Food from the Land Farming in Canada
What are the images that we associate with Canadian farming? Farming in Saskatchewan
B.C.’s vineyards …
Alberta’s ranch country … http://www.westcanoon.com/archive/cowboycountry.html
Alberta ranchers …
Manitoba canola fields … http://www.fotosearch.com/DSN115/109/
Sunflowers … http://www.fotosearch.com/DGT129/fse0019/
Ontario mixed farming … (Image from Stats Canada)
Small farms near Ottawa … (Image from Stats Canada)
Niagara, Ontario region …
Maple syrup and Quebec …
Annapolis Valley … apples …
Special crops …(crops not included in major grains and oilseeds or horticultural crops) Special Crops = It is a catch-all category for those crops not included in major grains and oilseeds or horticultural crops. Chick peas, dry beans, dry peas, lentils, buckwheat, canary seed, forages, ginseng, herbs (medicinal plants), spices, industrial hemp, mustard seed, safflower seed, seeds (for sowing), sunflower seed, sugar beets, tobacco, and wild rice.
Fish farming … http://www.greenpeace.ca/e/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album02
Alpaca and Llama farming … for fibers … for textiles …Ex Alpaca and Llama farming … for fibers … for textiles …Ex. Rugs/ropes and fleece/yarn.
Organic farming … Organic farming is a means of producing food and fiber, including produce, grains, meat, dairy, eggs, cotton, and flowers, that is better for the environment and healthier than conventional farming. Instead of using pesticides, organic farmers try to develop a biological diversity in their fields that disrupts the habitats of pests. Organic farming also focuses on the maintenance and replenishment of soil fertility. Organic farmers do not use synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.
http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/statistics-and-market-information/agfacts-agriculture-the-economy/?id=1355435809830 The End