Olivia de Fleuriot Perry presents her work and her perspectives on art.

Harvest Moon Society and Prairie Ojibwe Environmental are teaming up to host Manitoba Hiking Club on the first Saturday of the month.

June’s hike is at the Rae Trail, north of Holland. We’re going to start at 9am this time.

To join our WhatsApp group and stay up-to-date, please send us a message.

Our latest Artist-in-Residence, David Martinello from BC (@damartinello) , will be hosting an artist talk and print-based workshop on Thursday at 7pm. Come on down to the Harvest Moon Learning Centre and see how the prairies have impacted how he views trees and wood and art.

This year's Perennial Exchange will be held on Saturday, May 30. Come visit the Harvest Moon Learning Centre for some early-season garden tours, and leave with some new-to-you perennials, seeds, and/or houseplant cuttings. If you've got extras, bring them along and swap 'em with others.

Nika from The Bear Necessities Acres will be there to chat about dahlias and, as always, we'll have wonderful cupcakes from Clearwater Country Market !

Emerging artists from the University of Manitoba School of Art, Juca Aquino and Ebunoluwa Akinbo, will be delivering an artist talk about their backgrounds and perspectives on art and their time spent at Harvest Moon’s Emerging Artist Residency.

We hope to stream this artist talk live, so please let us know if you’d like the link.

Zoë Mills, an emerging writer from Winnipeg, will speak about her writing and her time spent at the Harvest Moon Artist Residency.

The Hand That Feeds Us Movie Screening and Community Discussion

https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/

Potluck BBQ! Please bring food to share

Contact Colin at 431-736-9000 for more information

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A short-notice opportunity has presented itself and we're going to jump on it.

Join us this Saturday for a screening and community discussion with the filmmaker.

We'll be screening The Hands That Feed Us with Devon Cooke (@the_hands_that_feed_us) and there will be a potluck bbq. We've also got a few artists-in-residency that you can meet and chat with. Come join us!

Devon Cooke is a Filmmaker, Video Producer, Event Planner, Location Audio Technician, Dancer, and Philosopher. He is a graduate of the UBC philosophy program and has been doing film work ever since. Devon has worked on everything from giant Hollywood blockbusters to not-for-profit campaigns to your brother’s neighbour’s short student film, and his favourite is documentary. There is nothing else he'd rather do.

He believes that ideas can and do change the world, and that storytelling is how those ideas spread. He tells stories he cares about, stories that matter, and then he finds the people who want to hear them. And that brings him to you, here

On the first Saturday of the month, Harvest Moon is teaming up with Prairie Ojibwe Environmental to host the Manitoba Hiking Club. For May, we’re planning to meet up at 10am at the Souris River Bend Wildlife Management Area.

To join our WhatsApp group to stay up-to-date on the hiking plans, send us a message and we’ll get you set up Hope to see you out there.

The Harvest Moon Scholarship intake closes on April 30.

Visit our scholarship page for more details and to submit your application.

Come help us get the Harvest Moon Learning Centre in tip-top shape for the growing season. We’ll need assistance in prepping garden beds and the greenhouse and this year we’re teaming up with the Clearwater and District Nursery School to spruce up the area around our play structure. Many hands make light work!

We’re teaming up with our friends at Wooden Gate Cider to talk about spring pruning. Topics covered will include tools, timing, soil care, and fruit bud identification and everyone will have an opportunity to do some actual pruning.

The afternoon will also include a special cider pour!

Spots are limited and cost is $15. Please email woodengatecider@gmail.com to register.

We’re teaming up with Finn Rachul at Prairie Ojibwe Environmental to start a monthly hiking club. Join us year round on the first Saturday of the month when we’ll visit parks, farms, and natural spaces.

Join our WhatsApp group or contact Finn for more information at finn.rachul@gmail.com

Our first hike is Saturday, April 4, 10am, at Brandon Hills Wildlife Management Area (https://maps.app.goo.gl/EXY1wBNDGSYf5FQX7).

Harvest Moon Seed Exchange is back!

Join us, near or far, in a community seed exchange - swap seeds you have saved or stock up on new varieties.

Send us your seeds and we’ll mail you a variety in return!

Mail us your seeds and a $5 donation to cover postage and receive a variety seeds in exchange through the mail. Or you send a $30 donation if you don’t have seeds to share. Don’t forget to include you return address.

Deadline is March 20.

Send to:
HMS (Seed Exchange)
Box 106
Clearwater, MB
R0K0L0

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.