File contains correspondence to Peter Hamilton, registrar of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, from R.B. Hutt, producer of CBC's Land & Sea. Dated Feb. 28, 1980 ; includes response, March 19, 1980.
Item consists of a clipping from a 1981 issue of Harrowsmith, titled "And as the Ark Sinks Slowly in the East...", about the decline of the Ark project in Spry Point, Prince Edward Island.
Item consists of a periodical on the Prince Edward Island Ark Project, created by the Institute of Man and Resources, dated Janaury 1981, outlining activities at the facility in 1980.
Item consists of a clipping from a 1981 issue of Harrowsmith, written by Linda Gilkeson and Susan Mahoney, titled "The Salad Bar : Guavas to garlic in the organic greenhouse", about life in the Ark at Spry Point, Prince Edward Island.
Item consists of correspondence sent to stakeholders of the Institute of Man and Resource's Ark project at Spry Point, Prince Edward Island, in April 1981, announcing the cessation of the project and the transfer of the facility back to the Canadian Government.
Item consists of a clipping from the June 1, 1981 issue of Maclean's, written by Silver Donald Cameron, titled "The foundering of the Ark : Once Canada's crowning symbol of small-is-beautiful technology, the Ark is closing its doors".
Item consists of a facsimile clipping from the August 2, 1981 Toronto Star, titled "Beached! An Ark hits sinking sand", written by David Miller, about the closing of the New Alchemy Institute Ark in Spry Point, Prince Edward Island.
Fonds contains records that were created by the Nova Scotia Blueberry Institute from 1982-1998. They include meeting minutes and proceedings of the annual and general meetings, annual reports, correspondence, and photographs.
File contains three photographs, two of E.L. Eaton with the wooden chains and board he carved and mounted and one close up photograph of the board with wooden chains. The photographs were taken in 1983 of the work done in 1981.
Item is the program for the 2nd annual Nova Scotia Agricultural College class of 1944 lectureship "Directions for sustainable agriculture" by Freeman L. McEwen, Ph.D. Dean, Ontario Agricultural College. The lecture was held January 28, 1987 in Alumni Theatre, Cumming Hall.
File contains a meeting summary between staff of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Nova Scotia Museum, and Ross Farm Museum held at the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 17 June 1987. The meeting was about how to identify and understand historical crop varieties and educate the public about changes in plant material and the important of genetic diversity.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode features Stuart Hill, previously a professor at McGill University who established Ecological Agriculture Projects, on organic agriculture with Chris. The episode aired on July 21, 1988, and was rebroadcasted on July 25, 1988.
File contains two programs (8.5 x 11 inches, folded in half) for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Founding Day (Founder's Day) banquet dinner held on 12 February, 1988 at Jenkins Hall. Includes list of participants as follows: 1. Rev. D.I. MacEachern 2. N.S.A.C. Chorale 3. Dr. Bernard MacDonald, N.S.T.C. 4. Mr. Art Weatherby, Village Commission 5. Mr. J.E. Shuh , Professor Emeritus 6. Dr H.F. MacRae, Principal 7. Mr R.E. Morehouse, N.S., Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Marketing. 8. Mr Victor Saxon, Director 9. Mr Emery Legere, President, Students Union.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode aired on May 18, 1989, and was rebroadcasted on May 22, 1989, August 7, 1989, and July 23, 1990 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
File is an audio reel containing an episode of Earth Action, a radio program broadcast on CKDU radio 88.1. The episode aired on April 22, 1993, and was rebroadcasted on April 23, 1993 on The Evening Affair, CKDU's evening public affairs radio program.
File contains two crests designed for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College by Doug Edit. Correspondence regarding NSAC crests from Doug Edit to Tom Smith in 1995. And a document titled "Mens agitat molem", it explains the motto for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
Item is a typed description of the sheep on Gull Island, in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, including information on the breed of sheep, the holding pen, movement on the island, and the work site on Gull Island, from 1996.
File contains 5 photographs of the sheep and related activities on Gull Island in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, along with 1 textual record describing the sheep and activities.
Item is a photograph of orchards and trees in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R3.
Item is a photograph of spraying in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R25.
Item is a "domestic" photograph in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R38.
Item is a photograph of spraying in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R28.
Item is a "domestic" photograph in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R41.
Item is a photograph of companion crops in orchards at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R14.
Item is a photograph of companion crops in orchards at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R16.
Item is a photograph of companion crops in orchards at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R21.
Item is a photograph of scientific records either at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R51.
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