Discover Agriculture on the Farm
Discover Agriculture on the Farm: Sunday, September 14 from 10 am – 2 pm at the Glenlea Research Station
Discover Agriculture on the Farm, a hands-on event celebrating where our food comes from, will bring together urban and rural Manitobans on Sunday, September 14 to kick off the province’s Farm and Food Awareness Week.
Free and open to the public, the event will run from 10 am to 2 pm at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre, located 15 minutes south of Winnipeg.
This free event offers interactive family fun and an opportunity to talk with Manitoba farmers, see live animals including pigs, dairy cows, broilers and laying hens, and explore prairies crops like canola. The event will include hands-on activities and games. Participating organizations will be sharing recipes and other giveaways. There will be food samples while supplies last.
The event provides the opportunity to learn more about the great diversity of food production in this province and the importance of agriculture to the provincial economy.
The Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre is located at the University of Manitoba's Glenlea Research Station, 1290 Research Station Road, Glenlea, MB.
Participating organizations include:
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre
- Dairy Farmers of Manitoba
- Keystone Agricultural Producers
- Manitoba Agriculture
- Manitoba Beef Producers
- Manitoba Bison Association
- Manitoba Canola Growers Association
- Manitoba Chicken
- Manitoba Egg Farmers
- Manitoba Pork
- Prairie Fruit Growers Association