Participant Profile
The Vergouwen Family: Five Generations of Ranching

The Vergouwen Family: Five Generations of Ranching

With a family legacy of over 110 years, the Vergouwens continue to steward the land and water just as those who came before them did. For over 110 years, the Scheer-Vergouwen family has stewarded their land and the animals they raise on it outside of Strathmore,...

Dennis Norosky: Deep Roots on the Prairies

Dennis Norosky: Deep Roots on the Prairies

ALUS participant Dennis Norosky cultivates grain, but he also protects wetlands and helps mitigate flooding downstream from his land just outside Newdale, Manitoba. In 1993, ALUS participant Dennis Norosky returned to his family farm—We Can Farm—near Newdale, Manitoba...

Gord and Marg Hammell: A Match Made in Manitoba

Gord and Marg Hammell: A Match Made in Manitoba

ALUS LSR participants Gord and Marg Hammell partnered with both ALUS and the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation to enhance nature on their farmland. Located on the rolling prairie landscape near Erikson, Manitoba, just south of the Riding Mountain National Park, is...

Olivier Martin: Thinking About Future Generations

Olivier Martin: Thinking About Future Generations

How ALUS helps Quebec farmer Olivier Martin deliver a commitment to stewardship. ALUS Montérégie participant and 2021 Dave Reid Award runner-up Olivier Martin grows field crops and raises 30,000 hogs per year on Ferme Gestion Petit Manoir, a 2,000-acre farm in Saint...