ALUS Elgin participants Stephen and Katie Hotchkiss are keen on integrating conservation projects into a profitable farm operation. Stephen and Katie Hotchkiss raise bees and grow medicinal and culinary herbs, transforming these ingredients into packaged products that...
“The long-term plan is ensuring the health of the land, plain and simple," says ALUS Red Deer County participant Aron Lutz. By establishing a dozen ALUS projects on 41 acres of his land, his goal is "to pass on to my son good, productive land that’s been well looked...
"I think the majority of farmers out there are true environmentalists: Most of the ranchers I know are spending a lot of time and a lot of effort trying to protect sensitive areas,” says ALUS Parkland participant Carla Rhyant. In a video from ALUS’ “Stewards of the...
High-school students get hands-on lesson in planting native species to produce beneficial ecosystem services on an ALUS Elgin farm. On April 24, 2017, a group of high-school students devoted a full day to helping their local environment. ALUS Elgin Program Coordinator...
