By Connie Tabbert
Secretary
Renfrew County National Farmers Union
KINGSTON — Two members of the Renfrew County National Farmers Union, Local 330, were acclaimed to the provincial executive of the National Farmers Union – Ontario.
Tony Straathof and Tim Tabbert, who are president and vice-president of Local 330, along with secretary/treasurer Connie Tabbert, attended the three-day event in Kingston earlier this month.
Mr. Straathof and Mr. Tabbert were acclaimed to the board, however, they have been on the board for quite some time. Mr. Straathof was then further acclaimed to sit on the national board of the National Farmers Union.
Friday evening the National Farmers Union-Ontario (NFU-O) organized a public event and invited author Diana Beresford-Kroeger as guest speaker. In front of a packed crowd, Ms. Beresford-Kroeger spoke about a variety of topics related to the environment. She is a well-published author, with five books on the market, all related to plants and nature.
On Saturday, about 100 NFU members from across Ontario, gathered for a day-long session that included a guest panel of three farmers, to discuss various resolutions, elect an executive and hear from various committees.
Sunday morning, while the executive met with Jan Slomp, president of the National Farmers Union, many others gathered at the farm of Andrea and Orrie Cumpson to enjoy a morning get-together. Once the executive and Mr. Slomp arrived, we were treated to a great home-made breakfast created from locally produced foods.
Orrie and Andrea, along with their son Charlie, then provided a tour of their diverse farm, which includes pigs, chicken and cattle.
Renfrew County NFU
The Renfrew County National Farmers Union meets the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Barr Line Community Centre and anyone can attend the meeting.
If you would like more information regarding the NFU, please email [email protected] or call Mr. Straathof, 613-587-4343 or talk to any member you may know.
