We’re thrilled to announce the release of our “North Pickering Farms” map, by artist-in-residence Heather Rigby. It’s an illustrated vision of the future, showing clearly how the remaining Federal Lands could thrive again. This detailed work of art highlights 17 different opportunities for jobs and prosperity on the Lands – just some of the many possibilities […]
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‘Bring It Home’ to Brougham!
On Saturday, September 16th we’ll be hosting the first annual ‘Bring It Home’ Harvest Festival at the Historic Brougham Community Hall. Bring a friend (or two, or three) and join in the fun! The growing line-up… Fresh sweet corn generously provided by Reesor’s Farm Market; Locally-sourced peameal-on-a-bun from The Meat Merchant; Vegetarian chili chockful of local veggies […]
Update Newsletter for August 2017
It’s been a busy summer so far and it’s only the beginning of August! Take a moment to check out our latest newsletter with invitations to two exciting events next month, an update on Minister Morneau’s recent visit to Claremont, and so much more. As always, if you didn’t receive this edition in your email […]
UPDATE Newsletter for July 2017
The goal is within sight for our Ag Study Campaign. Read more in our most recent issue of UPDATE Newsletter!
This issue also includes a wrap-up from our recent AGM, a request to complete the Government of Canada’s National Food Policy Survey, and an urgent requirement for all our supporters to ensure they have “consented” to receiving emails from Land Over Landings. If you’re not on our supporter list yet? Click HERE and add your name to the growing list of voices advocating for #FoodOverFlights on the Pickering Federal Lands.
Enjoy this edition!
Our AGM: All it’s cracked up to be!
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the Land Over Landings AGM of course! Join us on Wednesday, June 21 at the Historic Brougham Hall. Doors open at 7:00 pm, meeting starts at 7:30 pm. Our very special guest will be the very smart and funny local-food advocate and author, Signe Langford, […]
UPDATE Newsletter For May 2017
May’s Update Newsletter has just been published! Get it here!! Catch up on a busy few weeks that included three significant announcements. And be sure to mark your calendar with our upcoming events, including the Land Over Landings AGM on Wednesday, June 22, 7:30 pm at the Brougham Hall.
FEDS TO EXTEND FARM LEASES ON LANDS
Today, Transport Canada announced that, on April 1, 2018, farm leases on the remaining Pickering Lands will become 10-year leases instead of the 1-year version that has been in place for over 4 decades. This is a significant development, and we’re excited that the government has begun to move on this file. But we’re also […]
Our “In The Media” Page Goes Live!
Our searchable In the Media pages, containing more than a thousand links, are now up and running. Every week or so we’ll be adding more links to keep you up to date.
You’ll find articles, reports, letters to editors, videos – a goldmine of information – on Aviation/Airports; Climate Change; the Environment; Food, Water, and Agriculture; and related Historical matters, dating back to 2007 when we first launched this service.
For information on the Federal Lands, check out “Focus On The Lands.” For a slightly wider perspective (Southern Ontario), see “The Local Story.” And for a global perspective, see “The Bigger Picture.”
The range of sources is impressive. Obvious and not-so-obvious Canadian media outlets, local and national, are well represented amid an expansive, eclectic assortment of information sources from around the globe. To give you an idea, we link to material on: Skies, The Guardian, edie.net, Country Guide, The Italian Insider, Forbes, DW (Deutsche Welle), Hindustan Times, Mother Jones, Pulitzer Centre on Crisis Reporting, Atlas Obscura, NASA, GreenAir Online, AirportWatch, The New York Times, PlanaSana, World Government Summit, AirInsight, UAE’s The National, Food Tank, European Parliament News, UN News Centre, Reuters’ Global Energy News, Worldwatch Institute, Tourism Watch, The Australian, Aljazeera America, World Bank: Open India, The Japan Times, Dhaka Tribune, CarbonBrief, Khaleej Times (Dubai), cattlenetwork.com, Vox, Radio Free Asia, U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and many other sites. If your interest is in what the media have reported on our story, or on the state of aviation biofuels, or how local airports are faring, or what governments and food producers are saying, or how climate change and food security are being addressed (or not), you can find out here.
Open Meeting hosted by Claremont & District Community Association – March 28, 2017
Join us Tuesday, March 28th at 7 p.m. at the Claremont Legion Hall, where we are guests of the Claremont District & Community Association. We’ll tell the story of those early decades with archival images, and then explain our vision to bring back Brougham and all of North Pickering with an agricultural renaissance.
Herongate Fundraiser – March 9, 2017
Our basket almost runneth over! With our Herongate Barn Dinner Theatre event having raised close to $8,000 from tickets sales and a fabulous Silent Auction, we are delighted to report that we’ve now raised over $72,000 for our Ag Study. That means we are within 15% of our goal of it.
