| Small farm is big on diversification | Jan 05 2007 |
Small, but very diversified farmer, Larry Robinson is one of the executive members of the new Ontario Small Farm Producers Association. Robinson grows and markets a variety of horticultural and nursery crops, and goats. But the mainstay of this “mixed-farm operation” involves raising 65 different breeds, representing about 300 varieties, of purebred poultry. The Robinsons live and work on their small farm near Perth, Ontario.    |
| Small farmers are organizing | Jan 02 2007 |
| A new farm organization has been launched in Ontario. With a mandate to serve the needs of small farmers, the Ontario Small Farm Producers Association (OSFPA) has a mandate to support, protect and promote the interests of smaller acreage farmers, and to raise the awareness of local food issues to consumers. The Vice President of the OSFPA is Dr. Wayne Senior, a retired veterinarian who has a commercial goose flock in eastern Ontario. Dr. Senior spoke with Foodland Forum’s Dennis Guy recently. |