Events

Past Events


Nutrients for Life heading to Charlottetown PE for Canadian Ag Literacy Month, Ag Adventure Days

Regional Manager, Tamara,  will host of booth for over 1,000 students in grade 3 at EastLink Trade Centre to celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month hosted by AITC PEI!


NFL Canada participates in Canadian Ag Literacy Month in Summerside PE

Regional Manager, Tamara,  will host of booth for over 300 students in grade three at Credit Union Place to celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month hosted by AITC PEI!


Celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day with US!

Download the recipe card template here
Submit your recipe to info@nutrientsforlife.ca
Be sure to include your name, school name and location in the email!
Winners will be notified via email
 


Celebrate Global Fertilizer Day with Us!

Global Food Security for the 21st Century

Virtual Student Summit

October 13th

Session 1-9AM Eastern

Session 2-1PM Eastern

The sessions will be recorded and shared with classrooms who cannot make these times

The sessions will be in English

Students from 4-H Ghana will share their experiences from participating in the 4R Champion program and how the program helped them grow and flourish!

-Mr. Appiah Kwaku Boateng, Executive Director and Founder of 4H Ghana

-Dr. Samuel Njoroge, of African Plant Nutrition Institute  will also be joining the sessions.

Sign up your classroom


Enhancing Global Food Security “Impacts of a Climate Smart Agriculture Approach” International Student Summit

Students from Manitoba, United States and England joined the staff from NFL Canada and partners at Kelburn Farm for three jammed packed days focussing on Bioinnovation.  Student teams of eight and two teachers had the opportunity to engage, provide enrichment and networking opportunities for participants on a global perspective.

 The learning objectives of the program are to enable students and teachers to:

• Use science and technology to acquire new knowledge and solve problems

• Critically address science related issues

• Develop an increased awareness of novel technologies

• Practice teamwork

The program partners will offer their expertise and services to ensure that the program provides authentic and meaningful learning

experiences to guide in the development and presentation of the product, an ” Environmental Farm Plan – EFP”. 

Thanks to our partners in providing such a learning opportunity for these students.

Program providers include: Richardson Pioneer, University of Manitoba Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, U of M Glenlea Research Center, Kelburn Farm, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Manitoba Agriculture, Bayer Crop Science and the Bioscience Association of Manitoba.


Global Food Security Grade 10 Field Studies Program

Hundreds of students from  Fort Richmond Collegiate  joined the NFL team at Richardson's Kelburn Farm for three days in September.  The students worked in teams and moved through 4 stations exploring Smart Agriculture.  The students focused on 4R Nutrient Stewardship, Best Management Practices, Soil Testing, Sustainable Farming, watershed health.

 We would like to thank our partners to bring agriculture to life!

Fort Richmond Collegiate and Richardsons.


Hop a Bus with Us for a Day in Winnipeg

Join us for the day to learn more about local agriculture!                                       

 Apply Today!


Hop of a Bus with Us- Brandon MB!!

Join us for the day to learn more about Local Agriculture!


Teacher Tour in Western New Brunswick!

Join us for the day to tour and learn about local agriculture!


Agri-Ecosystems Day at Fort Whyte Alive- Winnipeg MB

Regional Managers Kent and Ray will be hosting stations at this interactive day at Fort Whyte Alive- stay tuned to our social media pages for posts from the day!

Learn more about Fort Whyte Alive


Farm Tours and Virtual Classroom Visits

Farm Tours for New Brunswick teachers, virtual classroom visits to classes across Canada. NFL making #soilscience, #4Rnutrientstewardship and #sustainableagriculture come alive for students.


4R/Climate Smart Ag Days in Churchbridge SK

Connecting students to the land, soil science and sustainable agriculture during 4R's/Climate Smart Ag Days in Churchbridge, SK. NFL joined with Sharpe's Soil Services, University of Saskatchewan and local elders to facilitate engaging stations that had students participate in hands on activities, demos and discussions.


Bringing Light to STEM Research

These webinars are designed for teachers who have a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and who are interested in learning more about student-centered, inquiry-based experiences that prepare their students for success in STEM research and careers! Teachers will hear from Canadian Light Source (CLS) experts on how synchrotron research can help support student development in research skills, teamwork, communicating science, learning new perspectives, and more.

What is a Synchrotron?

A synchrotron is a source of brilliant light that scientists can use to gather information about the structural and chemical properties of materials at the molecular level. A synchrotron produces light by using radio frequency waves and powerful electromagnets to accelerate electrons to nearly the speed of light. Different spectra of light, such as Infrared, Ultraviolet, and X-rays, are directed down beamlines where researchers choose the desired wavelength to study their samples. Researchers observe the interaction between the light and matter in their sample at the end stations (small laboratories). The information obtained can be used to help design new drugs, build more efficient and cleaner batteries, help remediate soil from mines, and help innovate fertilizers and crop varieties, to name just a few applications. The Canadian Light Source is Canada’s only synchrotron and is located in Saskatoon, SK.

What will the Sessions Cover?

What will the Sessions Cover?
March 5th from 12-2 pm CST: Context of CLS

· What is the Canadian Light Source?

· What is a synchrotron and how does it conduct research?

· How can high school students conduct experiments on the IDEAS Beamline?

· Q & A

March 19th from 12-2 pm CST: IDEAS in Action

· Touring IDEAS

· Engaging in real-time experiment on IDEAS with soil

· Q & A with a Beamline Scientist

Where to go from here? How Nutrients for Life and CLS Education can help!

