By Brian Sterling – Special to the Sydenham Current
The Essex-Kent Junior Farmers had the privilege of hosting eight international exchange delegates for the week of July 16.
This was a great opportunity for the club to showcase both Essex County and Chatham-Kent areas.
This year’s delegates were from England, Scotland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Ireland.
Delegates were able to tour several places including: Ridgetown College, Pride Seeds, Truly Green Farms, Buis Beef, Beyond the Trail, Jennen Farms, Delhaven Orchards, several vegetable farms and Point Peele National Park just to name a few.
The delegates enjoyed their week in Southern Ontario and learned a lot about our farming practices and culture.
The Essex-Kent Junior Farmers would like to extend a thank you to all the local businesses and people that provided tours of their facilities.
The Junior Farmers Association of Ontario works in conjunction with the Young Farmers organization in several countries overseas to provide exchange programs for incoming delegates to Ontario as well as outgoing travel opportunities for Junior Farmer members.
– Submitted photo: From left, Michael Lerchner (Austria), Celine Fahrni (Switzerland), Christina McCollam (North Ireland), Rieka JanBen (Germany), Johanna Prodinger (Austria), Emily Warin (England), Heather Murray (Scotland),
John Ross Blair (North Ireland), Kris Rivard, and Brian Sterling at the most southern tip at Point Peele National Park.
