Save Lemoine Point Farm

Save Lemoine Point Farm – Survey Results – March 2023

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Sixteen groups responded to our December 2022 survey which asked for their vision of the Farm’s future. Here’s a summary of what we heard.

  • See the farm continuing to produce quality food for local consumption
  • Engage the public in food production practices, educational programming about regenerative agricultural practices, and agroecology (the application of ecology to agriculture, as in the conservation of soil and water resources, the minimization of
    pollution, and the use of natural fertilizers and pesticides).
  • Consider an Experimental Farm model including research initiatives
  • Adapt existing residential and farm buildings to house offices and educational and research facilities associated with farming
  • Provide public access to the Farm’s agricultural and natural features
  • Engage local post-secondary institutions, Indigenous groups, private enterprise
  • Partner with and get support from City departments and upper-tier governments
  • Apply for grants and prepare baseline documentation reports
  • Benefit public groups such as Indigenous Peoples, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+ communities

The groups who responded:

  • All Our Relations Land Trust
  • Coalition of Kingston Communities
  • Friends of Kingston Inner Harbour
  • Frontenac Heritage Foundation
  • Kingston Field Naturalists
  • Kingston Indigenous Languages Nest
  • Land Conservancy for KFL&A
  • Lemoine Point Native Plant Nursery
  • Loving Spoonful
  • National Farmers Union – Ontario
  • No Clearcuts Kingston
  • Ontario Farmland Trust
  • River First YGK
  • Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul
  • Swim Drink Fish
  • Turtles Kingston

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