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...
Restoring Winding Rivers: Dale and JoAnne Sigurdson on Repairing the Riparian
Along the Qu'Appelle River northwest of Regina, the Sigurdsons have introduced an exclusion fencing project and restored riparian buffer with ALUS. ALUS team members visit the Sigurdsons’ project near Lumsden, SK during the October 2022 Prairie Jamboree. The water...
Speedwell Farms: Family Farming and Enhanced Grazing in the Foothills of Alberta
Stephen Smith and his wife Helena introduced sustainable farming and enhanced grazing techniques on Speedwell Farms years ago and continue to do so with support from the Grazing Forward program. Stephen Smith (top right) and his family. In 1906, Stephen’s...
Growing Biodiversity and Resilience for Future Generations
ALUS Chatham-Kent participants, Betty and Allan Hubbell, want their grandchildren to know a world rich in biodiversity Lifelong residents of Chatham-Kent, Betty and Allan have a close relationship to the land. “This land was farmed by my dad since the 1950s, and we...