Search
Island farmers welcoming visitors on Open Farm Day
It’s that time of year again – Open Farm Day is being celebrated across the region on Sunday, September 17, 2017. Farmers in Prince Edward Island will once again open their doors to give the public a first-hand look at how local farms contribute to Canadian agriculture. There is...
Harvest and Prosper offers experience ‘in the field’
Creating jobs for Islanders - When Lorne Valley Ranch developed a new crop - high-bush blueberries - co-owner Phil Jennings IV said the province's Harvest and Prosper program helped fill jobs they were having a hard time filling. “We had done different things trying to find help...
Farmers don't take snow days
Like most of the farmers of the 1,500 farms on Prince Edward Island, the MacKinnons of Sandy Rae Farm near Montague don't take snow days off. Before sunrise 365 days a year - no matter the weather - Dannie or Alex MacKinnon is in the barn milking their 70 registered Holsteins...
From farm to table, and everywhere in between
Supporting Island families - Matt Dykerman hopes that creating a division of Farm & Food Care in Prince Edward Island will help teach Islanders where their food comes from, including family farms like his. “Sometimes in the busyness, farmers like myself can forget to share our...
New Leaf Essentials East brings new jobs to Slemon Park
Now that Prince Edward Island native Chris Chivilo is a successful pulse processor and trader out west with his company WA Grain Holdings Inc., he wants to do the same in his home province. The Charlottetown Rural High School graduate has created New Leaf Essentials East, an...
Minister Alan McIsaac’s statement on honey bee health
The following is a statement from Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Alan McIsaac: I would like to clarify recent misinformation about the importation of honey bees to Prince Edward Island. While the province does allow the import of honey bees from other jurisdictions, a strict...
Community food security, education projects announced
Community groups, schools, and early childhood centres will have more resources to teach Islanders about fresh, local food – including the students at Queen Elizabeth Elementary in Kensington. Research coordinator Karen Murchison of the PEI Certified Organic Producers Cooperative...
We are all downstream. We are all upstream. We are all part of a watershed
A Report on the Public Consultations on Managing Land and Water on a Watershed Basis. Prepared by the Environmental Advisory Council for the Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry. April 2007
About the Farm Practices Review Board
Agriculture is very important Prince Edward Island and its provincial economy. It is in the provincial interest that in agricultural areas, agricultural uses and normal farm practices are promoted and protected in a way that balances the needs of the agricultural community with...