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Land Access Stories from the Field: BeetBox Co-op Farm

BeetBox Co-op Farm is an urban vegetable farm in Nepean that grows a variety of fresh and high-quality food, following and exceeding the Canadian Organic...
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Land Access Stories from the Field: Five Haystacks

Five Haystacks Farm is a 45 acre farm in Campbellville, Ontario that is home to Little Wolf Farm, Lawoti Farms, and Carabao Fields. Without farming...
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Land Access Stories from the Field: Root Radical x Redwing Herb Farm

Root Radical is a local organic Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) farm on Howe Island, serving Katarokwi/ Kingston since 2007. Emily and Aric grow diverse seasonal...
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Growing Concerns: The Pushback Against Land Expropriation in Wilmot

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | May 2024 In early January, farmers and landowners of 770+ acres of prime agricultural land...
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Nine ON Farms featured in Depth of Field: Films About Farming

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | April 2024 The National Farmers Union and the award-winning documentary filmmakers of March Forth Creative...
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Join us in Guelph for the NFU-O AGM and Convention: “Soil: A Matter of Biology”

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | March 2024 Mark your calendars! The NFU-O Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Convention will be...
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NFU-O Poised to Release a Report on Sustainable Nutrient Management Practices

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | February 2024 The actions and opinions of 246 commodity-diverse farmers are helping the National Farmers...
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Cultivating Best Human Resource Practices on Small and Mid-Scale Farms

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | January 2024 The NFU-O’s free online Human Resources training for farm operators is back by...
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The Greenbelt lands are back but why stop there?

National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | December 2023 The NFU-O Calls on Rural Voice readers to help advance Environmental Protection, Food...
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