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information you should know McKercher sch olarship HELEN M. MCKERCHER SCHOLARSHIP 'LIGIBILITY . . . Canadian tizen, Ontario resident for at least 3 years. ._) Home Economics Graduate of recognized Canadian University, pursuing studies in any area of Home Economics or related fields such as Extension Educaâ€" tion. Business Administration and Education, OR t) Canadian Diploma Course Graduate of Home Economics Education who plans to advance to degree level. PPLICATION FORMS . . . vbtainable from Federated Women’s Institute of Ontario Guelph Agriculture Centre PO. Box 1030 Guelph Ontario NIH 6N1 eadline . . . June 30, 1984 Tonference FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WOMEN AND FOOD PRODUCTION CONFERENCE then: Friday, June 15, 1984, 4:30 pm. to Sunday, June 17, 1984, 4:15 Rm. fhere: University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario ee: $100.00 (includes all meals, lodging, and documentation) Legistration: Deadline is May 15. 1984. Conference Brochure and Registration Form will be available mid-March. iegislration will be limited ravel: Some travel assistance will be available; details will appear in the Conference Brochure. There is an airport bus service from Toronto to Guelph. There will be three linked stages in ‘he Conference: Analysis of current problems, some Alternatives to the present situation, and Strategies for change. Each stage will begin with in- put and challenge from the Conferâ€" ence resource people in a general ses- sron. followed by intensive work in the small groups. For registration forms, write to: Canadian Council for International Co-operation, 450 Rideau St.. Ottawa, Ont., KIN 524. 1784 Costumes A kit on how to make United Empire Loyalist costumes circa 1784, is available free from the Ontario Agricultural Museum. For your copy of the kit, write to: Ontario Agricultural Museum, P.O. Box 38, Milton, Ontario, L9T 2Y3, attention Cindy Lindsay. Bicentennial garden contest The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food is supporting a bicentennial flower garden competi- tion. The competition is designed to encourage outdoor beautification across Ontario during the province's bicentennial year. A local community organization will co-ordinate the competition (for instance a horti- cultural society or garden club.) The sponsoring organization should notify the local residents and groups of details for the competition, so keep a watch out for that infonnaâ€" tion if you are interested in par- ticipating. On our back page. . . On the back page of this issue of Home & Country is a fact sheet called Ontario in Bloom, Planting a Bicen- tennial Garden. It is the first in a series of four sheets called Garden Tips and the sheets will be available at local nurseries. If you make use of the back page, perhaps you’ll be inâ€" terested in the others â€" Color Your Garden with Flowering Annuals, Vegetable Garden Basics and Cultivate Your Garden Know-How. Agriculture and Canadian Industries Due to an oversight, a report from FWIO Agriculture and Canadian Industries converter Thelma Allen was absent from the November board meeting report in the Winter 1984 issue of Home & Country. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused. Here is the report: Agriculture is the strongest spoke in the wheel of Industry. The three workshops provided by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, R.S.V.P, Seminar, Women in the Farm Business, and Concerns of Rural Women were well attended by W.I_ members. Six of the 14 areas reported study- ing the producer consumer theme. With most branches having proâ€" ducers only, and consumers only, the problems of both sides were discuss- ed. Some feel this is important enough to review from year to year. Other topics studied were conser- vation of food. acid rain and what it is doing to our lakes, forests, and farm land, and concern on the operaâ€" tion of our wood lots. Are we plant» ing young trees to replace the ones we cut down? With so many closings and lay-offs in our major industries, members wonder if Canadian industries like agriculture are going to have to adapt to the times or be left behind. We are all manufacturers one way or another. Making good, making trouble or making excuses. Corrections Several errors appeared in the Winter 1984 issue of Home & Conn; try. On page 6, it should be noted that Adelaide Hoodless is a co- founder of Women’s Institutes in Ontario and Canada, with Erland Lee. On page 9, the last name in the back row of the lower photograph should read Mrs. Elva Fried. On page 23, the words Program Advisors should appear on the Slate of Officers between Carol Hyde and Helen Parks. We apologize if these mistakes caused readers any incon- venience. Zl