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Many entrants are young, driven and with few other options to farm
EQUALITY | Access to land, social capital and difference in interests, skills may account for the trend
While women are less likely than men to farm in Manitoba, inequality appears to be lower for women in direct marketing or non-conventional farms, according to a recent report from the University of Manitoba. “There is a dynamic that women face that young men don’t face entering farming, but I also think that that’s changing
COVID-19, hot and dry weather, grasshoppers and flea beetles made for a challenging growing season for Manitoba’s small food producers
Direct sales of meat have increased, but the capacity to ramp up production isn’t there, producers say
The pilot program will provide community organizations with funds to buy Manitoba food
Creativity, humour and social distancing combine to get food to customers for one meat producer
The system, to be administered by Direct Farm Manitoba, is modelled on a system British Columbia has had since 2007
2016 census revealed a vibrant direct-marketing sector in Manitoba, but that hasn’t translated into memberships in the organization
There’s still lots of potential to grow this sector, says Direct Farm Manitoba spokesman
Direct Farm Manitoba speaker says farm owners need to look further afield — to provincial job centres and settlement agencies — to find the staffers they need
