Welcome to the Haskap Information Day, Tuesday 11th October 2011

2.00 to 2.30pm: Welcome and Haskap berry overview

• Welcome and introduction to Honeyberry Hurst Farm (LaHave)
• General history of the Haskap berry and the University of Saskatchewan breeding
program (Haskap Central)
• History and future of licensed haskap propagation (Haskap Central)

2.30 to 3.00pm: Haskap berry varieties and Saskatchewan growers

• Past, present and future Haskap berry varieties (Haskap Central)
• Pollination and bird netting strategies (Haskap Central)
• Haskap berry growing conditions, methods and season in Saskatchewan and the
average orchard size (Haskap Central).

3.00 to 3.30pm: Haskap orchard preparation: New Soil Care System for Farming

• Introduction to Honeyberry Hurst Farm?s secret weapon: Agrowplow (LaHave)
• The origins of Agrowplow began with observation and concern about devastating
effects of conventional cultivation on Australian soils. Today, Agrowplow remains
focused and dedicated to the development of innovative farming practices and
equipment to improve and protect our nation's greatest asset - the soil! (Agrowplow)
• Agrowplow demonstration (Agrowplow)

3.30 to 4.00pm: Haskap planting and growing techniques at Honeyberry Hurst Farm

• Why biodynamic farming works with the Haskap or any berry (LaHave)
• Before you get carried away do biological soil analysis (LaHave)
• Planting and growing techniques at LaHave?s Haskap berry Orchards
• Introduction to making and applying compost tea, biochar compost and other ?fairy
dust? (LaHave)
• Bird netting strategy (LaHave)
• General costings of building a Haskap orchard and a Haskap co-op model (LaHave)
• Haskap berry pruning techniques (Haskap Central)

4.00 to 4.30pm: Harvesting and Value added in consumer markets

• Mechanical harvesting versus hand picking (Haskap Central)
• The Japanese opportunity and Chinese threat? (Haskap Central)
• Haskap berry consumer market overview in Saskatchewan (Haskap Central)
• Haskap berry consumer market overview in Nova Scotia and beyond (LaHave)

4.30 to 5.00pm: Haskap Information Day summary

• Haskap Information Day summary
• Nova Scotia Haskap Association
• Haskap berry tasting: ice cream and crisp

4.30 to 5.00pm: Haskap Information Day summary

• Haskap Information Day summary
• Nova Scotia Haskap Association
• Haskap berry tasting: ice cream and crisp

5.00 to 5.30pm: Plant sales

6.00pm: Haskap cocktails and nibbles at Best Western Hotel, Bridgewater

Special Thanks to:
• Best Western Hotels: Coffee and refreshments, and Haskap ice cream
• Wooden Monkey: Haskap berry crisp
• Haskap Central: Haskap door prizes