Why you should partner with a young farmer when buying farm land You’re a city slicker looking for a classic investment, what could you possibly have in common with a hipster farmer? Believe it or not, a lot. By now, most savvy investors know that buying farmland is an ideal venture that can be both…
DetailsWhat Your Real Estate Agent Doesn’t Know Could Hurt You Let’s get straight to the point: real estate agents tend to not know a lot about farming. Therefore, they know very little about selling farmland and important points to consider when investing in farming. A quick Google search would tell them that buying farmland is…
DetailsIvan and I made a trip down to CIUT-FM Radio in Toronto to talk about farming and food on Career Buzz. Check out our interview to learn about restaurants, farming, zero food waste, how to get into local food, and more.
DetailsAgroecology is fully rooted in science, seeks to work with nature, and draws nutrients from the land to grow crops without using costly chemical fertilizers or pesticides, which often serve to push farmers into debt. It posits that getting to know the land and crops with which you work intimately is empowering in more ways…
DetailsHorticulture celebrates diversity and the thousands of plants and species that provide us food and medicine. In farming communities, there is a connection to the land. The food system is far more resilient, and labour yields better results with less effort. In fact, if you include externalized costs, it is even more profitable than agriculture…
DetailsAgriculture is an inherently destructive practice. It began in modern-day Syria and Iraq and is based on bare soil and aggressive growing practices in order to maximize yield and profit. But the problems associated with it are endless. Soil is eroded, fertility is lost and the ability to produce crops is deeply unsustainable. Much of…
DetailsGoing solar may feel like it’s too hard of a leap, but it’s actually less complicated than being on the conventional power grid. And with climate change and rising energy costs to worry about, moving to a more simple energy system is your best bet.
DetailsThis was a fun list for me to write, because I got to take a trip down memory lane and remember all of the mishaps I experienced starting with solar. Some of them seemed obvious, but sometimes it takes us humans a few f**k-ups before we learn our lesson! So here are the top eight…
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