Fall Field Day
Next Event - September 2025
Watch the Knothole for further details and an e-mail invitation from the OWA.
Each Fall, members gather for a field day at one of our member's properties. Tours, hikes or wagon rides offer the opportunity to see how the property is managed and what plans may be underway. Please contact one of the directors if you like to host this event in future.
Our last field day was held on September 28, 2024 at the home of Craig & Sandi Drury. After a meet & greet outlining the history of the Drury farm properties along Hwy. 93, we toured several equipment displays including log splitters, portable sawmills, chains saws and safety equipment.
After a short lunch break we toured the back fields via haywagon and walked the sugar bush. There were opportunities to discuss invasive species, techniques for felling trees and dealing with logging problems. A section of the spruce bush was undergoing thinning. Various techniques for dealing with branches and debris were discussed and we enjoyed a demonstration of a larger scale mulching machine in action.
A selection of photos of past field days is posted below.
2024 Fall Field Day - Home of Craig & Sandi Drury
2023 Fall Field Day - Home of Sandy Agnew & Lynn Melnyk
2022 Fall Field Day - Valk Valley Farm
2021 Fall Field Day - McFadden Property
2019 Fall Field Day - Cameron Farm
2017 Fall Field Day - The Pasture