Winter - 2011

Please report any links that do not work to the office (klasociety@shaw.ca)

The web site is getting so large and complex we are sure that some things have been missed...

New Leaflets

Available

The Tool Library

The Tool Library comprises equipment for the growing, harvesting and processing of crops. The equipment is available for members to hire at very reasonable rates.

Web pages are open to all but equipment rentals are for members only

Growing in the Kootenays

Click on the image above to access growing details for a wide range of crops that can be grown in the Kootenays, together with seeding, transplanting and harvest details and a special section on fall planting.

Open to All

Click here to go to our face book page

Main Sections of the Society's web site

Click on the links below

Kootenay Mountain Grown

KMG is the organic certification arm of the Kootenay Local Agricultural Society.

All of our standards, manuals, forms, rules and procedures are online and may be viewed by anyone.

Membership

Our membership year runs from the 1st January to the 31st December.

Click on this box to go to the new membership / renewal page

and help support agriculture and growing in the Kootenays.

The Tool Library rates for 2011 have now been finalized,

Please click in the image to download your copy.

New Releases

Berkshire pigs at Mountain Harvest Farm

There is a New Telephone Contact Number for the Society (250) 608-0334

Contacts for Specific Information from the Society

Membership Enquiries

Michael Byrne

Mo & Mikey Farms

Box 12, Canyon, V0B 1C0

Tel: (250) 428 4530

Email: m_byrne@shaw.ca

Press, PR and  Marketing

Jeremy Lack   

Mad Dog Farm   

1911 Irving Road, Castlegar, V1N 4N6

Tel: (250) 399 4809  

Email: jeremylack@shaw.ca

Certification Enquiries

Dave Johnson

West Arm Apiaries

726 Ogilvie Road, Harrop / Procter

Nelson, V1L 6P9  

Tel: (250) 229 4765  

Email: beejohnson@shaw.ca

Magazine Update

The following magazines have now been updated and all issues form 2011 have been placed on the web site for you to read. (Members only)

Two Major Changes to the Web Site

Two major changes to the web site have been implemented this month.

Firstly, all Beekeeping information and links have been transferred to their own web site called Kootenay Bees.

This can be found on the menu to the left or at www.kootenaybees.ca.

Over the next month or so this new site will have a dramatic upgrade to the information and recourses available - stay tuned…

The Kootenay Mountain Grown portion of this web site have been split off to it’s own web site. This can be found on the menu to the left or at it’s own url at::

 www.kootenaymountaingrown.org

Most of the web site has been completely re written with updated farm pages, maps, data etc.

This has been done to make it easier to keep the Kootenay Mountain Grown site up to date and to enable us to reflect changes immediately rather than wait for a full site upload.

Please check them out and let us know what you think..

Beekeeping for Beginners - 2012                 

This is a seven month long course that starts in the classroom in February and has 6 field days with the Bees at Mad Dog Farms bee yard. The aim is to take start up beekeepers all the way through their first year of beekeeping.

The first course day, held in a classroom in Nelson is designed as an total introduction to beekeeping and is for both people who are just interested in bees and for those who intend to keep bees. The class is limited to 40 people.

The field days are designed for those people who actually have bees and are either in their first or second year of beekeeping.

For full details on the course - please select the page from the menu to the left.

Please click on the above image to download the application form for the 2012 course.

It’s that time of the year again….

Were coming up to the end of the year again and that means that memberships for 2012 will be due soon at the 1st January 2012.

If you can do so,  please help the office spread the work load by sending in your memberships as soon a possible, so we don’t have to send out reminders and chase people - something we don't like doing.

Click on this box to get a membership form

Varrox Vaporizer

For Beekeepers we have added the Varrox Vaporizer to the Tool Library for additional Varroa control.

This device is for vaporizing Oxalic acid with the hive, for Varroa control and (possibly) some Nosema control.

The Society also has a stock of Oxalic acid crystals available for members, at cost.

The Varrox Vaporizer is available for hire at $10 / day.

Tool Library Addition

Call for New Directors for the Society

We have a number of Directors of the society who are standing down having completed their terms of office, and we are looking for people with ideas, who understand the importance of local agriculture and who are will into commit a bit of time to help grow local agriculture in the Kootenays.

If you would like to discuss standing as director, please contact:

Jeremy Lack

Tel: (250) 399 4809

Email: jeremylack@shaw.ca