# Event Details

- **Event Name**: We Lend a Hand - The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes (Documentary Viewing)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of the Ontario Farmerettes is a 49-min documentary which reveals the true and forgotten story of the Ontario Farm Service Force. It put 40,000 volunteer teenage girls to work between 1941 and 1952, arriving from different parts of Ontario and Quebec to many locations in Southwestern Ontario. They were called The Farmerettes. Their job: to ensure critical food production during the most perilous period of modern history. 

With no prior farming experience, their hardships were tremendous. For long months, they worked under relentless weather conditions and schedules. Yet they single-handedly managed to produce hundreds of thousands of tons of food that were shipped off to the frontlines to feed starving European populations and even prisoners of war.   

Through reenactments and unique archival images, We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes recounts the story of these magnificent young women, now in their late 90s, bringing back their most cherished memories while reminding us – perhaps for the last time – that service comes in many forms. 

Following the documentary,  Bonnie Sitter will make a short interactive presentation. Bonnie is the co-author of Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: Memories of the Farmerettees. She will be available for Book Signing following the presentation.

Meaford Theatre Company is proud to offer this documentary screening to complement our upcoming  live theatre production of "Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes" by Alison Lawrence.

The documentary is a production of Albiero Films.

Doors open at 6:30 for viewing of artifacts and meet and greet with the Meaford Theatre Company cast of "Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes".
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/the-blue-mountains/we-lend-a-hand-the-forgotten-story-of-ontario-farmerettes-documentary-viewing/200029557843240
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, literary-art, entertainment, meet-and-greet, meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://www.3common.com/farmerette?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=the+blue+mountains-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: The Blue Mountains
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Marsh Street Centre
- **lat**: 44.53271
- **long**: -80.39744
- **full address**: Marsh Street Centre, 187 Marsh Street ,The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Meaford Theatre Company (https://allevents.in/org/meaford-theatre-company/20485481)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Marsh Street Centre, 187 Marsh Street ,The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Meaford Theatre Company
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, literary-art, entertainment, meet-and-greet, meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about We Lend a Hand - The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes (Documentary Viewing) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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