HERITAGE OTTAWA

Established in 1886, the Central Experimental Farm is the third oldest continuously operated agricultural research station in the world.

In a seminar to be presented this week Peter Anderson, PhD Candidate will share some of the stories he's uncovered during his research on the historical and cultural geography of the Farm in relation to the city of Ottawa, Canada, and wider international partnerships.

The early days of the Farm were characterized by a diversity of experiments across every agricultural field from cereals through horticulture, poultry, and chemistry. Alongside the famous Marquis wheat, scientists at the Farm developed hardy apples for the Prairies and sought new markets for Canadian produce in Ireland and Scotland.

Many of these early experiments anticipated the research still underway at the Farm today.

The seminar, hosted by Dr. Shea Miller, takes place this Friday, February 19, 2016 from 10am - 11am at the Central Experimental Farm's Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue. Refreshments will be served.

The seminar is free and there is no need to pre-register.

Some public parking is available in a corral next to the Neatby Building. After parking, be sure to obtain a pass for your windshield from the commissionaire on site.

Seminar schedule updates ( postponements due to weather, etc. ) can be obtained by calling (613) 759-7619.

Peter Anderson is a PhD Candidate in Geography in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen's University, Kingston. His research explores the early historical and cultural geographies of Canada's Central Experimental Farm.