The Future for Ecological Farming when Dealing with Climate Change: Brent Preston’s Story
Brent Preston and his wife Gillian Flies have been running a certified organic farm in Creemore, Ontario, for over 15 years.
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‘Feeling Good’ in a Changing Climate: The Story of Isabelle Spence-Legault
Written by Victoria Lesy, Matt Orton, Abdul-Rahim Abdulai, Nicole Unterlander, Abigail Van Reisen from the Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph; in collaboration with Thorsten Arnold, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario. This story is part of a...
An Ontario Farmer Facing the Perils of Climate Change: Kristine Hammel
Kristine Hammel and her husband know from first-hand experience the strain that climate change puts on farmers. Kristine runs a small-scale diversified farm with her husband, Thorsten Arnold, in Grey County, Ontario. They have seen first-hand the impact climate change has had on their farm. For Kristine, it is all about being innovative and devising new practices to better cope with the situation, while ensuring their operations have minimal environmental impacts.