The National Farmers Union (NFU) BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour) Caucus is hosting a series of in-person farmer-led events coast to coast to coast! We are inviting current and aspiring BIPOC farmers and farm workers together to connect, learn, and organize together. The NFU BIPOC Caucus has identified access to technical training as
With classes on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from October through April, NFUniversity features experts, researchers, farmers, and others on topics ranging from climate change, agroecology, seed policy, carbon markets, and beyond. The sessions build upon the foundational knowledge many NFU members and others already have, delving deeper to advance our understanding
The NFU Region 6 Convention will be held virtually via zoom on April 14 from 10 AM–3 PM CST. This is your opportunity to gather with fellow members, hear what the region has been up to this year, elect new board members, discuss regional priorities, and craft new resolutions for the upcoming year. NFU President Jenn Pfenning will
District 1 Region 1 Convention will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at the Milton Community Hall, North Milton, PEI. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting getting underway at 10:00 a.m. The registration fee of $20 per person covers the cost of registration plus the noon meal. Our keynote speaker will be
With classes on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from October through April, NFUniversity features experts, researchers, farmers, and others on topics ranging from climate change, agroecology, seed policy, carbon markets, and beyond. The sessions build upon the foundational knowledge many NFU members and others already have, delving deeper to advance our understanding
What is the relationship between economic progress in the land now called Canada and the exploitation of Indigenous peoples? And what gifts embedded within Indigenous world views speak to miyo- pimâtisiwin ᒥᔪ ᐱᒫᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ (the good life) and specifically to good economic relations? Upholding Indigenous Economic Relationships draws on the knowledge systems of the nehiyawak ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐊᐧᐠ (Plains Cree people) to explain settler colonialism through the lens of economic exploitation.
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