Society of Ontario Nut Growers Fall Tour
Date: Saturday, September 26 from 1-3 pm
Location: Nature's Grow, 2100 Seventh line South, St. Catherines.
Event Details: Natures Grow Inc. is a start-up small farm committed to growing high-quality hazelnuts, walnuts, and vegetable cash crops. The farm combines innovation with sustainable growing practices. Visitors to the farm can experience firsthand how a small and dedicated farm is growing herbicide and pesticide free. With a focus on quality, environmental stewardship, and community connections, Natures Grow Inc. showcases the passion and hard work behind every crop grown on the farm. Their goals are to "Grow local and buy Local" and to produce high-quality crops while doing so. Nature's Grow team will proudly showcase their walnut and hazelnut orchards as well as their other organic crop systems. They are doing an outstanding job growing their crop and managing their delicious nuts and they will share their trade secrets with us too!
Refreshment: The tour will include refreshments so there might be a link to rsvp soon!
Cost: All are welcome and there is no cost to attend.

Ontario Hazelnut Association Fall Tour
Dates: When: Saturday, September 12 starting at 1:30.
Location: Dalton White Farms, 231 Tisdale Side Rd., in Delhi ON.
Event Details: Rebecca DeHooghe will provide a guided tour to showcase the machines used for all stages of the process of getting hazelnuts ready to sell and eat! This includes machines for cleaning, sanitizing, and drying hazelnuts, cracking and sorting the nuts, and processing machines including roasters. They will also show us the machines for producing nut butter, oil, and flour too! The day would not be complete without a tour through the orchard which was first planted in 2018.
Registration: OHA members are free, but non members are $15 and you can register here: Ontario Hazelnut Association

SONG SPRING AUCTION
Date: May 3, 2026 from 1 to 4 pm.
Location: King Heritage and Culture Centre, Laskay Hall - 2920 King Road, King City,
What: The SONG plant auction is an enjoyable afternoon learning about all things nutty. Every year is different but often includes nut and unusual fruit trees, interesting berries, heirloom tomatoes, and much more. Members are encouraged to bring their plants, seeds or interesting nutty items. Email ahead of time to let us know what you would like to bring.
The auction begins at 1 pm but come early to visit and help set up the plants for the auction.

ONTARIO HAZELNUT SYMPOSIUM 2026
Dates: March 18 dinner and networking, March 19 symposium
Location: The Arboretum, 200 Arboretum Rd, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Registration at 8am, symposium starts at 9am.
Contact: contact@ontariohazelnuts.com

SONG WINTER TECHNICAL MEETING
DATE: Thursday, March 12, 2023.
TIME: 9:30 a.m. Registration. 10:00 a.m.- 4 pm meeting - Pizza Lunch, coffee and drinks provided
LOCATION: Simcoe Experiment Station Hall, 1283 Blue Line Rd, Simcoe ON N3Y 4K3
drive through the open gate and turn left to the parking area and use the side entrance.
COST: Registration at the door, $25.00 includes pizza lunch.
FEATURING: A day of presentations from professionals, farmers, and hobbyists. Speakers will cover topics on chestnuts (travel to Korea), agroforestry, news about pests and tree management updates, and more! All members and visitors are welcomed to attend. The only prerequisite is an interest in nut growing. There will be a short business meeting before the presentations begin.