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Andrew Hammermeister: A Life Bridging Research And Farming

Marie-Eve Levert “During my first encounter with an organic farmer, he told me that every time he walked through his fields, it didn’t feel like work. He saw so much wildlife—birds, deer, butterflies, insects—that it was like being in a park. His job, as he saw it, was to sustain the ecosystems around him.” For… Keep Reading

Climate Change Has No Borders

International Collaboration Towards Climate Resilience Valerie Zimmermann The Agroecological Transitions for Climate Resilience in British Columbia (BC) research project is working to support BC farmers and the BC farming industry to improve resilience to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather. Climate resilience in farming involves not only producing food for the province, but… Keep Reading

Biodynamic Farm Story: In Which Chickens Cause Compost Problems

Anna Helmer I guess everyone knows the main claim to fame of a perfectly-run Biodynamic farm is that it is a closed loop system. Everything needed by the farm is produced within the farm. Going outside the gate, especially for fertility, indicates a problem with farm health. Biodynamics, and particularly the preparations, are intended to… Keep Reading

Biodynamic Farm Story: Where Anna Dreams About Taking Summers Off

By Anna Helmer I have hauled out my Biodynamic books to perform my annual winter Biodynamic brush-up. Brush-up isn’t the right term to use because it implies that I once understood it all, and now just need to remind myself of a few things. If only that were the case. No, it’s more of an… Keep Reading

Where Scientists and Farmers Converge: The Summerland Research and Development Centre

By Annelise Grube-Cavers This fall, as part of the BC Organic Conference, attendees had the opportunity to tour the Summerland Research and Development Centre. It was quite exciting to wander around the 80s era research center perched on a hill above Okanagan Lake (if you get excited about that kind of thing, of course, and… Keep Reading

Building a Relationship-Oriented Approach to Research

Effects of Organic Amendments on Soil Health Indicators in an Indigenous Farm in the Northern Peace River Region of Canada By Tiffany Traverse [Editor’s note: This research was presented at the First International Forum on Agroecosystem Living Labs, October 4-6, 2023, Montréal, QC, Canada, and is shared here with gratitude. This article was prepared with… Keep Reading

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