EFAO is hiring a Small Grains Program Manager
Join the team! EFAO is seeking an outgoing, collaborative and detail-oriented program manager with research experience to join the staff team as Small Grains Program Manager.
Small Grains
Q+A with Ronaldo Lec
Ronaldo Lec is an advocate for food & seed sovereignty, ecological agriculture, and empowerment of the peoples of the Global South through his work with ECOSOL, the Ecology & Solidarity Council. In 2020, Rony and his partner Myriam Legault performed a grain...
EFAO Becomes a Partner in AAFC’s Living Laboratories Initiative
As a collaborator on the Living Lab – Ontario initiative, the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) is one of 10 partners who will facilitate on-farm research trials focused on reduced tillage and continuous cover. EFAO will support two trials, one in organic field crop production and one in organic vegetable production.
An Economic Case for Small Grains with Cover Crops
It is well known that extending field crop rotations by adding small grains, such as wheat, barley, oats, triticale, spelt, or rye, has many ecological benefits. Here, we describe the economic benefits as well.
A Succession Success Story
Read the story of a farm’s evolution across three generations of family farmers, from conventional to organic production.
EFAO’s new pilot Small Grains Program is now accepting applications for the 2021 harvest
Program participants will receive payment of $40/acre on up to 100 acres to add a small grain for harvest in 2021 and follow it with a cover crop or forage crop with at least one legume species.