Update and Notes - November 9, 2023

Good morning,

Thank you to everyone that took the time to join the Open Farm Days debrief meeting, send comments, call, or complete the survey.

The notes from the October 30 meeting are available here - https://engagefrontenac.ca/35254/widgets/145428/documents/117995

We are currently writing a summary report for Open Farm Days that will include the comments received. The reports are going to the following committee meetings:

• Frontenac County, Planning & Economic Development – Wednesday, December 13. Once the report is online, we will post the link on the Engage Frontenac page and send this group an email so you can also review the report.
• City of Kingston, Rural Advisory Committee – December 4.

During the debrief meeting, we asked the group if there was interest in a January in-person meeting to discuss 2024 and make connections. We did talk about some ideas for what else the meeting could include.

We have tentatively scheduled the meeting for Tuesday, January 24 from 9 am to 12 noon. Details to follow.

We do want to hear from you:

• What do you need or want from the session?
• Are there questions you have?
• Are there resources that would be helpful for your location to support the work you are doing on Open Farm Days?
• Please send along your comments/questions or ideas for the session by Friday, November 24 so we can discuss and determine next steps.

We will continue to email updates to this group about meetings, next steps or to check in with you about planning.

Thank you for the amazing work that you each bring to our region.

Amanda, Ashley, Tracey, Debbi & Richard