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The Future is Farmers
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | December 2021 The average age of a farmer in Canada is 55, but in the...
Local Food and Farm Co-ops: Bringing Benefits to the NFU-O Membership
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | October 2021 Small but mighty, Local Food and Farm Co-ops (LFFC) is a valued ally...
Planting the Seeds for Future Generations: Natalie Legault of RD Legault Seeds
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | September 2021 Natalie Legault is planting seeds for future generations – metaphorically, and literally. Natalie...
“Going Whole Hog”: Fred and Ingrid de Martines of Perth Pork Products
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | August 2021 When it comes to niche farming and marketing, there are three things you...
Reframing the Farm Labour Crisis in Ontario
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | July 2021 What can agricultural producers on small and mid-sized farms tell us about the...
“Out” in the Field: NFU-O celebrates Pride Month by highlighting LGBTQ+ farmers
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | June 2021 In the early hours of June 28, 1969, the New York City police...
NFU-O members weigh in on Ontario’s Greenbelt: to grow or not to grow?
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | May 2021 Ontario’s Greenbelt is the world’s largest with two million acres of protected farmland,...
Cultivating healthy relationships and sustainable land stewardship
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | March 2021 This year, Elmgrove Farm, situated on a beautiful 50-acre property near the shores...
Farmers’ Rights: India and the Corporate Control of Food
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | February 2021 Join us February 25-26 for the NFU-O’ s first-ever online annual convention and...