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The Slate River Valley is a historical agricultural hub in northwestern Ontario. Breukside Dairy Farm, Breukelman Dairy Farm and Jasper’s Dairy Farm are three of the many dairy farms that operate within this community in the Thunder Bay district. To improve their operational efficiencies and profitability, the three farms were collectively looking to increase the yield of feed crops, extend …
Wave Fibre Mill (Parry Sound, ON) is excited to launch their new fibre processing mill, the first of its kind in northern Ontario, through the support of the Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity (SNAPP) Program funding for collaborations. The program supported their vision for a circular economy for fibre products in northern Ontario. The new venture formed because of the excessive lead …
Rogers Crop Enterprises is owned and operated by Selina and James Rogers. The Rogers family settled in Kapuskasing from Saskatchewan in 2017, where they have been applying their 20 years of agricultural experience to establish a farm in northern Ontario. A true family-owned business, Selina, James and their four children work on the farm and are involved in all aspects …
The Sustainable New Agri-Food Products and Productivity (SNAPP) Program supports Community Shared Agriculture. Farming in northern Ontario is not without its challenges. Shorter production seasons, distance to markets and lack of economies of scale are just some of the challenges that can make business growth and profitability difficult for producers. Northern farmers have had to find different ways to sell …
The Martin family began farming beef in 1998, and direct market their products under their own brand -Pure Island Beef. The brand sells both grain-fed and grass-fed beef as boxed cuts online as well as to local markets and butcher shops in the Sudbury and Toronto area. Innovation is something the Martins have been pursuing ever since they began farming …
The Ugly Barn Farm is a small-scale mushroom farm located in Markstay, Ontario currently producing 18 species of medicinal and gourmet mushrooms. Mushrooms are produced with as much local material as possible and without the use of pesticides, in a year-round growing facility. The Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity (SNAPP) Program assisted Ugly Barn Farm to purchase an additional …
Hubbert’s Maple Products is a family-owned maple syrup farm, which started in Canada in 1861. The 1030-acre farm produces maple syrup as well as value-added products such as, maple butter, maple candy, and barbeque sauce and deliver to over 20 retail stores throughout mostly Northern Ontario. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a shift of the farm’s customer base. The cancellation …
Twin Rivers Farm is a U-pick berry farm located north of Thessalon, Ontario. The farm was a family-run U-pick operation for over 30 years, that provided fresh berries to the surrounding area. Ryan & Cassie Whitehead purchased the farm in 2019 and produce strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries sold directly from the farm. The Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity (SNAPP) …
Silver Creek Farm is a small family farm enterprise located outside Thunder Bay Ontario, producing pasture-raised heritage pork & beef, free-range eggs, spring seedlings, and seasonal heirloom vegetables. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge in demand for local beef and pork and as a result of this early surge in sales, the farm ran out of beef and pork freezer …
SNAPP funding assists producers in innovating efficiencies or resources, reducing environmental and ecological impacts while enhancing profitability within their operations. More and more producers in northern Ontario are becoming interested in improving the health of their soil and adopting new ways to increase production. One of the most effective ways to restore and build soil matter is converting from conventional …
