The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour

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There are 200,000 farmers in Canada. Let's dig into their problems.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 11: Soil in the Wind - Deleau

    A dust storm in Manitoba reveals which farms lose their soil, where that soil ends up, and the ways that building good soil also help build stronger communities.

  2. Aug 27

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 10: Why Farm? - Harvest Moon Society

    I’m a bit obsessed with the romance of farming. But, that’s not what a farmer who’s overworked and under-thanked wants to hear. This episode is about the suitability of the word ‘romance’ in farming, and what farming is ultimately all about.

  3. Aug 20

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 9: Do Young People Want To Farm? - Minnedosa

    If you spend a lifetime making interest payments on a piece of land, do you ever really own it? How do young farmers get started if the cost of farmland outstrips the amount they can earn from it?

  4. Aug 13

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 8: The Next Generation - Sustainable Brandon

    What happens when it’s time to pass a farm on to the next generation? Should it be sold to the highest bidder? Inherited by the oldest son? How do we make sure that the wealth stays with the farm — and that the next generation can afford to take over?

  5. Aug 6

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 7: Farming Alone - Prairie Garden Seeds

    A big advantage of the farming lifestyle is community. Which makes it that much harder to farm successfully as a single farmer. Rachelle Ternier at Prairie Garden Seeds has some unusual ways to build a ‘we’ as a single farmer.

  6. Jul 30

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 6: Enticing People Back To The Farm

    What levers do we have to take commerce out of the commodity market? To live outside the logic that says the lowest price is the best price? At Farm 140, I found a room full of people figuring out how to do just that.

  7. Jul 23

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 5: Money Doesn’t Cause Success

    What levers do we have to take commerce out of the commodity market? To live outside the logic that says the lowest price is the best price? At Farm 140, I found a room full of people figuring out how to do just that.

  8. Jul 16

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 4: Where Does The Money Come From?

    The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan has bought the farm — literally. Has farming become a charity case? According to Community Foundation leader Kevin Ronaghan, buying a farm is the best investment they can make in building a community.

  9. Jul 9

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 3: Is Romance Keeping Us Alive?

    Farming is a tough, tough business. The saying goes, get big or get out, and big stress comes with big business. But what if that isn’t true? Maybe smaller farms are just what we need to stay connected to our food.

  10. Jul 2

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 2: A Table on a Farm - Klippers Organics

    I’m at to Klippers Organics for the season opening of their on-farm restaurant, Row Fourteen. A couple things have changed there since I filmed there in 2020, and award-winning head chef Derek Grey joins us to talk about why he’s now an electrician.

  11. Jun 25

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 1: Passing the dream on with Holger Schwichtenberg

    This episode features Holger Schwichtenberg, of The Old Agassiz Place in Agassiz, B.C. We chat about the issue of succession and how the farm gets passed along to the next generation; the emotions and finances involved in making the big decisions.

  12. Jun 18

    The Hands That Feed Us: On Tour - Episode 0: Ground Zero with Seann Dory

    This first episode features Seann Dory, of Salt & Harrow farm in Tsawwassen, B.C. We talk about a previous project that he may be better known for, Urban Digs, and how they secured land by "offering tax-breaks to parking lot owners". Find out more about the tour at https://thehandsthatfeedus.ca/

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There are 200,000 farmers in Canada. Let's dig into their problems.

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  • Creator
    The Hands That Feed Us
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The Hands That Feed Us Copyright 2026
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