b"of the project, they plan to interview retailers and find out what the barriers are to sourcing locally so that COTA can help remove these and allow for more local organic products to be sold.I didnt expect it would be so low I think that there's a lot of knowledge that was attained through the supply chain project that we were involved in. But Ibecause any kind of root vegetable think we need to get the word out there that wow, theres a realis a huge opportunity for farmers opportunity for potato production happening in Canada thatin Canada, because they last so we're missing out on, Loftsgard says.Overall, the organic industry has been growing. Nate Powell,long. But its interesting to see that an organic farmer who owns Cold Springs Organics in Belgrade,we dont have that many that are Mont., has seen the organic industry expand substantially since he first entered it in the early 2000s.focused on potatoes. Organic consumer education and awareness is only gettingTIA LOFTSGARDbetter. And theres a lot of interest, especially in years like this, when folks are facing erratic fertilizer prices, really, really odd weather conditions, where trying to figure out how do we build a more resilient farming system is top of mind, Powell says in areally an option, he says.phone interview. However, he does believe overall theres room for more For Martien, he would like to expand his organic potatoorganic potato growers in Canada. Martien was concerned recent production but theres a lot to consider first. If he grows toofood price inflation would drive consumers to buy cheaper food fast, he could end up with more land than he can handle and beinstead of organics, but that hasnt happened, and hes even seen unable to check fields as much as needed or do the required fieldincreased demand in some cases. He isnt the only grower seeing work in time. Farming on P.E.I. also means theres a limited landincreased demand.base and even less land available that has been used for organicWe've had no problem selling our organic potatoes and production. onions. And every year we wish we could grow more because of We're not able to do land trading that a lot of farmersthe market share, Rempel says.around here do where they'll trade for corn or soybeans withOrganic potato market demand is increasing and while it does neighbouring farmers. Unless you're an organic farmer and youtake more work to grow spuds, both Rempel and Martien agree want to trade, like say an organic grain farmer, trading is notthe industry has room to grow. SOLIDSREMOVAL SYSTEMWHY CHOOSE AN 50%SES SYSTEM?LESSRemove heavy solidsCHEMICAL from waterUSAGESend cleaner water50%back to the process LESSWATERDebris removal USAGESFW OFFERING QUALITY63%INDUSTRIAL FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT UNDERFLOW SINCE 1998 EFFICIENCY (208) 677-2222SPUDSMART.COM Winter 202313"