Chad and Laurie Trigg are young farmers from rural Alberta. Starting the ranch from the soil up at 22 and 23 years old, they were excited to start a new venture in the bison world and deemed their ranch “The Backwoods Buffalo Ranch” after their metis heritage and the bluff of beautiful spruce in the “backwoods”. The couple now pride themselves on being a community based around food by offering solace to individuals from around the world through various volunteer and apprenticeship programs. The ranch is not only home to the Bison but pastured pork, free-range chickens, horses and milking animals. Laurie is an avid chef and prides herself on using all of the parts of the animal while educating others how to do so, while Chad educates but more so on his multifaceted skills especially related to harvesting and hunting. The couple is welcoming their fifth baby this winter and are just so happy to be a part of the Depth of Field project. Welcome to the Backwoods, welcome home.

Barnyard Organics is owned and operated by Mark and Sally who farm with their four children in Freetown, PEI. While grains, poultry, cattle and feed make up the bulk of their operation, they try to keep the soil as their primary focus. Incorporating grazing into their cropping rotation, using no-till when possible and planting a diversity of cover crops are all efforts they’re making to build the healthiest soil for the healthiest food.

Ferme Fiola Farm is a family-owned and operated farm on the 120-acre Fiola family homestead, located in the Franco-Manitoban community of Ste-Geneviève. They sell direct market, pasture-raised lamb and wool products, pasture-raised chicken and more, using sustainable practices.

Ga Gitigemi Gamik (We Will Plant Lodge) is envisioned as an ecological centre on a permanent Indigenous-stewarded site on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, where women and 2SLGBTTQQIA+ persons can work on the land together in a 12-week immersion program that will help them (re)learn ancestral agricultural methods lost to colonization. The documentary provides insight into the efforts to revitalize traditional agricultural knowledge, emphasizing the importance of cultural sustainability in farming.

Red Barn Dairy began in 2016 and is owned and operated by Hal Jadeske using organic practices. The operation consists of 160 acres of land, a herd of 60 milking Alpine goats and a processing facility where milk is bottled, as well as a number of cheeses and yogurts are prepared, in addition to goat meat for sale at a number of retail outlets in the Saskatoon area including the Saskatoon Farmers Market.

Corn Hill Nursery is family owned and operated for more than 40 years. They grow and sell a complete range of hardy plant material suitable for northern gardens. Serving both wholesale and retail customers, they are one of the largest production nurseries in Atlantic Canada, located in the gently rolling hills of Kings County, New Brunswick, approximately 30km from Sussex or 15km from Petitcodiac. Their Cedar Café was opened in 2000 and runs seasonally from May until October.

Founded in 1986, Prairie Garden Seeds is a small, family-operated seed company based in Saskatchewan, Canada, operated by daughter-father team, Rachelle Ternier and Jim Ternier. They organically produce about 95% of the seeds offered in their seed catalog.

McCreary Land and Livestock Ltd is owned and operated by Ian McCreary and Mary Smillie. They run a grain and livestock operation using renewable energy and significant reductions in nitrogen fertilizer.

Ella’s Forest is a 400 acre wild blueberry farm in Queens County, Prince Edward Island. They manufacture their own blueberries into tea and powder and sell their products globally. You can find them, Willie, Amy and Ella at home on their little farm, with their two dogs Mickie and Minnie. Their first book “ Mother Nature’s Plan” was released recently.

Red Pine Farm is a 5th generation farm on PEI owned and operated by Ranald and Melanie MacFarlane and with their 2 boys, Oliver & Lyric. They farm 160 acres & milk 20 cows, and sell about 150 pigs per year at a local farmers market. Visitors are welcome by appointment.

Grazing Days is a family-run farm in the community of St.-André-Avellin, Quebec. Owned and operated by Paul Slomp and Josée Cyr-Charlebois, they produce and sell grass-fed Angus beef, pastured pork, and pastured chicken by direct delivery in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

Black Sheep Farm is an agroecological farm, run by Brenda Hsueh and Skyler Radojkovic. They raise sheep on pasture, using intensive managed grazing, to maximize the soil building effects of ruminants, while producing meat and fibre from grass and sunlight. They want to see farming become the climate crisis solution it should be, building soils, sequestering carbon, being a moisture sponge, increasing biodiversity, all while feeding people without exploiting themselves or the people they work with.

Ferme Marcel Goguen Farm is a diversified operation featuring 6 acres of apple trees and 4 acres of mixed vegetables, along with small livestock including hens, ducks, geese, pigs and a horse. It is a family farm started up by Joseph Goguen in 1778, around the arrival of the first Acadians to the region. Seven generations later, Marcel and Bernadette Goguen took over operation of the farm in 1987.

Knoydart Farm is the Maritimes’ only grass-fed, free-range and certified organic dairy farm, belonging to Angela, Adam and Frazer Hunter who produce milk, creme and dairy available for home delivery or sold at select stores, farmers markets and at the farm near Merigomish in Nova Scotia.

Grounded Acres is a queer-run farm growing certified organic mixed vegetables and fruit and raising certified organic laying hens for eggs on 2.5 acres of unceded ancestral Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory on the Sunshine Coast of B.C. They sell to the farmers’ market, a box program, and at their farm stand and to wholesale clients. They use growing practices that regenerate and contribute to the health of our ecosystems and they hope to create safer spaces in agriculture for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks like themselves.

4C Farms is owned by Cowessess First Nation in the rural municipality of Grayson, and operated by Terry Lerat and fellow band members. It is a mixed cattle and grain operation with 2,500 acres of pasture and hayland for the rotational grazing of Angus cows, and 5,000 acres of canola, peas, wheat, and oats. They are a growing business that is passionate about building economic opportunities in the agriculture sector by farming their own land in a sustainable manner.

Davey Creek Ranch is a farm in South Central Alberta owned and operated by Glenn and Patricia Norman. It was originally a cow/calf operation that grew all of its own feed but, faced with decades of low cattle prices and aging operators, things needed to change. So about 10 years ago they remade the farm as a direct marketing operation. They reduced their cow numbers and elected to market finished farm raised beef directly to consumers. They also produce and market quality hay and honey.

Back to Roots Farm is a first generation Jamaican-Canadian family owned farm. They farm using holistic and natural based practices. Cultivating mixed vegetables free-range goats, sheep, and laying hens on 78 acres. They sell direct-to-consumer as they believe reconnecting people to local and sustainable food is essential for their community. They utilize regenerative farm and market garden style models to promote a more balanced ecosystem on their farm.