The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca There are 200,000 farmers in Canada. Let's dig into their problems. en The Hands That Feed Us Copyright 2026 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:51:49 +0000 The Hands That Feed Us There are 200,000 farmers in Canada. Let's dig into their problems. The Hands That Feed Us info@thehandsthatfeedus.ca false The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 10: Why Farm? - Harvest Moon Society https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-10-why-farm-harvest-moon-society/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:08:44 +0000 6a865392df80a789ebba60f0 I’m a bit obsessed with the romance of farming. But, that’s not what a farmer who’s overworked and under-thanked wants to hear. This episode is about the suitability of the word ‘romance’ in farming, and what farming is ultimately all about. I’m a bit obsessed with the romance of farming. But, that’s not what a farmer who’s overworked and under-thanked wants to hear. This episode is about the suitability of the word ‘romance’ in farming, and what farming is ultimately all about.

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]]> I’m a bit obsessed with the romance of farming. But, that’s not what a farmer who’s overworked and under-thanked wants to hear. This episode is about the suitability of the word ‘romance’ in farming, and what farming is ultimately all about. I’m a bit obsessed with the romance of farming. But, that’s not what a farmer who’s overworked and under-thanked wants to hear. This episode is about the suitability of the word ‘romance’ in farming, and what farming is ultimately all about.

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 9: Do Young People Want To Farm? - Minnedosa https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-9-do-young-people-want-to-farm-minnedosa/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:17:16 +0000 6a7c92d549c9c65f6f0d259d If you spend a lifetime making interest payments on a piece of land, do you ever really own it? How do young farmers get started if the cost of farmland outstrips the amount they can earn from it? If you spend a lifetime making interest payments on a piece of land, do you ever really own it? How do young farmers get started if the cost of farmland outstrips the amount they can earn from it?

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]]> If you spend a lifetime making interest payments on a piece of land, do you ever really own it? How do young farmers get started if the cost of farmland outstrips the amount they can earn from it? If you spend a lifetime making interest payments on a piece of land, do you ever really own it? How do young farmers get started if the cost of farmland outstrips the amount they can earn from it?

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 8: The Next Generation - Sustainable Brandon https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-8-the-next-generation-sustainable-brandon/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:00:48 +0000 6a711fae6587b8d4cb66e75e What happens when it’s time to pass a farm on to the next generation? Should it be sold to the highest bidder? Inherited by the oldest son? How do we make sure that the wealth stays with the farm — and that the next generation can afford to take over? What happens when it’s time to pass a farm on to the next generation? Should it be sold to the highest bidder? Inherited by the oldest son? How do we make sure that the wealth stays with the farm — and that the next generation can afford to take over?

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]]> What happens when it’s time to pass a farm on to the next generation? Should it be sold to the highest bidder? Inherited by the oldest son? How do we make sure that the wealth stays with the farm — and that the next generation can afford to take over? What happens when it’s time to pass a farm on to the next generation? Should it be sold to the highest bidder? Inherited by the oldest son? How do we make sure that the wealth stays with the farm — and that the next generation can afford to take over?

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 7: Farming Alone - Prairie Garden Seeds https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-7-farming-alone-prairie-garden-seeds/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:52:08 +0000 6a710b636587b8d4cb66e735 A big advantage of the farming lifestyle is community. Which makes it that much harder to farm successfully as a single farmer. Rachelle Ternier at Prairie Garden Seeds has some unusual ways to build a ‘we’ as a single farmer. A big advantage of the farming lifestyle is community. Which makes it that much harder to farm successfully as a single farmer. Rachelle Ternier at Prairie Garden Seeds has some unusual ways to build a ‘we’ as a single farmer.

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]]> A big advantage of the farming lifestyle is community. Which makes it that much harder to farm successfully as a single farmer. Rachelle Ternier at Prairie Garden Seeds has some unusual ways to build a ‘we’ as a single farmer. A big advantage of the farming lifestyle is community. Which makes it that much harder to farm successfully as a single farmer. Rachelle Ternier at Prairie Garden Seeds has some unusual ways to build a ‘we’ as a single farmer.

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 6: Enticing People Back To The Farm https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-6-enticing-people-back-to-the-farm/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:00:45 +0000 6a61430491e931055e89b8b8 What levers do we have to take commerce out of the commodity market? To live outside the logic that says the lowest price is the best price? At Farm 140, I found a room full of people figuring out how to do just that. Small prairie towns are disappearing. There aren’t enough people left to keep the towns viable, and the young people leave and don’t come back. Revitalizing these towns means convincing the youth that the small-town life is a viable one.

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]]> What levers do we have to take commerce out of the commodity market? To live outside the logic that says the lowest price is the best price? At Farm 140, I found a room full of people figuring out how to do just that. Small prairie towns are disappearing. There aren’t enough people left to keep the towns viable, and the young people leave and don’t come back. Revitalizing these towns means convincing the youth that the small-town life is a viable one.

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 5: Money Doesn’t Cause Success https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-5-money-doesnt-cause-success/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:07 +0000 6a5e96c291e931055e89b881 What levers do we have to take commerce out of the commodity market? To live outside the logic that says the lowest price is the best price? At Farm 140, I found a room full of people figuring out how to do just that. What levers do we have to take commerce out of the commodity market? To live outside the logic that says the lowest price is the best price? At Farm 140, I found a room full of people figuring out how to do just that.

