Farming for others Reading time: 30 s
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Lennoxville just happens to be home to a fascinating “Farmhouse” that hosts two organizations. The Garden of Hope, founded by Alain Rodrigue, has a mandate to grow food for local people in need. The Foundation for Farming, represented by Serge Lauzon, offers training programs about sustainable agriculture.
The Garden of Hope is relatively new to the Townships. Setting up base for the first time in Lennoxville this summer, Rodrigue and his right-hand Joel Bélanger occupy 49 gardening beds at the Farmhouse where they plant and grow vegetables that they later transform into meals for people in need.
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A difficult season for Wera Farm 24 June 2021 at 18 h 35 min Reading time: 1 min Richard Wera had a difficult start to the season, and is hoping a lack of rain won’t add to this year’s challenges.
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The weather this year has been a challenge for some farmers. With the heat waves in the months of March, April, and May and now the lack of rain, local producers like Wera Farm are struggling to produce crops.
Owned by Richard Wera, the farm has a U-pick model that offers strawberries and vegetables. Usually, throughout July, the Farm receives a couple of hundred cars every day filled with more than eager people to come and pick their baskets of fresh strawberries. However, this year Wera has no fruit to offer customers. On May 27, the full moon was out, the night sky was clear, and a big frost came over the Farm destroying around 80 per cent of Wera’s strawberry crop.
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