Are you a small business dealing with the CEBA loan repayment dilemma?  Ted Michalos and Doug Hoyes dive deep into the world of CEBA loans and the crucial decisions you need to make about repaying them.  For many small businesses, the loan was a lifeline during the pandemic but as the repayment deadline is looming it’s time to evaluate your options.  Join us as we help you to understand the pros and cons of getting a bank loan to repay the CEBA loan, tax considerations that could impact your decision and explore what to do if you don’t qualify for the CEBA loan repayment.

Related Links:

What happens it you can’t pay your CEBA loan blog:  www.hoyes.com/blog/what-happens-if-you-cant-pay-your-ceba-loan/

Federal Government CEBA loan page: ceba-cuec.ca/

In the first episode of season 8, Justine and Mackenzie are joined by DFKW's Rachel Radyck to discuss the culture and values of the organisation how its members are doing good in our community. 

Featuring Dr. Erin Nelson, Dr. Sarah Larsen, Heather Newman, Brent Preston 

In this episode of Handpicked: Stories from the Field, Dr. Erin Nelson from the University of Guelph interviews some of her community partners. She speaks with Dr. Sarah Larsen, Research Director at the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, and two participants in its farmer-led research program, Heather Newman and Brent Preston. The episode covers ecological farming and farmer-led research and shares important examples of what this looks like in the (quite literally) field.  

Contributors 

Co-Producers & Hosts: Laine Young & Amanda Di Battista  Producer: Charlie Spring Sound Design & Editing: Narayan Subramoniam 

Guests 

Dr. Erin Nelson Dr. Sarah Larsen Heather Newman Brent Preston

Support & FundingWilfrid Laurier University The Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems Balsillie School for International AffairsUNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity & Sustainability  Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario EFAO’s Farmer-Led Research Program EFAO’s Research Library EFAO 2018: Minimum tillage with tarps Does tarping between succession plantings reduce the amount of tillage and labour required for organic salad production? EFAO 2020 Research Report: Performance of Chantecler chickens on a reduced protein grower ration Farmers for Climate Solutions Evaluating the EFAO’s Farmer-Led Research Program Nelson, E., Hargreaves, S., & Muldoon, D. (2023). Farmer knowledge as formal knowledge: A case study of farmer-led research in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 12(4), 1–24. 

Resources 

Moving Beyond Acknowledgments- LSPIRG Whose Land Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems

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Email: Handpickedpodcast@WLU.ca

Twitter/X: @Handpickedpodc

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Glossary of Terms 

Agroecology

 “Agroecology is a holistic and integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agriculture and food systems. It seeks to optimize the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment while also addressing the need for socially equitable food systems within which people can exercise choice over what they eat and how and where it is produced.” 

www.fao.org/agroecology/overview/en/ 

Biodiversity 

“Biological diversity — or biodiversity — is the variety of life on Earth, in all its forms, from genes and bacteria to entire ecosystems such as forests or coral reefs. The biodiversity we see today is the result of 4.5 billion years of evolution, increasingly influenced by humans. Biodiversity forms the web of life that we depend on for so many things – food, water, medicine, a stable climate, economic growth, among others.” 

www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/biodiversity 

Climate Change Adaptation 

“Adaptation refers to adjustments in ecological, social or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects. It refers to changes in processes, practices and structures to moderate potential damages or to benefit from opportunities associated with climate change. In simple terms, countries and communities need to develop adaptation solutions and implement actions to respond to current and future climate change impacts.” 

unfccc.int/topics/adaptation-and-resilience/the-big-picture/introduction 

Ecological Agriculture  

“Regenerative, organic and other holistic practices that improve soil health, protect vital resources such as water and biodiversity, reduce synthetic inputs and prioritize renewable energy sources. 

Socially engaged practices that ensure that farming communities are diverse, vibrant, and resilient, while making healthy agricultural products accessible. 

Forward-looking practices that are knowledge-intensive and regionally specific, and embrace the potential benefits that innovation and technology provide.” 

efao.ca/about/ 

EFAO 

“The Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) supports farmers to build resilient ecological farms and grow a strong knowledge-sharing community. Established in 1979 by farmers for farmers, EFAO is a membership organization that focuses on farmer-led education, research and community building. EFAO brings farmers together so they can learn from each other and improve the health of their soils, crops, livestock and the environment, to steward resilient ecological farms.” 

efao.ca/ 

Extension Services 

“An agricultural extension service offers technical advice on agriculture to farmers, and also supplies them with the necessary inputs and services to support their agricultural production. It provides information to farmers and passes to the farmers new ideas developed by agricultural research stations. Agricultural extension programmes cover a broad area including improved crop varieties, better livestock control, improved water management, and the control of weeds, pests or plant diseases. Where appropriate, agricultural extension may also help to build up local farmers' groups and organizations so that they can benefit from extension programmes. Agricultural extension, therefore, provides the indispensable elements that farmers need to improve their agricultural productivity.” 

www.fao.org/3/t0060e/T0060E03.htm#:~:text=An%20agricultural%20extension%20service%20offers,developed%20by%20agricultural%20research%20stations. 

