What we're learning

Can't buy me love — or food security

May 18th, 2026 * How welfare creates food insecurity * Where I've been * Where to next * Updates from On Tour * Watch the film *

The cement that binds community

May 4th, 2026 * What brings people together? * Where I've been * Where to next * Vlog On Tour * Watch the film * Follow the tour

The Hands that Feed Us: On tour at last!

April 14th, 2026 * Update from the road * Where I've been * Where to next * Vlog On Tour * Watch the film * Follow the tour * Ho

Newsletter #20: The Hands that Feed Us: On Tour

I've been talking about taking The Hands that Feed Us On Tour since before I started filming. So, the existence of the tour isn't news. I'll be on the road for a year, and my goal is to show the film 250 times (five days a week!) and to host a discussion after every screening.

How to invest romantically

Despite the title, no, this post isn’t about how to find commitment with your significant other. I’m talking about financial, not emotional investment, and I’m talking about the romance of believing things into existence, not your love life.

Newsletter #19: The Hands that Feed Us: Coming to a theatre near you!

The film is done! Or, I should say, the film is done. But my original goal for The Hands that Feed Us wasn't just to make a documentary...

Newsletter #18: The romance of farming and filmmaking

Fine cut, picture lock, music, and sound design Up next: Final cut, festivals, and (another) cross-Canada tour. What does romance have to do with our economy?

Your Local Farmer isn't on Salary

One of the first rules of business I learned was this: Pay yourself first.

What makes a Healthy Business Environment for Farmers?

Canadian farmers struggle financially because the business environment they exist in is not a healthy one.

Why Food Businesses don't stay Small

Farms — by their very nature — will always be a poor investment if the goal of investment is to find high-growth unicorns. And, without that investment, farms will always have a disadvantage in market power compared to the giant companies that they do business with.

The Hands that Feed Us: Amara Farm

Financially, we would have been better off without the farm … the farm gives us so much more than just finances.