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Comment on My Prices Are Not Too High: A Farmer Fires Back by Lynda McLean

Lynda McLean — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:31:19 +0000

I used to be a farmer and understand how hard farmers work. They also work longer hours than most people are willing to work, as farming is not a job it’s a lifestyle.

The only reason farmers need to charge so much is that most people support box grocery stores that provide food unsustainably. We are headed into a new way of living in the world and that incudes buying local. We need to force the grocery stores to support local farmers and only local farmers. We need to encourage new farmers and support them.

If we stop buying from big grocery stores they will have no choice but to comply with what the people want. This is going to take educating the public on the merits of eating local. There is not enough of this happening and as a result, the grocery stores ignore local farmers.

We don’t need to get rid of the stores; the infrastructure is there, let’s use it as gathering places for the local people to find local food.

Then our food prices can come down. So two things need to be accomplished – support new and current farmers. Ask them what we want and make promises to buy from them. Also to demand that grocery chains only buy local food.

Wheat farmers, for example can provide us with our flour etc. They can diversify so they don’t rely on just their one crop. It’s only common sense. Farmers who are caught up in the control of Monsanto can find their independence once again.

Power To The Farmer!!

Comment on A Goat Marketing Board….no Kidding! by Rob Campbell

Rob Campbell — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:13:57 +0000

A new supply management organization when the federal government is trying to eliminate supply management? Right or wrong, that’s an uphill battle.

Comment on Systemic Pesticides, Bees and Us by Jim Van Dyke

Jim Van Dyke — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:57:30 +0000

What is being done about this? I hear and see little complaining on the internet not much on the news. Is this being addresss by the EPA or the Department of Agriculture?

Comment on Systemic Pesticides, Bees and Us by Iwona Ewertowski

Iwona Ewertowski — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:52:10 +0000

Beautifully said!
As populations around the world are becoming aware of those urgent issues, I am optimistic that we will get back to healthy agriculture; healthy food and healthy people, and we will save the environment. It may take some time… but we will, because there is no other option. Future of our children depends on it.

New Organic Farm
Brampton, ON

“Good health comes from the farm … not the pharmacy.” – Steve Moore

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Comment on Preliminary Findings from GTA Ethno-Cultural Foods Study by FarmStart News » Blog Archive » Eat Local, Taste Global – A new study

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:43:32 +0000

[...] The demographics in the GTA have been changing enormously. About half the population of the GTA is born outside of Canada. As a result, the types of foods that people are consuming are also changing. Vegetables like bitter melon, okra and callaloo are some of the vegetables that ethnic populations consume on a regular basis. From where do they get these vegetables? Most of these vegetables are imported from around the world and sold mostly at small ethnic grocery stores. The demand for these vegetables is high and not only amongst ethnic communities, but Canadians as well. In 2010, FarmStart along with a research team from the University of Guelph completed a study based on 750 face to face questionnaires. This study found that there is a $61 million dollar demand for ethno-cultural vegetables per month in the GTA alone. For more information on this study, go to www. FarmStart.ca [...]

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