Capital Ideas
Sometimes risk looks pretty good
Glenn Cheater
People just couldn’t resist teasing Clément Roy about his decision to become a farmer.“A lot of people were surprised and a lot of them said I was crazy,” says the 29-year-old Quebecker.
After all, it’s not often someone gives up a promising law career to go into farming, especially in a sector – land-based fish farming – that has been badly beaten up in the last few years.
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Science & Innovation
Virtual Farmers’ Market a Success
EduTransfer Design Associates and Haywire Creative
The Ottawa Valley Food Co-operative develops successful local food system.
“Although it is hard work to build a local food system, it is very rewarding,” says Christina Anderman. “A local system also helps to get more money directly into the farmers’ pockets.”
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