What Happens when we Build Homes on Local Farmland?

Max Hansgen is the President and Region 3 Coordinator of the National Farmers Union of Ontario. The union's mission statement explains they're made up of thousands of family farmers and eaters across the province who advocate for sustainable family farms and create policy change at all levels of government.

In response to Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, the NFUOntario joined what they described as a rare coalition of farmers, housing advocates, urban planners, environmentalists, labour unions, healthcare workers and community groups from the province to release a detailed statement opposing the Bill. Max is no stranger to farming. He and his wife, Shelagh, work together at Earth's Mirth where they grow vegetables for food box programs at the local farmers market. Max joins Earth Care to chat about how Bill 23 impacts farmland in Ontario, the significance of access to local farmland, and what happens when it's developed over.