This Mexican rock-picking crew in Vernon is an example of what I call magical thinking. Notice a couple things. First, how many rocks are being picked (to make it easier for machine […]
Compacting the Soil in Vernon
25% of Fruitgrowing Agricultural Productive Capacity in the Okanagan is Wasted
Here’s an industrial apple plantation after harvest. The trees are in long rain rows to facilitate mechanized farming, using multi-ton tractors and spraying equipment (combined weight of about 5 tonnes). After harvest, […]
Land Crisis in Vernon
Yesterday I showed you an image of an apple crisis. Here it is again, from a different angle. People are so hungry to connect with a farmer over a supermarket that they […]
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