| |
 |
|
| |
New calendar features faces of
Ontario's farmers |
|
| |
Click
on Photos to enlarge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 January 2010
Seven generations ago, Scott’s family
immigrated to Canada and have been farming ever since. Scott and
his son Brett are egg farmers who also raise crops and beef
cattle on their farm in Perth County. Both are avid hockey
players who enjoy travelling, music and time with their families
in cottage country. |
|
|
|
|
 |
 February 2010
In her community, Janet is known as the
girl who drove a combine to her own wedding! She works with her
parents on the Ottawa Valley farm where she was raised and
together they grow soybeans, corn, wheat, canola, sunflowers and
flax. This busy mother of two also takes karate lessons and is
pursuing her black belt. |
|
|
| |
 |
 March, 2010
Josh raises turkeys and crops near
Windsor in a partnership with his dad and cousins. Together they
share the same values and commitments of the five generations of
their family who farmed there before them. Josh is an avid
golfer and a very proud new dad to year-old Julia. |
|
|
| |
 |
 April,
2010
Robin and her husband Don take great
pride in being responsible and caring chicken farmers on their
farm in Norfolk County where they also grow cabbage, cauliflower
and other crops. Besides the daily chores, it’s not unusual to
see Robin working land or driving forklift. She and her husband
have two teenage daughters who share the same passion for
agriculture. |
|
|
| |
 |
 May,
2010
Meet Bryce. This newlywed raises purebred
beef cattle farm with his family on a farm in Northumberland
County. Bryce is an avid sportsman who plays volleyball, soccer,
hockey and golf. He also volunteers at his church. |
|
|
| |
 |
 June,
2010
These six siblings (clockwise from left)
Carolyn, Kathryn, Eric, Elaine, Sharyn and Glenn - were raised
on a dairy farm in Durham Region and are all still active as
farmers or as rural volunteers. They are proud to be members of
a family whose farming heritage in this province dates back 200
years. They enjoy time spent together on the farm
with their spouses, children and parents Frank and Donna (front
cover photo) |
|
|
| |
 |
 July,
2010
Mike and his brother Joe both studied
agriculture after high school before they began farming together
in Middlesex County. Mike is a father of three who grows many
types of crops including black beans, peas and sweet corn. When
he isn’t farming, he loves to travel and cross country ski. |
|
|
|
|
| |
 |
 August,
2010
She may look young but don’t let her age fool you! LaDonna is a
full time, dedicated pig farmer who loves working with her
parents and siblings on their farm in Perth County. Her
favourite parts of her career include caring for the newborn
piglets and driving tractor in the fields. When she’s not in the
barn, LaDonna spends time cooking and volunteering for many
agricultural organizations. |
|
|
| |
 |
 September,
2010
Shawn, his wife and four young children
farm with his parents in Eastern Ontario, where they grow many
specialty crops like soybeans for tofu, azuki beans, malt barley
and milling oats. Making environmental improvements to his farm
and protecting it for future generations is important to Shawn.
He is extremely proud of his family’s care of the soil, water,
woodlots and wetlands on their 800 acre property. |
|
|
| |
 |
 October,
2010
As a farmer and a mother of five young
children, Nicole doesn’t have a lot of time to herself! She and
her husband raise dairy goats and many other types of livestock
on their farm in Wellington County. In what little free time she
can find, Nicole enjoys making goat’s milk soap and working with
her dogs. |
|
|
| |
 |
 November,
2010
Blair is a crop farmer in Bruce County.
When he wanted to propose to his long-time fiancée, he plowed
the words “Will you marry me?” into one of his fields and then
hired a helicopter to take her over the spot. (Fortunately, she
said yes!) Blair is also a member of a unique tractor square
dance group that performs across Ontario. |
|
|
| |
 |
 December,
2010
Jason and Christina farm on Wolfe Island,
the largest of the Thousand Islands, where they grow 1,000 acres
of crops with help from Jason’s family. Thirteen years ago, the
couple also began raising bison and now have a herd of more than
130. Both are active in many local and provincial organizations
and were recognized for their achievements when they won the
2009 Ontario Outstanding Young Farmer award. |
|
|
| |
 |
 January, 2011
Lisa was raised on a beef cattle farm in the Ottawa Valley. She
now lives on a cash crop farm near Guelph with her husband and
three boys. A lot of Lisa’s free time is dedicated to
volunteering at her sons’ school. She also enjoys her garden and
her kickboxing classes. |
|
|
| |
 |
Back Cover - 2010 Faces of Farming Calendar |
|
|
| |
|
|
