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Three Forks Farms is a certified organic farm on Manitoulin Island, producing vegetables, pasture-raised chicken and garden seeds that are adapted to northern Ontario. Operating Three Forks Farms since 2015, owners Peggy Baillie and Eric Blondin are passionate about the food they grow, the animals they work with and the impact they have on the environment. “The farm operates …
Farming in northern Ontario is not without its challenges. Horticulture farmers and market gardeners in the north face many obstacles from extreme weather to blackflies. The Sustainable New Agri-Food Products and Productivity (SNAPP) Program assists farmers with purchasing innovative equipment to increase efficiency and create new products for a growing market. Sleepy G Farm is a small-scale, certified organic farm …
Grey Wolf Gardens (Cochrane, ON) is owned and operated by first generation farmers and husband-and-wife team, Luke Dinan and Eva Bonjour. Grey Wolf Gardens focuses on starting plants that are edible (annuals, perennials, veggies, fruit, etc), medicinal and culinary herbs, as well as plants that serve a function for eco-landscaping. The farm works to provide their local region with fresh, …
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 …
Today we’re excited to announce we’re launching a podcast with NORDIK Institute called The Packsack Project! It’s all about people that are building resilient communities in the rural, urban and remote places of Northern Ontario. We speak with leaders, farmers, entrepreneurs, chefs (and others!) who are inspiring change and overcoming complex challenges unique to the North. Why did we call …
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs invites you to join two free Indigenous Agi-Food Funder’s Forum Webinars The forum will provide information on programs that encourage economic development in the agriculture sector and addresses Indigenous food security by linking Indigenous agri-food interests with suitable funders. Indigenous clients, communities, non-profits and private sectors are welcome to join. Webinar …
Four-season growing in Algoma just got a whole lot easier. Colin Templeton, of the Food Bank Farm, puts forth a solution to the lack of winter growing opportunities in Northern Ontario. Last August (2020) Colin set up, what he calls, an indoor growth facility. The growth facility is constructed from a repurposed shipping container fitted with shelving, LED grow lights …
The Canadian Wildlife Service (part of Environment and Climate Change Canada) and the University of Waterloo will be conducting year 2 of its study on Sandhill Cranes and how their movements relate to agricultural land uses. Information from this study is vital to understanding the nature of conflicts between Sandhill Cranes and agricultural producers and how those conflicts can be …
Understanding the impact and mitigation strategies of the COVID-19 outbreak on the agricultural sector in Northern Ontario In Northern Ontario, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a disruption of food demand, labour and supply chains. Agri-businesses face numerous pandemic-induced challenges including labour shortages and limited marketplaces. A collaboration of organizations including the Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN), University of Guelph, Northern …