March 5th from 12-2 pm CST: Context of CLS

· What is the Canadian Light Source?

· What is a synchrotron and how does it conduct research?

· How can high school students conduct experiments on the IDEAS Beamline?

· Q & A

March 19th from 12-2 pm CST: IDEAS in Action

· Touring IDEAS

· Engaging in real-time experiment on IDEAS with soil

· Q & A with a Beamline Scientist

· Where to go from here? How Nutrients for Life and CLS Education can help!

Registration is now open and is free to attend. Teachers must attend the session on the 5th to attend the 19th session. The link to the event will be emailed to participants.

For more information contact:

Tamara Sealy

Executive Director

Nutrients for Life Foundation Canada

www.nutrientsforlife.ca


Amanda Pfeiffer

Education Coordinator

Canadian Light Source

https://www.lightsource.ca/education



Interested in Starting a School Learning Garden?

Join Nutrients for Life Staff to learn about our school learning garden program. We will be hosting two short zoom meetings in early March to go over the details and requirements for our school learning garden grants. There will be time set aside for questions. These sessions are currently only offered in English

JOIN US

March 1st 7PM Eastern

OR

March 9th 8PM Eastern


Let’s celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day!

Help Canadians celebrate the best industry in Canada! Join in on the live virtual session hosted by FCC, “The Future of Food”!

Nutrients for Life is also celebrating the day! Sign up to receive our Global Sustainability Poster, “Can a Single Apple Slice Feed the World?”. Each kit will include our 24” x 36” classroom poster, lesson card, bookmark and recipe card! A random draw for three (3) $25.00 gift cards will be made on February 25th to help three classrooms purchase apples for the hands-on lesson.

(Kits are available in both official languages).

ORDER YOUR KIT

English or French

You can also book one of our Regional Managers to virtually visit and present the lesson to you and your students.

Let’s raise a fork to the food we love!!

Happy Canada Ag Day


Soil Conservation Council of Canada presents - Summit on Canadian Soil Health 2021: Healthy Soil – Healthy Planet

Our partners at the SCCC are hosting a virtual event!

Register here

November 16th-18th, 2021

Hope to see you there!!


Manitoba Forage And Grassland Association Regenerative Agriculture Conference

Join us at this year's Manitoba Forage And Grassland Association Regenerative Agriculture Conference

November 15-17, 2021

Victoria Inn, Brandon, MB

Register


Climate Smart Agriculture Virtual Youth Summit

Attention High School Teachers!!

Join Nutrients for Life to celebrate Global Fertilizer Day!

Learn how agricultural practices are helping to combat climate change.

October 13, 2021

Join Chief Scientist, Tom Bruulsema, with Plant Nutrition Canada for his presentation,

“Climate-Smart Farming: We All Play a Role”

October 14, 2021

Join Plant Scientist, Dr. David Pinzon, from Corteva Agriscience Department of Regulatory Affairs and Stewardship for a his presentation,

"The Role of Innovations in Agriculture Towards a Sustainable Future"

Each session will be from 10:30 AM- 12:30 PM Central Time

There will be live Question and Answer session where students can submit questions about the topics being covered.

Event Format
Introductions
45 minute presentation
30-45 minute question and answer session

Register Here

Limited seats available, so don’t delay!

A link to the virtual event will be sent ahead of the session as well as an opportunity to send in questions to our scientists


Dig into Soil Science Virtual Event

Join Nutrients for Life as they are presenting at this special event being put on by the New Brunswick Environmental Network.

October 5th, 2021 3- 5 PM Atlantic (2PM Eastern)

Free Registration


Soil, Life’s Main Ingredient- Virtual Teacher Professional Devlopment

Join Nutrients for Life from Canada and the United States for their second annual virtual teacher pd event!

June 21st-25th, 2021

Each day we will host a live event along with independent study. You’ll gain access to experts in the soil and agricultural industry, free resources, and ready to go hands-on STEM lesson plans.


Virtual Teacher Professional Development Workshop

Join Nutrients for Life US and Nutrients for Life Canada for their 2nd annual virtual teacher professional development workshop! Join teachers from both sides of the border to learn more about soil, plant science and plant nutrients! Bring soil to life in your classroom.

$15.00 registration fee (once form is complete, you will be connected to PayPal for payment)

June 21st - June 25th, 2021

REGISTER


Sciematics Conference Going Virtual!

Please join us at this year's sciematics conference being held online from April 27th - 31st, 2021.  

Looking forward to this year's event learn more!

https://sciematics.ourconference.ca/index.php


STEM SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Nutrients for Life and Canadian Light Source are partnering for an after school workshop for high school students offered March 18th, 2021

Virtual Tour and Real – Time Soil Analysis

from the Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, SK

Learn the Research – Participate in an Experiment

Learn more



Regina Teachers Convention 2021

Looking forward to attending this year’s event!

Learn more


Canada’s Agriculture Day

February 23rd, 2021

The free virtual event will be held from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST.  

Pre-registration is required.  

Michael Hoffort, FCC President and CEO  will have a fireside chat with Dominic Barton, Canada’s Ambassador to China,  

Chantelle Donahue (Cargill), Daniel Vielfaure (Bonduelle) and Murad Al-Katib (AGT Foods) will also be featured.


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