Maxine’s otherwise reasonable comments on local down home production and its values to the community , suddenly became an anti-government diatribe with exaggerations , and frankly untruths . To claim : The Canadian Government set out to destroy family farms because so many people living on them were able to provide for most of their needs by producing goods , services and trade …….. that escaped in house taxes that the government wants us all tightly captured in ! and : Denman used to be covered with little farms before 1945 that were intentionally destroyed by government regulation ! …….are distortions .
When domestic food production goes public ….. the government , rightly , gets involved to assure that buyers will be purchasing safe Botulism-free products .. i.e. regulations . Yes, sales of all products and labour ( farm and other ) are subject to taxes ….. These , our means to build and maintain the roads , laws , and working systems we all use and need .
Denman and Hornby farms suffered after 1945 with the introduction of cold-storage and freezer-capable trucks . The orchard and farm produce that traditionally came in early and could be sold in urban settings , was quickly replaced by even earlier maturing , and cheaper large scale California shipped produce .( utilizing cheap foreign labourers )
Our small family mixed farm on the prairies , died because it was too small to compete . While I was starting my last rounds with our 12 foot discer the Big acres across the road would seed his whole field pulling 48 feet ! One hour of his labour was worth four of mine …soon …… Small machinery became a memory and the ol’ farm , now a Mega company ……..
Support our locals …….. and our government . Ken Fisher
