Paul Beingessner Award
Annual winners of the Paul Beingessner award for writing about farms and agriculture.
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2022
2022 Winner
Janelle Stolhandske-Dale, has grown up on a grain farm near Swift Current, Saskatchewan. She is currently in High School at the Swift Current Comprehensive High School. She is a very busy
2021
2021 Winner (22 – 30)
Meara Kirwin (they/them) is a 25 year old new farmer and experienced organizer living in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton). They’re honoured to receive this award and will be sharing the prize with
2021 Winner (15 – 21)
Conor T. Soule is 15 year old from Charlie Lake, BC. He is an unschooler that has always been encouraged to follow his passions for what he needs to learn
2020
2020 Winner (22 – 30)
Paul Beingessner Award Essay Competition National Farmers Union By: Rebecca MacInnis (Age 26) It’s no surprise that agriculture, like many things in our colonial nation, was built on the backs
2020 Winner (15 – 21)
Courtney Nell, age 17, lives on a mixed farm near Francis, Saskatchewan. She raises chickens for eggs and helps on the farm in the shop and driving equipment. Courtney plans
2019 Winner
Hope Beneath Our Feet by Kolby Peterson Like any dying language, the remaining speakers are too often silent, or silenced. Should we choose to listen, we may hear their fluency
2018 Winner
What will farming look like for young farmers in 30 years? by Cherry Halcovitch It is easy to imagine that the next thirty years will look a lot like the
2017
2017 Winner
To the farmers who are trying to make a living, meanwhile feeding us: There’s something these days that’s affecting your business, your life, and the world you live in. It’s called social license.
2016
2016 Winners
() would like to congratulate Nikaela Lange and Kevin Morin, who were the winners of the Beingessner Award for Excellence in Writing. Nikaela is 18 years old and from Dalmeny,
2015
2015 Winners
The National Farmers Union would like to congratulate Katia Huszka and Stuart Oke, winners of the Beingessner Award for Excellence in Writing for 2015. This year’s theme was “Soil: Our Common Ground”.
