Events
ECO Challenge
This year, HMS and our partners at Covers & Co, Pembina Valley Watershed District and Redboine Watershed District will be hosting students from Bruxelles, Holland, Treherne, Cartwright, Baldur, Manitou, and Indian Spring School for our annual land-based learning event.
Learn more here: https://www.harvestmoonsociety.org/eco-challenge
25th Perennial Harvest Moon Festival
The 25th Perennial Harvest Moon Festival will be held September 18 to 20, 2026 in beautiful Clearwater, MB.
Tickets are expected to go on sale in mid-July 2026.
See you there!
Home Routes Presents - When We Became Folk Fest - A Night of Folk Fest History, Film, and Live Music
We’re launching the 2026/27 Southern Manitoba Home Routes season with something a little different — an evening that brings together folk music history, film, conversation and live music.
Winnipeg filmmaker Kevin Nikkel will be touring with his feature documentary When We Became Folk Fest, which explores the remarkable beginnings of the Winnipeg Folk Festival through archival footage shot by the Winnipeg Film Group in 1974 and 1975.
For Home Routes, there’s a particularly meaningful connection. The footage captures Home Routes co-founder Mitch Podolak at the very beginning of his career as a presenter and festival director, helping to build what would become one of Canada’s most influential folk music festivals.
Each evening will include a screening of the film followed by an informal conversation and Q&A with Kevin, giving audiences an opportunity to hear more about the footage, the festival’s beginnings, and the community of artists, organizers and music lovers who came together around it.
And because it wouldn’t be a Home Routes evening without live music, Kevin will be joined on the tour by Winnipeg blues singer and musician Debra Lyn Neufeld, who will perform a short set. Debra Lyn has been part of Winnipeg’s blues community for decades. Her music connects beautifully to the story told in the film — representing the artists and musical traditions that were already thriving throughout Winnipeg when the Folk Festival was founded, and which the festival helped bring into the spotlight.
WGC Farmers Market
Our friends at Wooden Gate Cider are hosting a monthly farmers market where they’ll have cider by the glass, beer, wood fired pizza from The Farmers Table and vendors.
3pm to 6pm
June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20 (third Sunday of the month)
THREE ECOSYSTEMS TOUR - Clearwater Valley
There's been a lot of interest lately in guided hikes, so we're teaming with David and Finn (@finn_rachul) from Prairie Ojibwe Environmental (@prairie.ojibwe.environmental) to host the THREE ECOSYSTEMS TOUR, where we'll discuss our local ecosystems and oral histories.
We're going to do three evening hikes in one week:
- Wed, Aug 26 (6pm) at Dead Horse Creek Valley near Morden
- Fri, Aug 28 (6pm) at Swan Lake First Nation
- Mon, Aug 31 (6pm) in the Clearwater Valley
Join us for one, two, or all three! Let us know by email or DM or in the Manitoba Hiking Club WhatsApp group if you'll be joining us.
Hope to see you there!
THREE ECOSYSTEMS TOUR - Swan Lake First Nation
There's been a lot of interest lately in guided hikes, so we're teaming with David and Finn (@finn_rachul) from Prairie Ojibwe Environmental (@prairie.ojibwe.environmental) to host the THREE ECOSYSTEMS TOUR, where we'll discuss our local ecosystems and oral histories.
We're going to do three evening hikes in one week:
- Wed, Aug 26 (6pm) at Dead Horse Creek Valley near Morden
- Fri, Aug 28 (6pm) at Swan Lake First Nation
- Mon, Aug 31 (6pm) in the Clearwater Valley
Join us for one, two, or all three! Let us know by email or DM or in the Manitoba Hiking Club WhatsApp group if you'll be joining us.
Hope to see you there!
THREE ECOSYSTEMS TOUR - Dead Horse Creek Valley
There's been a lot of interest lately in guided hikes, so we're teaming with David and Finn (@finn_rachul) from Prairie Ojibwe Environmental (@prairie.ojibwe.environmental) to host the THREE ECOSYSTEMS TOUR, where we'll discuss our local ecosystems and oral histories.
