Pristine Prairie Organics Farmer Profiles The soil was depleted and, as soon as he started to apply manure, the yields increased. The beef operation expanded, eventually reaching more than 3,000...... Read More
Mill Creek Organics Ltd. Farmer Profiles Alex Boersch is exploring ways to “try to fix the food system,” which he feels is “completely broken. Alex’s solution is to grow nutrient-dense, organic...... Read More
Haywire Farms Farmer Profiles “You have profit, you have weeds, you have yields and you have soil health,” says Trevor Riehl. “You have all these levers in front of...... Read More
G&G Farms Farmer Profiles “I love organic farming,” says Garry Johnson. “There’s no doubt about it. Organic farming allows us to work with nature on a scale that can...... Read More
Upland Organics Farmer Profiles Just six years after starting to farm, Allison J. Squires and Cody Straza were recognized as “Young Organic Heroes” at the Organic Connections conference. They...... Read More
Marshall Farms Farmer Profiles “We want to let nature do the work,” says Larry Marshall. Larry is fascinated by ecological processes. His curiosity, combined with a sense of adventure...... Read More
M, JJ & A Organic Farm Farmer Profiles “All the coffee shop talk is about yield, bushels per acre. Nobody ever talks about net dollars per acre,” says MacKay Ross. “I think that...... Read More
Penny Lane Organic Farms Farmer Profiles By the time Stewart Wells was in grade 12, he was helping with all aspects of the family farm. By 2022, he considers himself an...... Read More
Sundog Organic Farm Farmer Profiles For farmers, challenges are nothing new. But from 2019-20, James Vriend and Jenny Berkenbosch of Sundog Organic Farm faced a flood of challenges.... Read More