Planting the seeds of change

A brilliant, out-of-the-box idea can certainly revolutionize a farm business. But there’s another route – nurturing an idea with potential and seeing where it leads you. Does it take a light-bulb moment to transform a farm business? The producers featured in this...

Helpful neighbours a key to success of young farmers

KINCARDINE – When it comes to the value of having good neighbours, Jennifer and Mathias Seilern, two biodynamic farmers, could probably write a book on the subject. “Our succession plans, in terms of our agricultural careers, would be considered somewhat...

Kootenay Country Store Co-operative

Although co-operatives have been around for more than a century, there is renewed interest with the increase in demand for local and regional food and support of local communities. The Kootenay Country Store Co-operative is an example of a community success story with...

Connecting with Customers

Fresh produce is a rarity north of 60, but the experience of Helen Green and Andrew Cassidy shows the local-food movement has ‘tons of room for growth.’ Helen Green and Andrew Cassidy are accidental farmers. Other careers brought the couple to Hay River, on the shore...

Small Farms Can Be Profitable

Through research, innovation and a successful business model, Green Barn Nursery near Montreal at Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Quebec helps people start profitable small farms in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. For more than 30 years the green barn has been...