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Kemptville Campus Education and Community Centre is an educational and multi-use facility serving the community of North Grenville and surrounding Area. The Campus includes 630 acres and 17 main buildings, as well as woodlands, cropland, wetland, greenspace, green houses, an agroforestry centre and maple bush, trails, and other buildings - sports facilities, residence, and catering facilities.
What's New
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Local students plant garlic at Kemptville Campus as part of rebuilding local food ecosystem
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Students get hands-on training in food production in hopes to 'steer our food system in a better direction.' -
Proteins Easy: biotechnology designed to end world hunger
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Kemptville Campus' tenant, Proteins Easy, highlights the power behind biotechnology and how it could be used to help crop yields.… -
Kemptville Campus Welcomes Two New Staff Members.
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Kemptville Campus community; tenants, partners, and neighbours—please join us in welcoming two new members to the Campus team!
History of Kemptville Campus
In 1916, Kemptville native and provincial Minister G. Howard Ferguson announced an investment by the Ontario Government of $50,000 toward the establishment of what was to become Kemptville College. By 1919, after three years of preparatory work, land acquisition, and the appointment of its first President, W.J. Bell, Kemptville College was delivering short courses in agriculture in livestock care and crop rotation, plus farm management and other practical courses. The regular two-year agricultural courses began in the fall of 1920.
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