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming depends on contributions from our community. Please join us by donating, volunteering, participating and/or purchasing on market days.

We are currently fundraising for:

  • One student to work on the Farm from March to November $6,000
  • Outreach programming costs and educational materials $10,000 annually
  • Fund the Centre’s Coordinator and Lecturer position $40,000 annually
  • Infrastructure costs: including well maintenance, solar panels, a circulating pump for the pond and onsite electricity $15,000 one time cost
  • Purchase and installation of an onsite classroom using shipping containers including interior chattels $20,000 one time cost
  • Communications and Marketing, produce a web site, print posters, support social media and outreach efforts $10,000 annually

To donate to infrastructure and community outreach at the farm, please contact Amy Atkinson, Senior Development Manager, OAC: 519-824-4120, Ext. 58652 or a.atkinson@uoguelph.ca [1]


How to Donate Online

  1. Go to the Ontario Agricultural College online donation site [2].
  2. Under "Available Programs", click "I prefer to support an area that is not listed above"
  3. In "My preferred fund", type "GCUOF" and enter the donation amount.
  4. Complete the reminder of the form.

Partners

  • The Harshman Foundation for five years of support of the Farm Coordinator's position
  • The lovely greenhouse was donated by FarmStart [3]
  • Abundant raspberry plants were kindly donated by Rodale Institute [4]
  • Our water collection system was made possible by University of Guelph Professor Beth Parker who is the Director of G360 Centre for Applied Groundwater Research, with generous help from Aardvark Drilling [5].

Thank you to GCUOF volunteer, Michelle Arseneault, and GCUOF champion, Nora Camps [6], for providing the beautiful photos on our website.

If you wish to partner with us please contact Prof. Kim Schneider kschne01@uoguelph.ca [7]

About

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) of the University of Guelph is internationally renowned for its research, teaching and knowledge extension. Our community has a strong sense of shared purpose: To Improve Life by inspiring leaders, generating knowledge and creating innovative solutions for food, agriculture, communities and the environment.

Land Acknowledgement.

Ontario Agricultural College
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
519-824-4120

Academic Units

  • Department of Animal Biosciences
  • Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Department of Food Science
  • School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
  • School of Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Plant Agriculture

Campuses

  • Guelph
  • Ridgetown

Centres and Institutes

  • The Arboretum
  • Aquaculture Centre
  • Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre
  • Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
  • Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety
  • Centre for Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability
  • Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock
  • Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility
  • Dairy at Guelph
  • Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation
  • Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming
  • Guelph Turfgrass Institute
  • Honey Bee Research Centre
  • Institute for the Advanced Study of Food and Agricultural Policy

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/guelph-centre-urban-organic-farming/supporters

Links
[1] mailto:a.atkinson@uoguelph.ca [2] https://secure3.convio.net/uofg/site/Donation2;jsessionid=C473707C827A16255EBA694A6D05C59B.app364b?idb=292902507&DONATION_LEVEL_ID_SELECTED=1&df_id=1741&1741.donation=form1&idb=0 [3] http://www.farmstart.ca/ [4] http://rodaleinstitute.org [5] http://www.aardvarkdrillinginc.com [6] http://www.noracamps.com [7] mailto:kschne01@uoguelph.ca