by Ashley Peyrard | Nov 19, 2018 | Labour campaign, Actualités
We recently released our latest video in our campaign to celebrate international farm workers and to raise awareness of their importance to our industry. About the video Philippe Quinn, a farmer from Quebec, talks about the Guatemalans who work for him − especially...
by Ashley Peyrard | Nov 9, 2018 | Labour campaign, Actualités
“Without international farm workers, there would be no Canadian fruit and vegetable production.” CHC’s Labour Awareness Campaign is a celebration of international farm workers in Canada. Most Canadians never think about how food gets onto our tables, or the critical...
by Ashley Peyrard | Sep 12, 2018 | Labour campaign
The weather in Southern Ontario was at it’s hottest when our HyperActive film crew visited; but what they found was really cool. In Chatham, they spent some time Truly Green Farms with Hilco Tamminga, the Operations and General Manager, where they met some of the...
by Ashley Peyrard | Juil 19, 2018 | Labour campaign, Actualités
Recently, Hyperactive travelled to Quinn Farm in Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Quebec, to interview owners Phil and Stephanie Quinn, and a few of their international farm workers. These interviews were the first of our production to be conducted entirely in...
by Ashley Peyrard | Juin 11, 2018 | Labour campaign, Actualités
Last week, Hyperactive interviewed workers and farmers at three farms in Southern Ontario: at Wilmot Orchards, at Lingwood Farms, and at Schuyler Farms. They were able to see a variety of farming types and crops ranging from blueberries to asparagus, from apples and...
by Ashley Peyrard | Mai 28, 2018 | Labour campaign, Actualités
On Wednesday, May 9, CHC and Hyperactive initiated production on the international farm worker awareness campaign by filming at SunTech Greenhouses, near Ottawa. Owners Bob Mitchell, and his wife, Carmen, were very accommodating and generous with their time. They...
