United Community Arts and Harvest Moon Society are excited to present this reader’s theatre play performed by local actors. Script & lyrics by Loretta Biasutti and Carolyn Pogue. All are welcome, silver collection at the door.

Sunday, March 8, International Women’s Day, at United Community Arts in Pilot Mound, MB (148 Moffatt Avenue).

he Harvest Moon Society Annual General Meeting will be held virtually this year via Zoom on Tuesday, February 10 at 7pm.

At the AGM, the 2025 Financial Report will be presented, followed by the ratification of the 2026 Budget. The 2025 Activities Report will be discussed, and then there will be a vote on By-Law Amendments. The board will be proposing an amendment to Article 13: Terms of Office, changing the term length from two to three years, and changing from a three term limit (6 year max) to a four term limit (12 year max). The exact wording of the motion will be distributed to HMS members no less than fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting, as per the By-Laws.

To register to attend the AGM, or to express interest in joining the board, please contact the Coordinator at dustin [at] harvestmoonsociety [dot] org.

Harvest Moon Society, Young Agrarians, Fireweed Food Co-op, Manitoba Organics and The Dogs Run Farm have put together an evening to build connections between rural producers and urban consumers in the local food and fiber community. Featuring presentations by active producers and members of the ecological agricultural community, and allowing for conversation and connection in a fun, informal setting including food and refreshments.

More info: https://www.harvestmoonsociety.org/agrarian-after-dark

Get tickets: https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/agrarian-after-dark-growing-a-the-park-theatre-tickets/14716553

Due to demand, we’ve added a second class.

A basic one-day course offering lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for the workplace or home.

The course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards and includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines.

Cost is $90 and we’ll need a minimum of six registrations in order to hold the course.

Please bring a lunch as the course will run through the lunch hour (working lunch). Accommodations available for anyone looking to come from away.

Contact info@harvestmoonsociety.org for more details.

A basic one-day course offering lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for the workplace or home.

The course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards and includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines.

Cost is $90 and we’ll need a minimum of six registrations in order to hold the course.

Please bring a lunch as the course will run through the lunch hour (working lunch). Accommodations available for anyone looking to come from away.

Contact info@harvestmoonsociety.org for more details.

Our annual Perennial Exchange will take place on Saturday, May 31 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Come with your garden plants to exchange or give away (or seedlings, or houseplants, or seeds). As always, we will have delicious cupcakes from @clearwatercountrymarket ! It’s a great chance for some early-season tours of the greenhouse and gardens.

Join us for a fun and informative day in Clearwater at the Harvest Moon Learning Centre.

We’re teaming up with Dr. Jayden Dobson of Manitou to put together a day focused on women’s health. There will be a variety of practitioners covering a wide range of topics, some as talks and others as hands-on demonstrations.

It’ll be 9am-ish to 4:30pm-ish and a vegetarian / gluten-free lunch will be included. We want to make this event as accessible as possible so we’re going to use a pay-what-you-can model, with a suggested cost of $15.

Stay tuned, more info coming soon.

Come pitch in at our Work Bee! On Saturday, April 26. We'll be getting the Harvest Moon Learning Centre in top shape for the growing season, and we could use your help.

We have dorm rooms available if you'd like to stay out for the night. Send an email and let us know you're coming: info@harvestmoonsociety.org

Cross Country skiing
Tobogganing
Hot chocolate
Bonfire
Pot luck

Seed Swap at 4pm

Agrarian After Dark will be back - Saturday, February 1st at the West End Cultural Centre @thewecc

Join us for a fun and informative evening from Manitoba ecological producers and advocates in the agricultural sector.

Follow for all the details and info as we announce our plans for this event!
@harvestmoonsociety @youngagrarians @fireweedfoodcoop @thedogsrunfarm

Harvest Moon is excited to present Gluten Free Bread Baking with Wendy Pearson on Saturday, November 2 from 1pm to 4:30pm. Cost is $10 per person and that will include all of the ingredients. You're just asked to bring an apron and a large tea towel.

