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Troy Strozek and Michelle Schram, owners and operators of Fresh Roots Farm at Cartwright, Manitoba.
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How selling local works for these farmers

For smaller farms, local can seem the only option. Now, a decade of real world experience from farmers like Troy Stozek and Michelle Schram points to a better way to do it

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Reading Time: 6 minutes When it comes to getting locally grown food to consumers, farmers can only do so much. For regional food systems to thrive there needs to be more collaboration among farmers and from many other people along the chain. Troy Strozek and Michelle Schram, owners and operaters of Fresh Roots Farm at Cartwright, just north of […] Read more
‘A lot of farmers tend to try a bit of everything, which is absolutely exhausting.’ – Phil Veldhuis.
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Do’s and don’ts of farm direct marketing

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Reading Time: 7 minutes The reality for many small farmers is that direct marketing what they raise and grow on their farms is the only way they can see to achieve the margins they need to support themselves and their dreams. “For entry farmers or those who are smaller, they don’t have the economy of scale to rely on […] Read more
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Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The world’s biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income countries, according to a new report. Products sold by companies including Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever were assessed as part of a global index published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), its first since 2021.

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