We're going to do three evening hikes in one week:
- Wed, Aug 26 (6pm) at Dead Horse Creek Valley near Morden
- Fri, Aug 28 (6pm) at Swan Lake First Nation
- Mon, Aug 31 (6pm) in the Clearwater Valley
Join us for one, two, or all three! Let us know by email or DM or in the Manitoba Hiking Club WhatsApp group if you'll be joining us.
Hope to see you there!
Harvest Moon Festival Tickets on Sale 7/28
Tickets for the 25th Perennial Harvest Moon Festival go on sale at 6pm on Tuesday, July 28 over at www.harvestmoonfestival.ca
Emily Fyfe Artist Talk
Multimedia artist and illustrator Emily Fyfe from Rich Valley, AB will tell us her story and where her art comes from. Join us!
Learn How to Collage Plants with Emily Fyfe
At United Community Arts in Pilot Mound (148 Moffatt Ae)
Learn how to collage your favourite plants with artist and illustrator, Emily Fyfe! Emily is based on Treaty Six Territory, just outside of Rich Valley, Alberta, and is an Artist in Residence at Harvest Moon Learning Centre in Clearwater, Manitoba, this July. Emily graduated from Alberta University of the Arts' Visual Communication Design program with Distinction in 2023. Her work consists primarily of mixed media collages, drawings, and paintings that document her experiences living rurally and the natural world surrounding her. In this workshop, you'll learn how to break plants down into basic shapes that can be cut out and assembled from paper, mixing colours with watercolours, and creating details with coloured pencil. Supplies are available, or bring your own favourite watercolours, coloured pencils, paper, scissors, and glue!
register by July 13 by emailing info@harvestmoonsociety.org
WGC Farmers Market
Our friends at Wooden Gate Cider are hosting a monthly farmers market where they’ll have cider by the glass, beer, wood fired pizza from The Farmers Table and vendors.
3pm to 6pm
June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20 (third Sunday of the month)
Rachel Prins Artist Talk
Landscape painter Rachel Prins talks to the community about her perspectives on art and how they’ll be impacted by her two-week residency at the Harvest Moon Learning Centre.
WGC Farmers Market
Our friends at Wooden Gate Cider are hosting a monthly farmers market where they’ll have cider by the glass, beer, wood fired pizza from The Farmers Table and vendors.
3pm to 6pm
June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20 (third Sunday of the month)
Olivia de Fleuriot Perry Artist Talk
Olivia de Fleuriot Perry presents her work and her perspectives on art.
Manitoba Hiking Club
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.
Artist Talk David Martinello
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.
Perennial Exchange
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 Artist Residency Artist Talk
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 Artist Talk
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
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
Manitoba Hiking Club
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.
HMS Scholarship Deadline
The Harvest Moon Scholarship intake closes on April 30.
Visit our scholarship page for more details and to submit your application.
Work Bee
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!
Backyard Pruning at Wooden Gate Cider
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.
Manitoba Hiking Club
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).
Seed Exchange Deadline
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
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Patriarchy on Trial
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).
Harvest Moon Annual General Meeting
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.
Fibre Arts Retreat
The Fibre Arts Retreat will be held January 30 & 31 at the Harvest Moon Learning Centre in Clearwater, MB.
Friday evening will be focused on English paper piercing (handstiching). Saturday morning will be a wet felting demonstration and in the afternoon we’ll be hosting the United Community Arts Creative Souls gathering.
More info on the Fibre Arts Retreat can be found here: https://www.harvestmoonsociety.org/fibre-arts-retreat
Agrarian After Dark
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
Deadline for Artist Residency Open Call
Come make art in the beautiful Pembina Valley of southwestern Manitoba!
The Harvest Moon Artist Residency is now accepting applications for 2026. Find the application package at the link in bio, or visit harvestmoonsociety.org/artistinresidence-program for more info
Emergency First Aid
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.
Emergency First Aid
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.
Perennial Exchange
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.