Our annual experiential land-based learning event for grade 7 & 8 students in Prairie Spirit School Division will feature expert-led workshops in the morning and a “Trail Test” on our Lessons From the Land trail in the afternoon.

Register now for Outdoor Adventures. A day of exploring the outdoor environment with a focus on skill-building, nature walks, and adventure!

Ages 8-12 can attend, the cost is $30 with lunch provided, and the event will be held Tues, July 9. Email Lauren to register (lauren@harvestmoonsociety.org).

A basic one-day course offering lifesaving first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills for the workplace or home.

The course meets legislation requirements for provincial/territorial worker safety and insurance boards and includes the latest first aid and CPR guidelines.

Cost is $90 and we’ll need a minimum of four registrations in order to hold the course.

Accommodations available for anyone looking to come from away.

Contact info@harvestmoonsociety.org for more details.

Wednesday, June 26 will be our third annual Garden Luncheon. This day is aimed at older adults, but open to anyone. We'll do some garden and greenhouse tours, maybe play some lawn games, and eat a lunch made with food from our gardens and other local ingredients. Then we'll enjoy some music from Heather and Gary Gardiner.

Cost is $5 and we ask that you give us a heads up if you're coming so we know how may to expect (info@harvestmoonsociety.org). If you work with a seniors group or a garden club or a care home, you should come out. It's a great day!

Artists Leah Gertzen and Adelle Rawluk will present their work as part of their residency at the Harvest Moon Learning Centre.

Our annual Perennial Exchange has been rescheduled for Thurs, May 30 from 4pm to 630pm.

Come with your garden plants to exchange or give away (or seedlings, or houseplants, or seeds). Afterwards, our artists in residence, Leah Gertzen and Adelle Rawluk, will be holding Artist Talks to tell us about their art and their time in Clearwater.

UPDATE: CANCELED!!

Our annual Perennial Exchange will take place on Saturday, May 25th from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Come with your garden plants to exchange or give away (or seedlings, or houseplants, or seeds). As always, we will have delicious cupcakes from @clearwatercountrymarket ! It’s a great chance for some early-season tours of the greenhouse and gardens.

Join us for a fun and informative day in Clearwater at the Harvest Moon Learning Centre May 27th.

HMLC will be hosting a panel discussion as part of the Waziyata Chankag'a [Northern Bridge] 2024 Conference portion of the Rupert’s Land Colloquium.

9:00 am to 11:30 am Rupertsland Colloquium participants travel to Clearwater

11:30 am to 11:45 am Coffee/tech set-up at Harvest Moon Learning Centre

11:45 am to 12:10 pm Roland Bohr Experimental Studies on Indigenous
Plant Management and Arrow Manufacture in Southern Manitoba

12:10 pm to 12:35 pm Steph Skelton In Search of Collaboration: The
Potential of Archaeological Methods for Ethnohistorical Research

12:35 pm to 1:00 pm Andrew Miller Paskahtêw – "burning the grass":
Plains Cree and Saulteaux Traditional Use of Fire

1:00 pm to 2:00 Lunch at Clearwater Junction Restaurant (Buffalo tacos)

2:00 pm to 3:00 Introduction and Elder Dave Scott (Swan Lake Ojibway)
on Treaties

3:00 pm to 3:15 pm Break

3:15 pm to 4:15 pm Elder Oswald McKay (Sioux Valley Dakota) on Treaties

4:15 pm to 5:00 pm Questions, discussion

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Supper at Clearwater Market (Soup, salad & sandwich buffet)

6:00 pm WEATHER PERMITTING, tour to Star Mound

7:00 pm adjourn

"Weaving Landscapes" with Leah Gertzen and Adelle Rawluk
Join Harvest Moon’s Recent Graduate artists in residence, Leah Gertzen and Adelle Rawluk, for a springtime workshop combining weaving and nature! In this workshop, attendees will learn how to create a woven landscape image out of found materials collected from nature, and an assortment of collected items.

This workshop free to attend. Please note that it will take place at United Community Arts in Pilot Mound.