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Farmers Feed Cities: The Thanksgiving Table

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This Thanksgiving, as we celebrate our loved ones, cherished friends, and of course, our plentiful harvest – I’d love to share this photo from Farmers Feed Cities. It provides a lovely visual of how important Canadian farmers are to our economy, well-being, and especially our celebration this weekend. And while I wish I had an infographic for every province across Canada, I’m sure you can appreciate the symbolism and merit just the same. #thankafarmer

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  1. Judy C (Cowan)

    Thank you for the visual, it is so important to thank our farmers. We have been changing our shopping ways this summer and have started to go right to the farms for some our products – meat, eggs & veggies. The quality is superior and it is nice knowing that we are supporting them.

  2. Anne Taylor

    This is a really wonderful visual and full of such great information. Although its Ontario specific, I’m sure we can all relate across the country!

  3. Lisa H

    That stat on one acre of wheat is amazing! Its a wonder there is grain shortages in other countries.

  4. Soozle

    Huh! That is certainly one way to think of it! Canada is a pretty amazing and fruitful country!

    Have a happy Thanksgiving, Lena! ♥

  5. Heidi C.

    I am going to be sure that we thank the farmers when we sit down to our Thanksgiving meal this year! They work so hard to feed all of us!

  6. Flora M

    I will be sending this on (or printing it) for my grandchildren – very appropriate for this time of year. It’s such a shame that so many farms are being bulldozed for the ever expanding urban sprawl :(

  9. Marissa

    Thanks for this post Lena – will definitely thank the farmers at our thanksgiving meal. I think its important to support our local farmers.

  13. Tricha

    Hope you had a great Thanksgiving Lena. This is why we should appreciate farmers especially local ones.

  17. Victoria Ess

    That’s such a powerful reminder, and a timely one, given the pending free trade agreement with the EU.

    I hope you had the loveliest of lovely Thanksgivings.

  18. Chandra Christine O'Connor

    looking at this wishing I was doing it for Christmas, but we always travel and dang I never have left overs and my sister in law cant cook worth a poo. I offered to do it at her house but she ordered the dinner. only diff I dont do beans a turnip is a must and cabbage salad.