EDMONTON, ALBERTA
It’s called speed dating, the hot Gen Y trend that’s being adapted to pair local-food farmers with buyers. We checked it out in Calgary too, and also in Guelph, and everywhere we went, local-food farmers were being overwhelmed by urban demand. Says Kate Vsteula: “If you need proof that local food is more than a trend, this is it.”
TABER, ALBERTA
Here’s a town that knows it depends on agriculture, and farmers who believe a strong town is good for the countryside too. By working together, they’re creating an oasis of high-value, high-productivity agriculture in southern Alberta’s drylands.
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SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN
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ONE EARTH, SASKATCHEWAN
“We’re starting fresh,” says Larry Ruud, the man Eric Sprott has hired to build One Earth Farms. Sprott, one of the richest men in Canada, believes farming is the smart place to be, and he’s signed up First Nations to farm up to one million of their acres.
OXFORD COUNTY, ONTARIO
With corn ground selling at $9,500 per acre, this is one of the most productive and expensive places to farm in Canada. It’s also among the most prosperous, thanks to Canada’s commitment to supply management.
STARBUCK, MANITOBA
From the outside, Hutterite colonies often attract suspicion and misunderstanding. From the inside, Starlite Colony farmer James Hofer tell us Hutteritism is succeeding in its goal to use high-tech tools to keep more farm families on the land.
SAINT-HYACINTHE, QUEBEC
Matthieu Barbeau wasn’t born on a farm but is getting a hand up via a 15-year employment and rental agreement with dairy farmer Alain Desautels, plus support from provincial milk producers who aim to bring new blood into farming.
