Just Farmers

Who are we? • Federation of “farmers that the industry forgot” • Often small scale (we might farm ½ acre or 5 acres or 20 or more—often less than ¼ section/160 acres; sometimes nearer a thousand!) • Diversity of concerns including health, lifestyle, environmental friendliness, holistic approach • Mostly “part-timers”—need another income to survive Why another publication? • We need regional communications. Most of the good things are from prairie sources, the Lower Mainland of B.C. (that’s like another country compared to the Bulkley Valley). • There are many local farmers and gardeners who have knowledge that is “hidden” because of busy-ness, or disenfranchisement from any established organisation, intentional or not. What can we offer? • Stories (see the attached story about the Dieleman farm). • Photos that either celebrate farming life or instruct each other. • Resources that one or another of us have found useful. Perhaps mini-book or magazine reviews or just the title and author. • Wisdom from more recent immigrants to our region. • Knowledge that we are not alone.