Farmer-led research 

“Farmer-led research is a process of inquiry that uses the scientific method to address your on-farm curiosities and challenges in a way that is compatible with your farming and your equipment. It is a flexible and powerful tool that can be integral to improving operations on your farm, including the environmental and economic impacts of your innovations and comparisons.” 

efao.ca/farmer-led-research/ 

Tillage 

“Tillage—turning the soil to control for weeds and pests and to prepare for seeding—has long been part of crop farming. However, intensive soil tillage can increase the likelihood of soil erosion, nutrient runoff into nearby waterways, and the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. A reduction in how often or how intensively cropland is tilled enables the soil to retain more organic matter, which leaves the soil less susceptible to wind and water erosion and helps store, or "sequester," carbon.” 

www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-practices-management/crop-livestock-practices/soil-tillage-and-crop-rotation/ 

Discussion Questions 

1. What are some of the benefits of “farmer-led research” compared to research proposed and carried out by an external organization or agency?   

1. What did hearing from the farmer-researchers themselves add to your understanding?   

1. The farmer-researchers talk about isolation in the farming profession. How do you think participation in the farmer-led research program could help with that isolation?  

1. One guest mentioned the de-funding of extension services in Canada. Why do you think access to knowledge about ecological and organic farming might be in decline? How do you think farmer-led research could make up for some of this loss of knowledge in Canada? How might farmer-led extension services differ from- and improve upon- more traditional structures of agricultural extension?

In the first episode of season 8, Mackenzie and Justine are joined by DFKW's culture and policy lead Rachel Radyck who talks about why DFKW is such a great place to volunteer. They also discuss the organizational culture and values and how people can get involved (even if they don't have dogs). Rachel also goes through a quick Kibbles and Bits segment where she talks about her favourite pup-friendly spots in KW. 

In the first episode of season 8, Justine and Mackenzie are joined by DFKW's Rachel Radyck to discuss why the organisation is a fun and fulfilling place to volunteer.  

Mikes Pereira and Clark sit down with local communicator and avid movie-not-watcher Charlotte Prong and see if she is able to guess what a movie is about from the title alone. In this episode, Charlotte guesses You Don't Mess With the Zohan.

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Join the conversation with Ian Penney, a Licensed Trustee from Janes & Noseworthy, and Doug Hoyes as they provide insights into managing your finances in the aftermath of the pandemic, with a focus on the distinctions between Newfoundland and Ontario.  During the discussion, they delve into the economic landscapes of these regions, spotlighting key industries such as oil and gas, fishing, forestry, tourism, and mining.  Tune in to gain valuable advice on navigating your financial journey post-pandemic.

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Hosted by: Dr. Marylynn Steckley 

Produced in collaboration with: Dr. Sonia Wesche, Victoria Marchand, & Dr. Josh Steckley 

In this episode of Handpicked: Stories from the Field, we present an episode of the Indigenous Health and Food Systems Podcast called, “Environmental Dispossession, Land, and the Environment” This podcast is hosted by Dr. Marylynn Steckley from Carleton University and is produced in collaboration with Dr. Sonia Wesche and Victoria Marchand from the University of Ottawa and Dr. Josh Steckley from the University of Toronto, Scarborough. The Indigenous Health and Food Systems Podcast aims to elevate the voices of Indigenous scholars in the areas of Indigenous health, food sovereignty, and the social determinants of health. This episode explores the complicated nature of Indigenous connections to land, and how that impacts Indigenous food systems. The guests in the episode explore ideas of environmental dispossession, traditional Indigenous food practices, and environmental stewardship.  

Contributors 

Co-Producers & Hosts: Laine Young & Amanda Di Battista  

Producer: Charlie Spring 

Sound Design & Editing: Laine Young & Narayan Subramoniam 

Guests 

Dr. Kahente Horn-Miller 

Dr. Hannah Tait Neufeld 

Ida Harkness 

Emily Charman 

Chanel Best 

Brette Thomson 

Hannah Arnold 

Support & Funding 

Funding for the Indigenous Health & Food Systems Podcast episode was provided to M. Steckley and S. Wesche by a Shared Online Projects Initiative grant through a partnership between the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.

