Issues
Co-operative Models for Farm Financing
by Thorsten Arnold The land problem In the early 21st century, Ontario faces a farming question that has haunted Europe for centuries: how to protect and ensure access to agricultural land. On average, the price of Ontario’s agricultural land rose by 22% in...
Bringing Ecological Outcome Verification to Ontario’s Temperate Landscape
An adapted EOV for mosaic landscapes by Thorsten Arnold But when I consider that the nobler animals have been exterminated here -the cougar, panther, lynx, wolverine, wolf, bear, moose, deer, the beaver,the turkey, etc., etc. – I cannot but feel as if I...
The Growing Problem of Land Access
by Celeste Lopreiato I’ve been involved with farming for about four years. After an inspiring summer working on my university campus’s organic farm – I caught the bug. Over the past few years I’ve met and talked to hundreds of local ecological vegetable farmers....
Agroecology and the Future of Our Mother Earth
In her book, Who Really Feeds the World, Vandana Shiva emphasizes the central role of Agroecology: “the knowledge and science of the complex interactions that produce our food.”
Federal Budget Pledges $270M to Reduce Agricultural GHG Emissions
The budget funds every one of the programs recommended by Farmers for Climate Solutions, and offers tax rebates for farmers.