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]]> What levers do we have to take commerce out of the commodity market? To live outside the logic that says the lowest price is the best price? At Farm 140, I found a room full of people figuring out how to do just that. What levers do we have to take commerce out of the commodity market? To live outside the logic that says the lowest price is the best price? At Farm 140, I found a room full of people figuring out how to do just that.

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 4: Where Does The Money Come From? https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-4-where-does-the-money-come-from/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:17 +0000 6a503dfd91e931055e89b439 The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan has bought the farm — literally. Has farming become a charity case? According to Community Foundation leader Kevin Ronaghan, buying a farm is the best investment they can make in building a community. The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan has bought the farm — literally. Has farming become a charity case? According to Community Foundation leader Kevin Ronaghan, buying a farm is the best investment they can make in building a community.

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]]> The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan has bought the farm — literally. Has farming become a charity case? According to Community Foundation leader Kevin Ronaghan, buying a farm is the best investment they can make in building a community. The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan has bought the farm — literally. Has farming become a charity case? According to Community Foundation leader Kevin Ronaghan, buying a farm is the best investment they can make in building a community.

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 3: Is Romance Keeping Us Alive? https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-3-is-romance-keeping-us-alive/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:09:00 +0000 6a4fa80291e931055e89b038 Farming is a tough, tough business. The saying goes, get big or get out, and big stress comes with big business. But what if that isn’t true? Maybe smaller farms are just what we need to stay connected to our food. Farming is a tough, tough business. The saying goes, get big or get out, and big stress comes with big business. But what if that isn’t true? Maybe smaller farms are just what we need to stay connected to our food.

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]]> Farming is a tough, tough business. The saying goes, get big or get out, and big stress comes with big business. But what if that isn’t true? Maybe smaller farms are just what we need to stay connected to our food. Farming is a tough, tough business. The saying goes, get big or get out, and big stress comes with big business. But what if that isn’t true? Maybe smaller farms are just what we need to stay connected to our food.

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 2: A Table on a Farm - Klippers Organics https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-podcast-episode-2-a-table-on-a-farm-klippers-organics/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:33:04 +0000 6a46c72341e2db6a8abbd9eb I’m at to Klippers Organics for the season opening of their on-farm restaurant, Row Fourteen. A couple things have changed there since I filmed there in 2020, and award-winning head chef Derek Grey joins us to talk about why he’s now an electrician. I’m at Klippers Organics for the season opening of their on-farm restaurant, Row Fourteen. A couple things have changed there since I filmed there in 2020, and award-winning head chef Derek Grey joins us to talk about why he’s now an electrician.

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]]> I’m at to Klippers Organics for the season opening of their on-farm restaurant, Row Fourteen. A couple things have changed there since I filmed there in 2020, and award-winning head chef Derek Grey joins us to talk about why he’s now an electrician. I’m at Klippers Organics for the season opening of their on-farm restaurant, Row Fourteen. A couple things have changed there since I filmed there in 2020, and award-winning head chef Derek Grey joins us to talk about why he’s now an electrician.

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 1: Passing the dream on with Holger Schwichtenberg https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-1-passing-the-dream-on-with-holger-schwichtenberg/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:19:06 +0000 6a3d5cc12d529b66cfd41dd7 This episode features Holger Schwichtenberg, of The Old Agassiz Place in Agassiz, B.C. We chat about the issue of succession and how the farm gets passed along to the next generation; the emotions and finances involved in making the big decisions. This episode features Holger Schwichtenberg, of The Old Agassiz Place in Agassiz, B.C. We chat about the issue of succession and how the farm gets passed along to the next generation; the emotions and finances involved in making the big decisions.

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]]> This episode features Holger Schwichtenberg, of The Old Agassiz Place in Agassiz, B.C. We chat about the issue of succession and how the farm gets passed along to the next generation; the emotions and finances involved in making the big decisions. This episode features Holger Schwichtenberg, of The Old Agassiz Place in Agassiz, B.C. We chat about the issue of succession and how the farm gets passed along to the next generation; the emotions and finances involved in making the big decisions.

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]]> The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 0: Ground Zero with Seann Dory https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/updates/the-hands-that-feed-us-on-tour-episode-0-ground-zero-with-seann-dory/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:20:47 +0000 69f12c9af7de950723cd3eb0 This first episode features Seann Dory, of Salt & Harrow farm in Tsawwassen, B.C. We talk about a previous project that he may be better known for, Urban Digs, and how they secured land by "offering tax-breaks to parking lot owners". Find out more about the tour at https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/ This episode features Seann Dory, of Salt & Harrow farm in Tsawwassen, B.C. We talk about one of his previous projects, Urban Digs, and how they secured land by "offering tax-breaks to parking lot owners".

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]]> This first episode features Seann Dory, of Salt & Harrow farm in Tsawwassen, B.C. We talk about a previous project that he may be better known for, Urban Digs, and how they secured land by "offering tax-breaks to parking lot owners". Find out more about the tour at https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/ This episode features Seann Dory, of Salt & Harrow farm in Tsawwassen, B.C. We talk about one of his previous projects, Urban Digs, and how they secured land by "offering tax-breaks to parking lot owners".

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