https://thefanningmill.com/2014/11/24/has-the-food-movement-become-a-religious-cult/2019-02-02T04:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2014/06/06/academics-review-selling-the-fear-of-organic-marketing/2019-02-02T04:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2014/03/26/want-to-move-the-gmo-discussion-forward-label-them/2019-02-02T04:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2014/08/15/will-a-neonic-ban-save-the-bees/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/beehives.jpgBee Hives on Songberry Organic Farm2019-02-02T04:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2014/06/27/organic-farming-and-modern-technology-friend-or-foe/2019-02-02T04:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2015/02/10/end-the-food-wars-lets-fight-for-understanding-instead/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/organicvsconv-300x211.jpgorganicvsconv-300x211Thanks to the Genetic Literacy Project for illustrating my post with this entertaining image!2019-02-02T04:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2014/08/19/feeding-the-world-beyond-the-gmoorganic-dichotomy/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/futureofag.jpgfutureofag2019-02-02T04:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2016/02/10/big-organic-threat-or-opportunity/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/big-organic.jpgBig Organic2016-02-11T13:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2016/01/29/what-story-does-license-to-farm-tell/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/license-to-farm.jpglicense to farm2016-02-03T14:39:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/03/13/promoting-organic/2016-02-01T04:58:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2015/12/18/trading-places/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/savvyfarmgirlgrowcanada.jpgsavvyfarmgirlgrowcanadaJen with Vikram Vij at GrowCanada before she attended EFAO. Vij reminded us how blessed we are to live in a country that holds farmers in such high regard. #truthhttps://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/songberryfarmffe.jpgsongberryfarmffeRob (far left) onstage with Sarah Schultz, Jayson Merkley, and Rob Saik at the Farm Forum Event. (photo by Meakin Farms (@meakinag), used with permission)2015-12-30T17:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/05/23/wordless-wednesday-this-is-your-milk-this-is-your-milk-on-grass/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img-20121110-00289.jpgWhich Butter is Better?Comparing organic butter (left) to conventional butter (right): no difference in fat content but a big difference in colour (and flavour!)https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/this-is-milk-on-grass.jpgthis is milk on grassComparing glasses of regular milk (left) and raw, grass-fed milk (right)2015-11-30T03:59:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2015/05/27/infographic-weed-control-strategies/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/weed-control-without-herbicides1.pngWeed Control Without HerbicidesWeed control strategies2025-12-04T01:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2015/05/13/wordless-wednesday-kids-trees-both-grow-up-fast/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jasminecedars.pngjasminecedars2015-05-13T14:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2015/04/16/is-organic-farming-anti-science/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/photo-1.jpgDiscussing calf care with researchers from the University of British Columbia.https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5209.jpgFeatured Image -- 397https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5120.jpgIMG_5120https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/012.jpgOur grass, cut and harvested as silage for winter feeding, is grown without the use of chemical fertlizers. We use animals manures and compost to fertilize our grass and corn crops.https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_5206.jpgIMG_52062015-04-21T19:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2015/03/02/new-macdonald-old-divisions/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/newmacdonaldvid.jpgnewmacdonaldvidhttps://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/newmacdonald.jpgnewmacdonald2015-03-19T23:16:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2015/02/18/fighting-for-understanding-an-advocates-checklist/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/socialmediatips.jpgsocialmediatips2015-02-19T02:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2015/02/11/wordless-wednesday-february-sun/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/suninwinter.jpgsuninwinterEarly morning sun warms snowbound trees.2015-02-11T18:57:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2014/08/20/wordless-wednesday-late-summer-tillage-and-cover-crops/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img-20140820-00568.jpgIMG-20140820-00568.jpghttps://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img-20140820-00569.jpgIMG-20140820-00569.jpg2023-05-11T21:03:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/06/07/are-gmos-used-to-make-organic-cheese/2016-04-27T00:57:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2014/04/10/walmart-organic-food-help-or-hype/2014-11-11T04:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2014/01/10/deconstructing-don-huber-a-tale-of-two-talks/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/149442665_640-300x168.jpgDr. Don M. HuberDon Huber, via Vimeo2015-08-24T13:29:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2014/01/08/better-beef-a-retro-perspective-on-market-differentiation/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/superior-alberta-beef.jpgSuperior Alberta BeefFrom 1994: Alberta Beef "A sign of Superior Quality"2014-01-08T21:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/12/13/an-organic-farmer-walks-into-monsanto/2013-12-13T18:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/11/19/were-a-tossed-salad-not-a-smoothie-time-to-embrace-agricultural-diversity/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/id-100162213.jpgID-100162213https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/id-10087145.jpgID-100871452014-02-05T07:31:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/10/31/bridging-the-organic-conventional-divide/2014-01-28T22:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/10/16/wordless-wednesday-world-food-day-2013-making-the-connection/2013-10-17T03:47:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/09/21/gm-alfalfa-coexistence-part-2-assessing-practises/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img-20130920-00694.jpgIMG-20130920-00694Alfalfa plants can still be found on our farm, 10 years since it was last grown.2013-10-24T04:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/09/14/gm-alfalfa-coexistence-the-seed-industrys-strange-alchemy/2013-09-17T03:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/08/14/video-its-who-we-are-organic-meadow-farmers/2013-08-21T03:10:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/08/20/why-is-it/2013-08-21T03:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/08/13/mid-summer-update-guest-posts-new-ideas/2013-08-13T03:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/05/31/is-there-illegal-gmo-wheat-in-kraft-mac-cheese-no/2013-06-06T02:59:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/05/08/wordless-wednesday-spring-plowing-2/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/gabriel-plowing.jpgGabriel plowing2013-05-08T11:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/05/03/bees-neonicotinoids-an-organic-farmers-perspective/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img-20120507-00143.jpgStrike peas, Natural II treatmenthttps://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img-20120507-00144.jpgStrike peas, untreated2015-04-30T19:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/04/20/time-to-refocus-gmo-debate/2013-06-25T22:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/04/18/the-gmo-song-a-ditty-about-co-existence/2013-04-18T04:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/04/10/wordless-wednesday-spring-planting-what-a-difference-a-year-makes/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/field-april-6-2013.jpgField April 6 2013Here's a photo of the same field (from a different angle) taken exactly a year later, on April 6, 2013. Still snow-covered, the ground underneath frozen solid.https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/first-seeding.jpgFirst Seeding 2012This photo was taken on April 6, 2012. I posted it to Facebook with the caption: An awesome start to the 2012 planting season today: seeded peas, carrots, spinach, Swiss chard, mesclun, dandelion, faba beans, turnips, radishes, and parsnips. I covered about 5km with the push seeder in total, and never went more than 500 feet from the house!2013-04-11T04:52:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/04/08/thoughts-on-gmo-alfalfas-potential-release-in-eastern-canada/2016-05-26T14:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/04/04/mark-lynas-leadership-agriculture/2013-06-25T17:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/04/03/wordless-wednesday-old-fashioned-manure-handling/2013-04-03T19:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/04/02/food-safety-and-manure-use-on-organic-farms/2023-01-24T09:56:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/2013/03/22/your-typical-organic-farmer/https://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/overseed.jpgoverseedhttps://thefanningmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/meinasuit.jpgguy in a suit2023-09-19T07:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thefanningmill.com/about/2013-04-06T13:06:51+00:00weekly0.6https://thefanningmill.comdaily1.02025-12-04T01:53:26+00:00