In the media
Stone Barns Center - January 2021
"The Stone Barns Regenerative Farming Fellowship (RFF)* launched in 2019 to support farmers in their transition to regenerative farming practices.
Green in Navan - November 2020
Heritage Public School joins the Farm to School Movement! October was Farm to School Month in Canada, a month to encourage and celebrate local food initiatives across the country.
Farmers Forum - October 2020
'When bigger is seen as better, going against the grain to focus on locally-grown ancient grains might seem at best misguided'. Follow the link below to read the full article.
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My Local Markets - A Covid-19 Response
“We thought that this was just going to be a kind of a little passion project to keep us busy .."
My Local Markets is a startup initiated by Darlene Collins to facilitate the connection between local food producers and customers.
Better Farming Magazine - January 2020 Issue
A great article featuring Against the Grain Farms and the hurdles that niche grain producers face.
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EFAO Research- Increasing Grain Yields
Click on the link below and scroll down to the article "Does Rock Mineralizers Increase Yield of Heritage Wheat" and discover the research we have been working on this past year in collaboration with EFAO.
Country Guide- A Hunger for Opportunity
Shelley was recently featured in the Country Guide magazine in an article titled, 'A hunger for opportunity' written by Lorraine Stevenson. To read about Shelley's farming story, follow the link below.
Nuffield Scholarship Report
Shelley was the recipient of the Nuffield Canada Agricultural Scholarship in 2018. She has completed her international study and compiled her learnings in a report titled 'Exploring the Viability and the Impact of Participatory Plant Breeding from Seed to Table'. Please follow the link below to read the full report.
"Big Boss"- A Farmer's Story in Mynamar
This feel good story demonstrates how one small scale farmer can have a large impact in her community and country by sharing her knowledge and demonstrating her successes and failures with other farmers, helping them succeed and create a vibrant local food supply!