Organic Path microsite

This project was funded through the New Opportunities and Business Development Investment Initiative (NOBDI) under the Renewal Chapter of the Canada-Nova Scotia Agricultural Policy Framework Agreement.

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The Last Word

We asked a number of organic farmers about what advice they would give to new or transitioning farmers. Here’s what they said.

Find a market before you plant a crop.
Andrew Kernohan
Ballymena Farm, NS

Proceed carefully; it always takes longer than expected.
Brian Boates
Boates Farm, Nova Scotia

Don't do it all at once unless you have other avenues of income.
Mark Bernard
Barnyard Organics Ltd., PEI

Keep it in perspective. Know what you can absorb.
Ernest & Beverley Culberson
Five Tier Farm, NB

Start small and grow. Don’t invest too much money into something until you know what you really want to do and that it can work.
Patsy Thibault
Marché Canisto Market Inc., NB