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Farmer Profile: John Van Engelen

  • 5 January 2016
  • Author: Admin-Retail
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Farmer Profile: John Van Engelen
Farming and technology has certainly changed and improved over the years. Nowhere is this more evident than in pork production. More than 60 years after his parents came to Canada from Holland and started a modest dairy farm where rudimentary tools and clunky machinery were part of the daily grind, John Van Engelen marvels at the impact technology has had on his farming operations.

Farmer Profile: Vista Villa Farms

  • 3 November 2015
  • Author: Admin-Retail
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Farmer Profile: Vista Villa Farms

As a grocery retailer or a restaurant in Ontario, there’s a pretty good chance that most of your customers are not farmers. That’s not surprising, given that over 80% of Canadians now live in cities or urban centres.   

Although the connection from farm to fork may have become fragmented during a generational shift away from a rural lifestyle, the recent buy local movement has seen a resurgence...

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