Further

19/05/2016

This is a photo series I made for the Collibri Foundation in collaboration with VECO and Colruyt.

The Collibri project ‘Riz du Benin, Riz de demain’ focuses on training Beninese youngsters to become young farmers and entrepreneurs in their own region. A story and photo-reportage on our Collibri youngsters in Benin, West-Africa.

03/05/2016

A couple of weeks ago I traveled to Benin to photograph young farmers, visiting an educational project set up by the Collibri Foundation.

You can now see the series on my website. This is a series for the Collibri Foundation in collaboration with VECO and Colruyt.

A couple of weeks ago I traveled to Benin to photograph young farmers, visiting an educational project set up by the Collibri Foundation. The Collibri Foundation supports educational projects in...

03/03/2016

Rice, rice baby 🌿 Jocélyn has a beautiful farm outside of Cove. The Zou region is green and lush even in the dry season. Although this might change rapidly due to drought and global warming. Water is scarce and on high demand throughout the whole country. In dry regions people have no other choice than to walk for hours for a jerrycan of water.

19/02/2016

new and exciting adventures coming up, more soon!

the age of the farmer, Africa In less then a week I will travel to Benin to photograph rice farmers in the region of Collines. I will visit an educational project set up by the Collibri...

20/01/2016

This is the article I wrote for the Collective Quarterly. It's so exciting to be a part of this wonderful magazine and online platform.

Hard working hands of the young farmers revolution in North America pursue values of dedication, mutual respect, and social awareness.

30/12/2015

What a year!

It’s been a wild ride. 2015 For many reasons 2015 was a year that put me to the test. In the beginning of the year I made a website and started sharing my photos. During the year I worked together...

04/11/2015

“65 is the average age of farmers in Canada, and there are not enough young farmers to replace them… How did we get here?”

This summer Spencer and I traveled around North America in a old truck to make a short film and photo story on young farmers and sustainable agriculture. We traveled through incredibly beautiful places and met the most admirable people.

We learned so much more about growing food, gathering people and importance of sustainable agriculture. Have a look at the short film made by my wonderfully talented friend Spencer.

“65 is the average age of farmers in Canada, and there are not enough young farmers to replace them… How did we get here?”* In the summer of…

19/10/2015

Of course, there are challenges and I think everyone faces them. If they have never faced a challenge someone should give them one. Everyone is going to learn something from it, if we look at it the right way.

So my regard to that is to learn from others, live through challenges and be present with the rawness of life. Because life is epically challenging in its nature.

- Mika Conway, Seven Seeds Permaculture

03/10/2015

Zebroff's Organic Farm

Zebroff's Organic Farm   Here is what nervous looks like. Two people in a diner practicing a possible conversation they could be having in an hour over a side of hash browns and two cups of coffee at 6 am. It was the only diner that was open in the Okanagan. As the people were opening their fruit an…

21/08/2015

Sometimes it can feel like there are so many young farmers, but in the larger picture it is minuscule. More than 50 percent of Canadian farmers are over 55. There are not enough young farmers to replace them.

- Kate Rustemeyer, Hoe Down CSA at Tulaberry Farm

18/08/2015

Feeling small in Wasatch

17/08/2015

Our generation wants to interface. We see the things that are wrong and instead of escaping we choose to lead by example. We feel like we don’t have any other choice then to fix what we have.

- Claire Jutras, Earth Candy Farm