LAKEFIELD - A local agriculture expert will speak at a Green party event in Lakefield later this month, offering tips to farmers and rural residents concerned about climate change.

Susan Chan co-founded the Lakefield Farmers' Market and wrote "The Landowner's Guide to Conserving Native Pollinators in Ontario."

She has a small farm in Selwyn Township, and has recently created an online tool for designing pollinator habitats on farms.

Chan will be speaking at the Green Party of Peterborough-Kawartha's open annual meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 in Lakefield on March 25 at 7 p.m.

Gianne Broughton, the CEO of the riding's Green Party of Ontario constituency association and the president of the riding's federal Green Party electoral district association, explained why the party wants to hear Chan speak.

"Our farmers and landowners are saying they're seeing bears out of hibernation in January, plants budding when they are supposed to be dormant and new invasive plants showing up. They are really worried," Broughton stated in a release.

"The local Greens decided to do something to help out, and we invited Chan to share solutions with farmers and other rural landowners at a meeting in Lakefield."

Chan teaches two courses in sustainable agriculture at Trent University and is pursuing her PhD degree in environmental science at the University of Guelph.

Chan's slide presentation will be followed by a 30-minute discussion, states the release.

At 8 p.m., the business of the local federal and provincial Green party associations will begin.

The entire meeting is open to the public and free of charge.

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