George Hartlen, with Friends of Riding Mountain, is pretty excited at both the weather forecast and the weekend coming up. Having put together a very unique weekend of live music, speakers, outdoor hikes, an At The Farm Gate market with local produce and artisans, and many other things, Sonics & Sojourns rolls out again for another fall festival of learning and music. “We are offering some wonderful authors, access to local producers, and of course some innovative fall programming as usual. Our horse and wagon ride to the Whitewater Lake Prisoner of War Camp will take visitors into the heart of the wilderness. Yet, right here in Onanole, you can go the Saturday Farm Gate market, or Saturday night, you can take in Bog River.”

Bog River? (click on the link and have a listen to their music ) 

Yup. From the heart of the Canadian prairies, Bog River was first formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, when three young songwriters (Ben Hadaller, Carly Dow, Dave Barchyn) collaborated to create a new and passionate folk/bluegrass project.  With a wide range of influences, each member has come together to provide a unique sound with haunting lyrics and harmonies, and diverse instrumentals (including guitars, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, harmonicas and dobro).

 

Need to download a copy of the poster to share with others – here’s the link:

Sonics and Sojourns Poster 2011

Wes Huyghe At The Farm Gate_©Celes Davar

Wes Huyghe At The Farm Gate in Onanole

Valerie Pankratz, with the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve, is almost in tears. A dream that she has had for a number of years has been fulfilled. She has been wanting to see a venue that supports local producers who produce local, organic and healthy foods. At The Farm Gate is a project of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve. It promotes and provides access to local, tasty, health farm fresh food directly from the producers themselves. This direct retailing supports farmers directly. It was great to see the number of people turning out for this first-ever event.Trisha Lee's soaps At The Farm Gate_©Celes Davar

Wes Huyghe's squash At The Farm Gate_©Celes DavarFrom local soaps and oils produced by Trisha Lee in Inglis (Secrets From The Garden) to fresh squashes and pumpkins and carrots provided by Wes Huyghe, a local Minnedosa organic food grower, consumers had direct access to a number of items. Local crafts, jewelry, breads, and cooking demonstrations were all well set up in the Onanole Community Centre.

Great job Val and team! Nice to see the fall foods and our local producers featured in this way during the third annual Sonics and Sojourns festival of learning and music.

At the Farm Gate poster

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