Homegrown Success Programs to Open June 3, 2013
Program Announcement
Growing Forward 2/ Homegrown Success Program will open for application on Monday, June 3rd.
Growing Forward 2 is the next 5 year commitment by the federal, provincial and territorial governments to ensure productivity and profitability for Canada’s agricultural sector. With a focus on innovation, competitiveness, and market development. To read the provincial press release from today’s announcement, visit: http://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20130529001
There will be information sessions held on Monday, June 3 in an area near you. The information sessions will be held via video equipment on at one of the locations listed below:
- Truro, Best Western Glengarry, 7 pm
- Amherst, Wandlynn Inn, 2 pm
- Antigonish, Dept. of Agriculture Boardroom, 190 Beech Hill Rd., 2 pm
- Pictou, Pictou County Wellness Centre, 7 pm (Advocate Room, 2756 Westville Rd.)
- Mabou, Mabou Fire Hall, Rte. 19, 2 pm
- North Sydney,CB Richmond Federation Building,105 Regent St., North Sydney, 7 pm
- Yarmouth,NSCC Burridge Campus (room B147), 2 pm
- Weymouth,Weymouth Library meeting room, 2 pm
- Lawrencetown,NSCC Lawrencetown (COGS) in A/V room, 7 pm
- Kentville, Cornwallis Room, Agricultural Centre,32 Main Street, 2 pm and 7 pm
Program guidebooks will not be printed or distributed. You could obtain a copy from your regional office (contact information listed below) or watch for the program website to be updated with the 2013/14 program guidelines. http://www.gov.ns.ca/agri/prm/programs/development_programs.shtml
Regional office contacts for Homegrown Success and the new GF2 programing are:
- Cape Breton: 563-2000 – arccapebreton@gov.ns.ca
- Eastern: 863-7500 – arceastern@gov.ns.ca
- Central: 893-3645 – arccentral@gov.ns.ca
- Valley: 679-6006 – arcvalley@gov.ns.ca
- Western: 638-2396- acrwestern@gov.ns.ca