Hug A Farmer

My farmer is Christina Bakombo. She is stay at home homeschooler and mother of six and a holistic eating advict. She is located in Bowmanville and she grows her produce in her garden and near by rented land.
She produces small scale and tends to only sell at small local gatherings. She shares most of her producce, with friends and family.

Her philosophy is organic and she even produces her own compost and natural remedies for pest. She opposes the mistreatment of animals in the mass production of meat in North America. She tries to buy free- range and ethically treated animal products.

I learned the hard work it takes to maintain the produce from the spring to fall. Christina goes one to two times a day in the morning and before the sun sets and the bugs really come out to bite. Her little operation consists of only family and those who have plots of land near by and helping out for a day showed me what dedication and hard work even small farming operates take.

She produces a variety of jarred salsas, sauces,  jams, and jellies

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1. Visit a local farmer, farmer's market or sustainable food producer. A good guide to your local farms, farmer's markets and local food producer's can be found here http://www.localharvest.ca 

   • Get to know your farmer or sustainable food producer. Provide a brief biography and background information on them, and their "story"
   • Explain their philosophy for choosing to farm, or not to farm organically. Are there any politcal or environmental initiatives or stances that they support or oppose? What have they chosen instead? Why? 
   • Upload a photo of you with the farmer or food producer and any other relevant content from a market, farm or sustainable producer's site.
   • Discuss what you learned from this experience?