COMFORTS OF HOME RE-BOOT It is comforting how some things don’t change or don’t change that much. I have living proof from a visit I made to New Brunswick with my mother recently. She was born and bred in Woodstock, NB where the Meduxnekeag and the Saint John Rivers join. As we grew up, our family visited every summer. Summers were like a Maritime homecoming, full of the wonder of local potato chips, fiddleheads, the Saint John River, giant ice-cream cones, horses and hay. The same feeling struck me this visit, a feeling of being home with the steadiness and belonging it provides. Sure, things have changed, quite a few really, but the pace of change more moderate and history and tradition more considered. I appreciate that connection with things that have been. Looking back and appreciating and maintaining the value in what came before us rather than a complete tear down. Striking the right balance is important as sometimes you can’t give it back, like farmland for houses. In some regions in Canada the pressure to develop farmland is so high that many can’t afford to stay and small farms have already left. Up until the end of the Second World War Canadians were self-sufficient in fruit and veg. Industrialization changed that and trade became the main driver of agriculture and food policy. Food policy based so heavily on trade is precarious. Let’s strike a better balance and include small, community based and local. It is time for a food policy re-boot! 250 & UNDER Cover photo Amanda Badger Sunset Meadow Acres Parkland County, AB IN THIS ISSUE October 2025 | Vol. 1 Issue 5 EDITOR Julie Harlow | 1-866-260-7985 ext 272 Julie.Harlow@SmallFarmCanada.ca ADVERTISING SALES 1-866-260-7985 Sales@SmallFarmCanada.ca DESIGN | Andrea Williams CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTIONS Ashleigh Benedict | 1-866-260-7985 x252 Subscriptions@SmallFarmCanada.ca MARKETING & OPERATIONS Denise Faguy | Denise.Faguy@Farms.com PUBLISHER | Farms.com Canada Inc. PRINT: The print magazine for Small Farm Canada is published six times each year by Farms.com Canada Inc. Subscription rate for one year: $24.95 (+tax). Single copy price is $5.95. SUBSCRIBE NOW! DIGITAL: Small Farm Canada Lite is published 6 times each year, tandeming the Small Farm Canada magazine print issues. Contact INFO@ SMALLFARMCANADA.CA for your free subscription. Your privacy is important to us. Occasionally we may send you information from reputable companies whose products or services we believe may be of interest to you. If you would prefer to have your name removed from the list, contact us at Info@SmallFarmCanada.ca. Contents copyrighted by Farms.com Canada Inc. and may be reprinted only with permission. Copyright © 2025 Farms.com Canada Inc. All rights reserved. ISSN 1710 4955 Acceptance of advertising does not constitute endorsement of the advertiser, its products or services, nor do Small Farm Canada, or Farms.com Canada Inc. endorse any advertiser claims. The publisher shall have no liability for the omission of any scheduled advertising. 90 Woodlawn Road West, Guelph, ON N1H 1B2 www.SmallFarmCanada.ca PROUD TO BE CANADIAN OWNED! We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. Get social with Small Farm Canada IN THE NEXT PRINT ISSUE: NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 SEED ISSUE Booking deadline: Friday, October 10, 2025 Ad material due: Friday, October 17, 2025 We’re planting seeds and ideas to year-end with a bang-up issue that includes a guide on seed. The 2026 SFC Seed Guide will feature over 140 seed dealers with news and information. The magazine will have a seasonal theme with stories on livestock wintering, food self-sufficiency and out-building prep for ice and snow. TOP: AMANDA BADGER | BOTTOM LEFT: PIXEL-SHOT - ADOBE STOCK | BOTTOM RIGHT: LORAIN EBBETT-RIDEOUT | JULIE HARLOW Want the print issue? Subscribe here! 16 RAIL FENCE REVIVAL ARTICLE BY CARY RIDEOUTOUT 20 2025 INTERNATIONAL PLOWING MATCH & RURAL EXPO PHOTO JOURNAL 5 NEWS & NOTES BY JUSTIN CARROW Dairy cows & beef calves, turkey AI research, New World screwworm, animal antibiotics & human resistance 22 RESTORING THE FARM BOAT BY DAN NEEDLES A priceless story of a dryland rescue & repair. 8 PEELINGS HAVE FEELINGS TOO ARTICLE BY AMY HOGUE & FINN HOGUE From cleanser to broth to potato chips, peelings can pack a punch and reduce waste. 12 A LITE LOOK AT NEW BRUNSWICK ARTICLE BY JULIE HARLOW Nice, novel, notable nourishing, nurturing, New Brunswick agriculture.
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