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A visit to the Thompson Small Farm

Thumbnail image for A visit to the Thompson Small Farm May 26, 2009 by Mike Soron

Jonathan and Andrea Wright run the zero-emission Thompson Small Farm, near Carbon, Alberta. He’s also the co-founder of one of the city’s first community supported agriculture programs.
The New Resilient featured a series of articles by him earlier this year, “Towards Sustainability: one couple’s working model” (Parts I, II, and III).
Last week, Cheryl Arkison (a CSA [...]

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Towards Sustainability: one couple’s working model (part III)

Thumbnail image for Towards Sustainability: one couple’s working model (part III) April 13, 2009 by Jonathan Wright

This is part three of a series of articles penned by Jonathan Wright, a Calgary area farmer and co-founder of one of the city’s first community supported agriculture programs. Jon operates a zero-emission farm called Thompson Small Farm near Carbon, Alberta with his partner Andrea.
Thompson Small Farm uses animal power for as many tasks as [...]

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Towards Sustainability: One Couple’s Working Model (Part II)

Thumbnail image for Towards Sustainability: One Couple’s Working Model (Part II) April 6, 2009 by Jonathan Wright

This is part 2 of a series of articles penned by Jonathan Wright, a Calgary area farmer and co-founder of one of the city’s first community supported agriculture programs. Jon operates a zero-emission farm called Thompson Small Farm near Carbon, Alberta with his partner Andrea.
Thompson Small Farm has different ideas about “sustainable” from those of [...]

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Towards Sustainability: One Couple’s Working Model (Part I)

Thumbnail image for Towards Sustainability: One Couple’s Working Model (Part I) March 30, 2009 by Jonathan Wright

Over the next few weeks, the New Resilient will be featuring several articles penned by Jonathan Wright, a Calgary area farmer and co-founder of one of the city’s first community supported agriculture programs. Jon operates a zero-emission farm called Thompson Small Farm near Carbon, Alberta with his partner Andrea.
I used to be a conservationist. [...]

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