Always a great farm to visit first. Mike Holzworth runs a diverse operation- beef, sweet corn, conventional and organic crops. Sweet corn picked today will go to Palmerston food bank. Thanks Mike!@NorwellDSS UGDSB SHSM #ontag

An efficient kitchen today. 20 large bags of corn cut bagged and delivered to the Palmerston food bank. Great job students! Thanks again Mike for the donated corn. Norwell DSS

LEAF class enjoyed a tour of Harwill_Farms with Luke @MWCLHartung pumpkins, market garden, crops, and most importantly farm safety! Thanks Luke for your continued support!

Thanks again to everyone Chicken Farmers of Ontario District 7 for supporting LEAF students. Your support opens doors into the Ag word for the next generation. Thank you!

Beautiful day at Pronk dairy and egg farm today. Thanks to Marti, Joanne, and family for hosting the leaf class. “Do what you enjoy” wise words from a passionate farmer. Thanks Pronks! UGDSB SHSM Norwell DSS Ontario Dairy

Beautiful day for hands on work. Garden harvest of potatoes, carrots, pears, greens. Sautéed pears with ice cream in the kitchen. UGDSB SHSM Norwell DSS Foodland Ontario

Thanks to Harriston Agromart for a great tour today. Toured facilities, looked at equipment, fertilizer, seeds, crop inputs. Amazing world of Ag within a 10min drive of school. Thanks Harriston Agromart Norwell DSS @UGExperiential

We had the pleasure of touring Norwell DSS grads Jeff and Chelsea’s 3 acre apple orchard. Hard working and passionate young farmers. Diversifying their farm and growing for the future. Big thanks! chelsea steenbergen Jeff Steenbergen UGDSB SHSM

Great visit to Timberline Farm today. Tough questions asked by some keen students. Farm succession planning topic addressed, grass finished vs corn fed beef discussed. Thanks Jared. UGDSB SHSM Norwell DSS

Busy Friday in the kitchen. Homemade sausage rolls, carrot cupcakes. Local sausage and LEAF garden carrots. @UGExperiential Norwell DSS

Lambs are always a hit with the LEAF Norwell crew. Ontario does not meet the demand for lamb, a good lesson in market opportunities. Big thanks to hard working farmers Romy and Ryan! Romy Schill @UGExperiential Norwell DSS

Great trip to Ontario Agricultural College research barns and SOILS AT GUELPH centre. Staff did a great job showcasing their facilities and projects. Thank you! OAC Liaison Team @UGExperiential

Trick or treat? Definitely a treat to visit Korb at Clovermead Dairy Farm. Incredible passion for farming and exciting vision for the future. Big thanks to Korb for his time. Ontario Dairy @UGExperiential Norwell DSS

All about beef farming at Schneider cattle farm. Great tour of barn and an in-depth look at beef cattle from Manitoba pasture to Palmerston farm. Big thanks to Jason and Cole Norwell DSS UGDSB SHSM Beef Farmers of Ontario

Students see first hand the technology used in agriculture. Robot stacks bags of wheat at C&M Seeds. We toured wheat plots and learned about all things Ontario wheat. Big thanks to Rob, Mike, Kevin.

Pizza day in LEAF. Local bacon and sausage. Students did a great job! Norwell DSS

New record for closest field trip yet. Just down Main Street is Snobelen Seeds great visit today. Incredible facility and another example of the many jobs in Ag locally. Thank you Jodie. Norwell DSS @UGExperiential

There is always one farm visit each year where it all comes together perfectly. Today was that day. Amazing opportunity to talk and see at Conlee Dairy. Dairy feed specialist Steve Todd was there along with farmers Alanna and Ralph. Big thanks. Norwell DSS

The world of Ag came together this week at @Zeldenrust_Farm Ontario’s best pig farm as voted by LEAF class. Big thanks to Dave and Lauren, vet Tim and Grand Valley Fortifiers tremendous opportunity in ag shared with students, and donuts! Great day! Ontario Pork UGDSB SHSM

Well we have proven that farmers can cook. Thanks to all supporters, students, local farmers for making year 5 a success. This will be the last tweet from this account. I would be happy to connect in real life. Thanks again for supporting our students.