Queen Beet Farm

02/24/2026

Spreading the word about this free online event, and important discussion being hosted by the National Farmers Union / L'Union nationale des fermiers

Have you ever wondered what a public-interest seed system could look like in Canada? And what would it take to build a farmer-focused seed system?

On Thursday, March 12 at Noon PDT / 1pm AB + SK / 2pm MB / 3pm EDT / 4pm ADT the National Farmers Union / L'Union nationale des fermiers's Cathy Holtslander and SeedChange / Sème l’avenir's Aabir Dey are coming together to answer big questions around seed policy in Canada and internationally.

Join us to explore how you can help shape policies that strengthen farmers’ rights and our collective seed sovereignty into the future.

Sign up at: https://www.nfu.ca/event/seed-policy-for-farmers/

12/17/2025

There's never been a better time to make it a local holiday season with products from local farms for your gift giving or meal planning. FoodCore's Local Flavours LGL listing can help! https://foodcorelgl.ca/

We reached out to the farms in the listing and here's what the told us they have available for you. Contact info available from the Local Flavours online map and PDF brochure at link above.

Photo credit: Coral Sproule, Queen Beet Farm

McKenzie Farm has pastured chicken and grass-fed beef

Queen Beet Farm Farm has garlic and pasture-raised beef

A Gardens Store has beef, chicken, rabbit, pork, vegetables and preserves.

Apprentice Farm has lots of Yukon gold potatoes, fingerling potatoes and garlic.

Fallbrook Farm has chicken, pork and goat, as well as frozen packaged goat chili and pulled pork, hot sauce, pepperettes and sometimes farm fresh eggs.

Lane Farm has fresh eggs, as well as a freezer full of forest-raised pork including bacon, sausages, pork chops, ribs, roasts and ground pork.

Lane Farm has organic pastured pork.

Chance Farmstead has Red Fife wheat flour and rye flour.

Valley Farm's 4 season farm stand has fall vegetables like squash, carrots, radishes and leeks as well as holiday wreaths, greeting cards, art work and children’s books all made by friends and neighbours.

08/14/2025

Our American allies, the , wrote this op-ed to demonstrate their support for our work to keep Supply Management intact.

The dismantling of agriculture management policies in the US have lead to a 95% loss of dairy farms since the 1970s. 📉

Since 2017, the U.S. has seen a 40% decline of dairy farms in just eight years.

“As a leading voice for family-scale dairies in the U.S., NFFC and our members condemn efforts in the U.S. and in Canada to undermine supply management by placing corporate profits ahead of farmer livelihoods.”

Thank you so much to the National Family Farm Coalition! Cross-border coalition building is how we fight to win! 💪

Read more here: https://www.nfu.ca/american-family-farmers-support-canadas-supply-management-system/

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Nos alliés américains, la National Family Farm Coalition, ont rédigé cet éditorial pour manifester leur soutien à notre travail visant à maintenir intacte la gestion de l’offre.

Le démantèlement des politiques de gestion agricole aux États-Unis a entraîné une perte de 95 % des exploitations laitières depuis les années 1970. 📉

Depuis 2017, les États-Unis ont connu une baisse de 40 % du nombre d’exploitations laitières en seulement huit ans.

« En tant que porte-parole des exploitations laitières familiales aux États-Unis, la NFFC et ses membres condamnent les efforts déployés aux États-Unis et au Canada pour saper la gestion de l’offre en faisant passer les profits des entreprises avant les moyens de subsistance des fermiers. »

Un grand merci à la National Family Farm Coalition ! C’est en créant des coalitions transfrontalières que nous pouvons gagner ! 💪

Pour en savoir plus: https://www.nfu.ca/fr/american-family-farmers-support-canadas-supply-management-system/