FVGC News

Keep current with FVGC news as we sow seeds of change in the fresh produce industry.

CHC Board of Directors 2019 Summer Tour

The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC)’s Board of Directors recently hosted their annual summer tour, this year visiting the Toronto and Niagara region of Ontario. The tour group was a cross section of industry and representatives from the Canadian Federation of...

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New Video: For my Son

We have just published the latest video in our Heartbeat international farm workers awareness campaign: "For my son."  Meet Kevin: His son has sickle cell anemia which requires costly medication monthly and travel to far towns to receive the treatment...

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New Video: For My Community

We have just published the latest video in our Heartbeat international farm workers awareness campaign: "For my community."  Did you know that the equivalent of one Canadian paycheck is equal to 8.5 pay checks in Jamaica (and many surrounding...

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New Video: The Unshakable Bond

We have just published the latest video in our Heartbeat international farm workers awareness campaign: "An Unshakable Bond."  The bond between farmers and international farm workers relies on a sense of mutual trust and respect. Together, they take the time to get to...

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New Video: More than a Partnership

We have just published the "More than than a Partnership" video in our awareness campaign in celebration of international farm workers. When you have workers returning year after year, the partnerships reach beyond just the day to day operations of the farm. It should...

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Meet the International Workers: Felena Pereira

Felena’s a single mom from Trinidad and Tobago, with a son and daughter aged 13 and 10. Back home, she lives with her mom, with her siblings close by. Everyone depends on her and the salary she makes as an international farm worker. She calls it her “bread and...

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Rencontrer des travailleurs internationaux: Joseph Hackett

Lorsque Joseph Hackett est arrivé au Canada en tant que travailleur agricole international en 2004, il n’avait envisagé de faire ce travail qu'une seule saison. Mais le propriétaire, Charles Stevens, et sa famille à Wilmot Orchards l’ont tellement bien accueilli qu’il...

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Rencontrer des travailleurs internationaux: Gary Dickson

Voici Gary Dickson. Il est originaire de Trinidad et Tobago. Il y a 21 ans, Marshall Schuyler, du comté de Norfolk, en Ontario, l'a recruté pour travailler dans sa ferme. Cette opportunité a changé sa vie. Grâce à l'argent qu'il a gagné en tant que travailleur...

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Examen des normes canadiennes biologiques en 2020

Le Comité sur l’agriculture biologique de l’Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC), ou le « comité technique » (TC), s’est réuni à Ottawa les 19 au 21 mars 2019 dans le cadre du cycle de révision quinquennal des Normes canadiennes biologiques (COS). Le CCH...

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