Growing cranberries in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island

“Another advantage of a producers’ co-op is (farm) size is not relevant.” – GEORGE HAMILTON COURTENAY, B. C. Cranberries, known for their tart, sour taste, have been nothing but sweet for growers George and Geraldine Hamilton. The Hamiltons, along with two of their three sons, Jeff and Neal, produce about two million pounds of the

Canada’s farmers nervously eye financial crisis

“I think what started out looking like a great year has suddenly… chilled a little bit.” Canadian farmers, alarmed by plunging commodity prices, are nervous that the global financial crisis could tighten up the credit they count on to tackle the rising cost of planting crops and feeding livestock. There have been few signs of