Farm Credit Canada and Monforte Home Farm

Monforte Home Farm: Klahsen plans to turn Monforte Home Farm , established on 16 hectares 40 acres just outside Stratford, Ont., into community supported agriculture. She selling subscriptions to raise money to give farmers a start, according to CTV. The owner of the artisanal dairy that produces delectable cheeses made with the milk of goats, sheep and cows from small local farms has backing from Farm Credit Canada and is getting administrative and promotional assistance from Farm Start, based in Guelph, Ont., which aims to help young people and new immigrants begin farming and - After paying off a loan from customers that kept her Monforte Dairy in business, Ruth Klahsen is launching a new initiative designed to help young farmers. "I've always been fascinated by the idea of having land and using it in a good way and then a different way, so we came up with this model to buy this farm and put between eight and 10 young farmers on it in a way where they have land security so that they don't have to worry about land acquisition, that they'll be able to farm and make a living hopefully on the land without needing to buy it." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.