Dr. Josh Steckley was supported by the Sustainable Food and Farming Futures Cluster at the University of Toronto, Scarborough 

Wilfrid Laurier University 

The Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems 

Balsillie School for International Affairs  

CIGI 

Music Credits 

Keenan Reimer-Watts 

Keith Whiteduck 

Resources 

Moving Beyond Acknowledgments- LSPIRG Whose Land Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems Indigenous Food Systems and Food Sovereignty Podcast 

The Inconvenient Indian  

Tait Neufeld, H. And C.A.M., Richmond, Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre. 2017. Impacts of Place and Social Spaces on Traditional Food Systems in Southwestern Ontario. International Journal of Indigenous Health 12(1):93. 

Connect with Us: 

Email: Handpickedpodcast@WLU.ca

Twitter/X: @Handpickedpodc

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Glossary of Terms 

Alienation 

In Marxist thought, the separation of humans from meaningful engagement with their lifeworlds, specifically through wage labour.  

www.yorku.ca/horowitz/courses/lectures/35_marx_alienation.html  

Colonialism “Colonialism has been defined as systems and practices that ‘seek to impose the will of one people on another and to use the resources of the imposed people for the benefit of the imposer’ (Assante, 2006). Colonialism can operate within political, sociological, cultural values and systems of a place even after occupation by colonizers has ended. Colonization is defined as the act of political, physical and intellectual occupation of space by the (often forceful) displacement of Indigenous populations, and gives rise to settler-colonialism, colonial and neo-colonial relations, and coloniality." 

www.yorku.ca/edu/unleading/systems-of-oppression/coloniality-and-settler-colonialism/

The Coming Faces/ Seven Generations 

The Coming Faces is a metaphor for future generations that will need food, water, and land (Horn-Miller – this episode). It is a way of acting with future generations in mind and aligns with the Anishnabek principle of the Seven Generations (Steckley – this episode).  

Crown Land  

Land owned by the provincial government.  

Displacement 

An act of physical and spiritual removal of people from land, an act of colonization. 

Environmental Dispossession 

This describes the loss of land and physical displacement that has resulted in Indigenous populations experiencing trauma, poverty, health and other social problems. 

ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1200&context=aprci  

Environmental Stewardship 

“The responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being" 

dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/9774650 

Food sovereignty  

"Food Sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems."  

viacampesina.org/en/  

Grounded Normativity 

“Term by Indigenous scholar Glen Coulthard to describe Indigenous peoples’ relationships to land and place, and the solidarity that emerges from this." 

www.jstor.org/stable/26359594 

Indian Act 

A policy enacted by the federal government in 1876 which led to the elimination of any Indigenous self-government, mandated attendance in residential schools, banned Indigenous spiritual and cultural activities, removal of land, and other discriminatory actions. 

www.nwac.ca/assets-knowledge-centre/Indian-Act-Said-What-infographic.pdf 

Land Back  

“a movement that has existed for generations with a long legacy of organizing and sacrifice to get Indigenous Lands back into Indigenous hands.” 

landback.org/ 

Original Instructions 

The constellation of teachings and ethical guidelines for living: for hunting, family and ceremonial life, and so on. 

www.robinwallkimmerer.com/ 

Residential Schools 

The Indian residential schools operated in Canada between the 1870s and 1990s, with the goal of assimilating Indigenous people into settler society. These were ran by the Canadian government and various churches. Over 150,000 Indigenous people are estimated to have attended these institutions. Indigenous children were separated from their families, forbidden to speak their traditional languages, and many suffered extreme physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and sexual abuse, neglect, and death. 

www.anishinabek.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/An-Overview-of-the-IRS-System-Booklet.pdf 

Resurgence 

Unlike reconciliation, Indigenous resurgence focuses less on reconciliation with settlers, and centres around Indigenous nations determining how Indigenous rights, recognition, and relationships with other peoples will be respected.  

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320719307803  

Three Sisters 

Corn, beans and squash: three crops grown in symbiotic relationship in some Indigenous communities. In Haudenosaunee storytelling, the Three Sisters sprouted from the body of Sky Woman’s daughter. 

agriculture.canada.ca/en/science/story-agricultural-science/scientific-achievements-agriculture/three-sisters-optimizing-value-and-food-potential-ancestral-indigenous-crop-system 

Discussion Questions  

1. What is land? 

1. What are some of the different ways that speakers described relating to land and land ownership? Why is the ‘family cottage’ a delicate conversation in Canada?

1. In what ways do the concepts of Coming Faces and the Three Sisters speak to environmental sustainability?

1. How does ‘land dispossession’ differ from ‘environmental dispossession’?

1. How does history and the ongoing colonization faced by Indigenous people affect the food system?

1. How could the return of land through the Land Back movement positively impact Indigenous people’s access to traditional foods and food practices?

1. Many of the students in this episode expressed challenges with discussing the ideas of stolen land and the Land Back movement with their families. If you were going to discuss this with your family, what language and ideas would you use? 

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