To celebrate the International Day of Forests, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced $2.2 million in funding through the 2 Billion Trees Program to support ALUS farmers and ranchers in planting 400,000 trees on their lands. ALUS...
Farmers Create Habitat for Species at Risk with Support from ALUS and the Government of Ontario
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Species at Risk Stewardship Program funds ALUS to create 2,270 acres of farmer-led habitat projects throughout the province A wetland and tree planting project completed as part of the MECP SARSP grant in...
Songs of Riverlea Acres: Stewardship for Species at Risk
The Andrews family moved to Metcalfe, ON, where they discovered they had vulnerable grassland species on their property. When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, Kurtis and Lara Andrews took it as an opportunity to return to a rural lifestyle, moving their family to...
Passionate about Great Beer, Great Food, and the Environment
A working farm, on 28 acres within the Carolinian Forest range, Charlotteville Brewing Company combines organic gardens, artisanal products, and an earth friendly attitude. Partnering with ALUS to create a pollinator hedgerow fits well with their overriding principle...