Farm & Food Care PEI

Farm & Food Care PEI We believe in bringing consumers together to learn about how our food is grown, raised and processed and also celebrate our Island food community.

We want you to have the facts on PEI food, so you can trust that you're making the best choices.

🍀 Connecting youth to agriculture! 🚜🐄 Central 4-H members joined us for a farm tour earlier this month, splitting modern...
11/14/2025

🍀 Connecting youth to agriculture! 🚜🐄

Central 4-H members joined us for a farm tour earlier this month, splitting modern dairy farming at Eastview Dairy and diving into the history of antique equipment at Taters, Tractors & Tales. It was an awesome mix of hands in learning and discovering how farming had evolve over time.

Huge thank you to ADL for the chocolate milk donation and to our generous hosts for welcoming the group! 💚

Harvest 101: CombinePEI farmers grow over 250,000 metric tonnes of grain crops, mainly barley, wheat, oats, and corn. Bu...
09/15/2025

Harvest 101: Combine
PEI farmers grow over 250,000 metric tonnes of grain crops, mainly barley, wheat, oats, and corn. But how is it all harvested? Enter one of the larger pieces of equipment in the farmer’s yard: the combine! This harvester *combines* (hence the name) three operations into one: reaping (cutting the stalks), threshing (separating the actual grain from the stalks), and winnowing (removing the remaining debris), which would have required separate pieces of equipment and hours of manual labour for farmers of the past. This leaves farmers with pure grain in their storage tanks, and straw left behind on the fields. The straw is collected and baled, making great bedding for livestock like cattle and horses.

(Combine pronounced KOM-byne)

Back-to-school means packing up healthy lunches. PEI farmers are here to help! From crisp Island apples and carrots to l...
09/03/2025

Back-to-school means packing up healthy lunches. PEI farmers are here to help! From crisp Island apples and carrots to local cheese and milk, and locally raised beef or other protein options, our farmers provide healthy, delicious foods that keep kids energized all day long.

Packing PEI grown food doesn’t just make lunches tasty, it also supports the families who work year round to keep our island nourished.

These herds of cows and calves are not only cute; they have an important role in improving soil health. The cows graze a...
08/22/2025

These herds of cows and calves are not only cute; they have an important role in improving soil health. The cows graze all summer, leaving behind manure as they go. Farmers move them from pasture to pasture, a process known as rotational grazing, incorporating the manure into the soil with the step of each hoof. This manure is rich in nutrients, improving the health of the soil below, and offering he;ping the pasture grasses to grow and replenish before the cattle are brought back anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks later.

Farming is more than driving tractors and feeding livestock; it takes a whole team of support to grow our delicious food...
08/12/2025

Farming is more than driving tractors and feeding livestock; it takes a whole team of support to grow our delicious food sustainably. This team includes engineers like Kurtis, who survey field sites and work with farmers to understand how water moves through their ecosystem, and what they can do to make their soil stronger and reduce erosion on their farm.

Happy Food Day Canada! 🇨🇦 Food Day Canada is a celebration of Canadian ingredients, the people that make them, and the p...
08/02/2025

Happy Food Day Canada! 🇨🇦
Food Day Canada is a celebration of Canadian ingredients, the people that make them, and the places they come from coast to coast. How can you celebrate? Head the the store or farm stand today, pick up some fresh Island ingredients, and enjoy your favourite meal courtesy of Canada’s farmers!

Counting down to Breakfast on the Farm with memories from last year! Who is joining us this Saturday morning in Orwell? ...
07/17/2025

Counting down to Breakfast on the Farm with memories from last year! Who is joining us this Saturday morning in Orwell? 🥔🚜🐄🌾🧑🏼‍🌾🫐🥞🍳

Meet the team behind the scenes at G Visser & Sons Potato – our incredible host farm for this year’s Breakfast on the Fa...
07/11/2025

Meet the team behind the scenes at G Visser & Sons Potato – our incredible host farm for this year’s Breakfast on the Farm! 👨‍🌾🥔
Located in Orwell Cove, G. Visser & Sons is a family-run potato farm known for growing, packing, and shipping high-quality potatoes across North America. They’re committed to innovation, sustainability, and community – and are thrilled to welcome more visitors to their farm this year! Swipe through to get to know Randy, Adam, and Ben – just a few of the team leading the way and keeping things running behind the scenes.
Join us July 19 to see the farm in action and celebrate PEI’s agriculture community! 🌾🚜

We’re proud to have ADL, PEI’s farmer-owned dairy cooperative, back as our Title Sponsor for Breakfast on the Farm 2025!...
07/04/2025

We’re proud to have ADL, PEI’s farmer-owned dairy cooperative, back as our Title Sponsor for Breakfast on the Farm 2025! 🐄🥛 Their commitment to supporting local farmers and supplying high-quality dairy products makes them a perfect fit for this celebration of PEI agriculture.

Join ADL and our other amazing community partners on July 19 for a farm-fresh morning full of food and fun 🌾🍽️ Still time to register at the link in our bio!

Become a part of our event team! Breakfast on the Farm is made possible by our amazing team of community volunteers who ...
06/19/2025

Become a part of our event team! Breakfast on the Farm is made possible by our amazing team of community volunteers who help serve breakfast, greet guests, assist during farm tours and bring a fun atmosphere each and every year. Sign up for our volunteer team today at https://forms.gle/Revxz1e242UHLCYS8

Volunteers will be supplied with a t shirt, can take in any of the activities and tours throughout the day, and of course will be treated to a free breakfast!

Breakfast on the Farm 2025! 🥔🚜🥞🍳🫐The tastiest event of the summer is back! Join us in Orwell on July 19th for Breakfast ...
06/13/2025

Breakfast on the Farm 2025! 🥔🚜🥞🍳🫐

The tastiest event of the summer is back! Join us in Orwell on July 19th for Breakfast on the Farm, hosted by G. Visser & Son’s potato farm!
Spend your morning at one of PEI’s state-of-the-art potato packers and enjoy games, farm tours, music and more; all while getting to know your local farmers. More details to come!
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Charlottetown, PE
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