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Spurr Brothers Farms
Spurr Brothers Farm traces its roots back to 1875 when Shippy Spurr began growing apples, hay, and grains on 62 acres of land. By the early 1920’s Shippy’s great-grandsons, Bill […]
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Beaver Creek Natural Farm
Sathish Thangavel and Uma Mahalingam are the owners and operators of Beaver Creek Natural Farms in Tatamagouche. Sathish and Uma both grew up in India surrounded by agriculture. They moved […]
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Homi Garden Farm
Farmers Gyungbo Noh and his partner, Kendra MacEachern have been operating Homi Garden Farm in Antigonish, Nova Scotia since 2017. There, they grow a mix of vegetables and flowers on […]
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Vermeulen Farms Ltd.
Vermeulen Farms Ltd. is located in Canning, Nova Scotia. Started in 1986 by Andy Vermeulen, the farm has grown to 450 acres of vegetable and fruit crops. Andy now farms with his son Ben, and team of over 60 employees.
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Seven Acres Farm
Farmers Jocelyn Durston and Tim Burns own and operate Seven Acres Farm of Canning, Nova Scotia. They grow a mix of vegetables, herbs and flowers. And, also make naturally fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi. They sell their products through the Wolfville Farmers’ Market and at their own roadside stand located on the farm.
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Good Clean Farm
Working outside and being self-employed are two reasons Brendan Neima and Angharad Wylie love being farmers. They also get to learn about and use a lot of different skills, like plumbing and carpentry. Brendan and Angharad own and operate Good Clean Farm. It’s a small-scale farm located in Salmon River, Nova Scotia.
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Small Holdings Farm
Small Holdings Farm is an ecological farm in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. It’s owned and operated by Keltie Butler and Michael Coolican. Both Keltie and Michael are first-generation farmers. For Keltie, becoming a farmer comes from her love of food and its ability to bring people together. Michael says, “I wouldn’t want to do anything…
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Terra Tonics Farm
Brogan Carruther and Harrison Van Meekeren started Terra Tonics Farm with a dream to grow mushrooms, but their evolution continues as they now produce seasonal mixed vegetables and microgreens in addition to their gourmet mushrooms.
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Nichols Farm
Apples hold a long standing history in the Annapolis Valley and Nichols Farm is part of that story. Craig and Norma Nichols farm with their children and family in Aylesford. The farm started in 1920 by Jeremiah Nichols and has grown today to include 12 apple varieties as well as growing soybean, corn, peaches, blueberries…
