The slow takeover of Canada's food supply

#1

Insurance involvement/masking subsidies.
“On the grain side of his mixed farm near MacGregor, Man., Unrau can get subsidized crop insurance that “will cover my expenses,” he said”
https://www.producer.com/news/monette-farms-clears-trees-in-man-locals-frustrated/
Consolidation continues “by hook or by crook”.
https://www.producer.com/news/court-filing-adds-to-purely-canada-foods-woes/
One of the big guys. They operate in the USA also. There’s that United Nations word again…sustainability. One of my trigger words. :wink:

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#2

We’ve been feeling this takeover for a good while, and so, a number of years ago we decided to stop shopping at the supermarkets, and only shop at local organic farms, including farmers’ markets. We’ve got ourselves on a farm box program, and for things we can’t get from local farmers, we shop at a small local-family-run grocer who brings in (and special orders for us) organic fruits and vegetables. And we shop at a local organic grain mill, and mail order organic nuts and seeds and BC dried fruit from suppliers in Vancouver. This is our way of helping to support the “small guy” and extract ourselves (as far as is possible) from Big Business which is behaving like a giant (and ruthless) amoeba. It is more expensive for us this way, and it’s a price we want to pay, to help preserve small farms in our area. We’ve been trying to work on getting the cheap mindset out of our lives, which is fuel for land takeover by large corporations.

Do you have any thoughts about food forest movements that are springing up in different parts of the world?

You must be feeling very blessed that you have farming skills.

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#3

I started buying organic fruits and vegetables (as well as non-GMO products) at my local grocery store chain at a substantially higher price years ago. My reasoning was to support their effort and allow them to realize there was a demand so they could realize some profit to grow. Hence years later the grocery store stocks many more organic products at not so higher prices for others too if they choose.

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