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Land Stewardship

Organic Stories: New Siberia Farms, Stó:lo Territory

By Darcy Smith When Bill Balakshin’s grandparents planted their first (and only) crop of potatoes in 1925 on a parcel of land in Chilliwack, they could not have imagined what lay ahead for the farm. Ninety-eight years and four generations later, New Siberia Farms is a bridge from the past—and to the future. While the… Keep Reading

How to Sneak Biodiversity Habitat into your Farm’s Forgotten Spaces

By Carly McGregor Research conducted by Carly McGregor, Matthew Tsuruda, Tyler Kelly, Martina Clausen, Claire Kremen, and Juli Carrillo, University of British Columbia In collaboration with Drew Bondar, Connor Hawey, and Christine Schmalz, Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust A research collaboration between the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust (DF&WT)… Keep Reading

The “Sweet Spot” for Farms to Enhance On-farm Biodiversity

By Kenzo Esquivel and Patrick Baur [This article originally was originally published with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and is shared here with gratitude.] Looking out across his 20 acres in California’s Central Coast, a farmer reflected on his journey: “One of the things I’m probably the proudest of in our tenure here on… Keep Reading

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