Jan 26, 2016Alberta EFP
Species at Risk Initiative
SPECIES AT RISK COMPONENT ADDED TO ALBERTA ENVIRONMENTAL FARM PLAN Attaining these designations will expand markets for Alberta producers Alberta species at risk will be better protected under a project led by the Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) with over $200,000 in funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada. The three year...Read MoreJan 21, 2016Alberta EFP
Egg Farmers of Alberta: Pro-Active Environmental Stewards
“Sustainable sourcing requirements are coming, and the Egg Farmers of Alberta (EFA) took a unique, pro-active approach to prepare their producers for sustainable sourcing” says Paul Watson, Alberta Environmental Farm Plan Director. For Alberta’s agricultural community sustainable sourcing means suppliers and consumers are beginning to demand producers demonstrate they are reducing...Read MoreNov 11, 2015Alberta EFP
Good News – Sustainable Sourcing is Coming to Alberta (and Canada)
Written by Paul Watson, Alberta EFP Director There are likely two questions that come to mind after reading the title. First, what is sustainable sourcing? And second, how can this be a good thing? The Alberta Environmental Farm Plan defines sustainable sourcing as a “means of buying goods from suppliers who adhere...Read More
Sep 28, 2015Alberta EFP
Sustainable Sourcing Study
Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (Alberta EFP) is making changes to better align the program with international sustainable sourcing standards for environmental practices. The changes will streamline the process of certifying on-farm sustainability practices and will better fulfill end-user requirements.These improvements emerged from a recent comparative study conducted by Alberta EFP,...Read MoreSep 28, 2015Alberta EFP
Sustainable Sourcing Study
Alberta Environmental Farm Plan and Partners Complete Sustainable Sourcing Study Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (Alberta EFP) is making changes to better align the program with international sustainable sourcing standards for environmental practices. The changes will streamline the process of certifying on-farm sustainability practices and will better fulfill end-user requirements. Read More...Read MoreSep 10, 2015Alberta EFP
Diving into Alberta’s Environmental Farm Plan
Written by Paul Watson, Alberta EFP Director OK, this’ll be a fairly standard introductory blog post. I’ll tell you who I am, what I (and others) will be blogging about and most importantly, why I am blogging. Who am I? What do guys usually say when asked this question? Their name, I’m Paul...Read MoreAug 18, 2015Alberta EFP
Lakeland College First to Complete an Environmental Farm Plan
Lakeland College is the first Alberta post-secondary institution to complete an Environmental Farm Plan (EFP). Agriculture students used their Student Managed Farm (SMF) at the college’s campus in Vermilion, Alberta for the assessment. They were able to complete their EFP and start implementing the plan in the January-April 2015 semester. “It...Read MoreJul 29, 2015Alberta EFP