Ottawa Valley Farm Show seed auction for CHEO hits record

A toy tractor was up for auction at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show’s Seed Auction, which raised money for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

The fundraising Presigious Pedigreed Seed Auction at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show raised a record amount for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) this year.

The total of $57,800 broke the previous record by almost $20,000. The Ottawa Valley Seed Growers (which runs the Ottawa Valley Farm Show) is the longest-running external fundraising partner for CHEO. In 33 years, the show has raised $336,632.

Toy tractors and bags of seed sold for upwards of $2,000 each as individuals, farmers, associations and businesses at the show bid up the items to raise funds for the cause. The Court of Honour, where the competing and winning agriculture crops are displayed was crowded as people peered around the displays, while making sure not to inadvertently catch the eye of an auction spotter.

Toy auction breaks record

The annual toy auction put on by the Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show also had a record total, almost double the sales of 2024.

The pedal tractors are usually the highest sellers at the Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario auction held each year at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show. This Case 1070 pedal tractor sold for $800.The pedal tractors are usually the highest sellers at the Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario auction held each year at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show. This Case 1070 pedal tractor sold for $800.
The pedal tractors are usually the highest sellers at the Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario auction held each year at the Ottawa Valley Farm Show. This Case 1070 pedal tractor sold for $800. Ottawa Valley Farm Show seed auction for CHEO hits record

photo:
John Greig
A caller hollars out a bid during the Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario sale at the 20205 Ottawa Valley Farm Show.A caller hollars out a bid during the Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario sale at the 20205 Ottawa Valley Farm Show.
A caller hollars out a bid during the Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario sale at the 20205 Ottawa Valley Farm Show. Ottawa Valley Farm Show seed auction for CHEO hits record

photo:
John Greig

People spilled out the doors of the room where the auction was being held, with collectors from eastern Ontario and Quebec, along with a lot of curious onlookers bidding up the 124 items on auction. Top sellers include the high-selling pedal tractors, with the a Farmall 230 narrow front pedal tractor selling for $1,500. A pink New Holland pedal tractor sold for $1,075. Rare toys like a 1960s Allis Chalmers D-15 row crop gas tractor still in the box, sold for $550. Many of the items are donated, as is the time by the auctioneers from James Auction Service Ltd.

Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario uses some of the proceeds for food baskets that go to people in need. Thirty-four families were helped in 2024 in conjunction with Farmers Feed Families, and group secreteary Sylvia Payne says she expect the larger proceeds from the auction will mean more families can be helped in 2025.

Source: Farmtario.com

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