NEWARK, ON – Since taking on the role as swine herdsman on the family farm in 2006, Graham Learn has brought both a new way of looking at the business and computer technology skills to the job. Full Story 

At the top of the game in her chosen field of insurance a decade ago Linda Lewis could hardly envision living and working on a farm. After spending three and a half years at Memorial University in St. John’s, admittedly with no clear course of study, she tackled everything from organic chemistry to calculus. Full Story 

“I was raised on the farm and agriculture has always been a part of my life,” says the 23-year-old son of Tony and Michelle Gosnell. “I’ve been a member of 4-H and Junior Farmers, which are both good for future development and growth. To some degree it’s always come naturally but family support is also important for a young farmer like me. You learn as you go and knowledge is passed down along the way. Full Story 

Twenty-one-year-old John Jobson may not have been raised on a farm but he’s become one of the most successful and hard-working new farmers in the region. Full Story 

There was always a fair amount of certainty as to whether Eric Simpson would follow in his family’s agricultural footsteps as a third generation farmer. Yet it was two distinct and specific defining moments in the young man’s life a couple of years ago that clearly solidified that path to becoming a hard working and forward thinking young farmer. Full Story 

With no current family members involved in agriculture, Caitlin Hall wasn’t eying a farming job when she entered university. Yet now, as she prepares for her fourth year on the land, it’s abundantly clear she has become a successful new farmer with both short and long-term plans in the agricultural world she has embraced. Full Story 

TATAMAGOUCHE, N.S. – Education and learning from an established farmer/mentor were keys to the success of second year farmer Cammie Harbottle. While the 28-year-old British Columbia native hadn’t even considered farming until she was a 20-year-old university student, she says the decision was clearly the right choice, adding “it just made sense to me to grow food for people and to be outdoors.” Full Story 

GLENCOE, ON – David McEachren admits as a young boy he had ambitions “that were all over the map” but he knew from a fairly early age he was destined to be a farmer. Full Story 

KINKORA, PEI – When you call Andrew Lawless a new farmer he sounds a little amused, suggesting there might be an additional qualifier to that description. Full Story