Buying Selling Learning How to Use
 The Green Hectares Concept

Green Hectares hopes to help sustain rural life in Canada in three ways;

  1. We are developing programs that can be distributed into rural areas as well as enriched learning at the proposed Green Hectares site.  These include our "Rural Road Show", online programs and expanded programming at the Green Hectares proposed facilities.
  2. Develop a physical location that has a blend of multipurpose facilities where all programs and facilities can be used and layered by different groups.  This will allow for economies of scale, building of critical mass, a rich learning environment, reduced risk and the optimal use of capital assets.
    1. Ag Entrepreneur and Conference Centre
    2. The Demonstration Farm
    3. The Livestock and Competition Centre
  3. Develop a strategic and integrated online presence that allows for accessibility of many of these resources across the province, the country and the globe.  In addition to the website, this online farming community could include many other social media applications.

Green Hectares hopes to help sustain rural life in Canada in three ways;

  1. We are developing programs that can be distributed into rural areas as well as enriched learning at the proposed Green Hectares site.  These include our "Rural Road Show", online programs and expanded programming at the Green Hectares proposed facilities.
  2. Develop a physical location that has a blend of multipurpose facilities where all programs and facilities can be used and layered by different groups.  This will allow for economies of scale, building of critical mass, a rich learning environment, reduced risk and the optimal use of capital assets.
    1. Ag Entrepreneur and Conference Centre
    2. The Demonstration Farm
    3. The Livestock and Competition Centre
  3. Develop a strategic and integrated online presence that allows for accessibility of many of these resources across the province, the country and the globe.  In addition to the website, this online farming community could include many other social media applications.
 
 The Green Hectares Timeline

 

June 2008 - Drive Solutions was contracted by Strathcona County and Green Hectares to do a business case for the Green Hectares Concept.

October 2008 - A successful Hectoberfest was held to connect young people in agriculture with industry leaders.

December 2008 - Drive Solutions presented the business case after extensive research, a series of public consultations and strategic planning sessions throughout the fall.

December 2009 - Green Hectares elected a new board at their Annual General Meeting with Rocky Bishop and Stuart Austin acting as co-chairs.

January 2010 - Green Hectare's conducted a survey on "Internet Culture of Use" in conjunction wiith support from Industry Canada.  The results of this survey aided in the design of the Computer Mobile Workshops.

June 2010 - The Alberta government granted close to 450,000 from the Broadband Initiative to carry out the Mobile Computer Workshops under Green Hectare's Rural Road Show.

September 2010 - A group of leading business people offered Green Hectares valuable insight for Green Hectares to carry out current and future programming.

October 2010 - The first official Computer Mobile workshops were rolled out across the province of Alberta.

January 2011 - An energized board was elected at the Green Hectares Annual General Meeting under the leadership of Dana Penrice.

April 2011 - The board revisited their vision, mission and values under the guidance of industry advisor Kevin Melnyk.

April 2011 - The board enhanced their knowledge of governance under the guidance of Andrew Huntley.

 

June 2008 - Drive Solutions was contracted by Strathcona County and Green Hectares to do a business case for the Green Hectares Concept.

October 2008 - A successful Hectoberfest was held to connect young people in agriculture with industry leaders.

December 2008 - Drive Solutions presented the business case after extensive research, a series of public consultations and strategic planning sessions throughout the fall.

December 2009 - Green Hectares elected a new board at their Annual General Meeting with Rocky Bishop and Stuart Austin acting as co-chairs.

January 2010 - Green Hectare's conducted a survey on "Internet Culture of Use" in conjunction wiith support from Industry Canada.  The results of this survey aided in the design of the Computer Mobile Workshops.

June 2010 - The Alberta government granted close to 450,000 from the Broadband Initiative to carry out the Mobile Computer Workshops under Green Hectare's Rural Road Show.

September 2010 - A group of leading business people offered Green Hectares valuable insight for Green Hectares to carry out current and future programming.

October 2010 - The first official Computer Mobile workshops were rolled out across the province of Alberta.

January 2011 - An energized board was elected at the Green Hectares Annual General Meeting under the leadership of Dana Penrice.

April 2011 - The board revisited their vision, mission and values under the guidance of industry advisor Kevin Melnyk.

April 2011 - The board enhanced their knowledge of governance under the guidance of Andrew Huntley.