Alternative Farming – Linking Agriculture, the Environment and Health
Abigail Conrad at the American University in Washington, DC states the following on her article published in The Guardian:
“Small-scale farmers produce food for 70%...
Major organic foods initiative by local business
As reported in a previous issue, Beking’s Poultry Farm, a third-generation family run egg farm in Oxford Station, is opening a new organic barn...
Dairy still top in Leeds-Grenville
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has released its report on 2017 farm receipts and commodities in Eastern and East-Central...
Growing Eastern Ontario Organically
by Deron Johnston
On Saturday, February 23, the Canadian Organic Growers (COG) launched a new initiative to support Eastern Ontario farmers to transition to farming...
Local family offers ethically-raised chickens
A Kemptville family is one of few in the area who are offering ethically-raised, genuinely free range chickens to the public.
Bart and Maureen Millson...
Today’s Society is disconnected from Agriculture
by William J. Langenberg, former lecturer Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology
One of my relatives took her grandchildren to Upper Canada Village for a day....
Rural summit 2.0
by Deron Johnston
Since the Rural Summit took place this past April 7, there have been many people asking when the next one will be....
New Guide launched to help Ontario Food Start-Ups
The Agri-Food Management Institute (AMI) launched 'The Food Entrepreneur’s Journey’ today, to help budding food manufacturers with practical step-by-step advice on how to build...
Is local food safer?
by Deron Johnston
Recently, there was a massive recall on romaine lettuce across North America because of possible contamination with E. coli. A particularly nasty...
A more diverse workforce essential to the success of Canadian agriculture
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council’s newly released Labour Market Forecast to 2029 indicates that Canada’s agriculture producers continually face challenges related to securing...