Education
Proposed Changes to How Gene-Edited Plants are Regulated
To take action to stop the CFIA from abandoning GM seed regulation, send a letter to your MP here. by Ann Slater Last November, EFAO joined over 100 other environmental, farm, social justice and labour organizations to send a letter to Honourable Marie-Claude...
Forays into Silvopasture
Val Steinmann and her family are the stewards of Heartwood Farm, in Erin, Ontario. Since 2004, Val has been immersed in the journey to co-create an ecological farm that is committed to supporting biodiversity and regeneration. Heartwood produces hard and “soft” cider,...
Member Profile: Annette Peltier-Flamand
Ahnee! Annette Peltier-Flamand n’dizhnikaaz. I am from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory in northern Ontario. I grew up on a farm where my family was fairly self-sufficient. We had three large gardens and livestock (cattle, pigs and chickens) which we kept for...
Congratulations Sleepy G Farm, Winner of the 2021 Carrot Cache Innovation Prize!
Brendan and Marcelle of Sleepy G Farm near Thunder Bay designed and implemented a system of integrating a flock of 100 layer hens into an organic vegetable crop rotation in order to accomplish three main objectives: Use the hen manure as a major fertility input...