<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi everyone:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">

<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">The 9th Annual Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) Tour this year is on August 27th, 2014.  If you are not familiar with the ALUS program, please see their website at:  <a href="http://alus.ca/">http://alus.ca/</a>.</div>

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A number of GREN members have attended in the past and found the farm tours to be enjoyable and very informative.  The day will start with registration, a tour of local farms, followed by lunch (usually provided) and presentations at the Bonnieheath Estate Lavender and Winery (see attached).</div>

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The ALUS group has done some incredible work especially in Norfolk County (Lake Erie area), and they have welcomed our GREN members year after year.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">

<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">The contact information I have is: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">

<br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-size:14pt">Darleen Degrieck<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Assistant Program Coordinator</span><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><i><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Georgia","serif"">ALUS Norfolk</span></i><i><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-size:12pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><i><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Box 302, Port Rowan, ON, N0E 1M0<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="mailto:ddegrieck@deltawaterfowl.org" target="_blank">ddegrieck@deltawaterfowl.org</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Georgia","serif"">mobile. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,102,100);font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="tel:519-718-0580" target="_blank" value="+15197180580">519-718-0580</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:150%;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10.5pt">CONNECT WITH US:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:150%;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><a href="http://alus.ca/feed/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:9.5pt;text-decoration:none"><img width="21" height="21" alt="SS" src="cid:image002.png@01CF96C6.39217A20" border="0"></span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ALUSNational" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:9.5pt;text-decoration:none"><img width="21" height="21" alt="acebook" src="cid:image003.png@01CF96C6.39217A20" border="0"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/ALUSCanada" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:9.5pt;text-decoration:none"><img width="21" height="21" alt="witter" src="cid:image004.png@01CF96C6.39217A20" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ALUSCanada" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:9.5pt;text-decoration:none"><img width="21" height="21" alt="ouTube" src="cid:image005.png@01CF96C6.39217A20" border="0"></span></a><a href="http://instagram.com/alusnational" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:9.5pt;text-decoration:none"><img width="21" height="21" alt="nstagram" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CF96C6.39217A20" border="0"></span></a></p>

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Hope you have a chance to attend, and spread the word to other farming communities.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">

<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Deb Swidrovich</div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">

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