Tipsy Toad Grove

We are small-time farmers working towards a big-time dream of making a living from sustainable farming. And we love bikes.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@FedExCanada I paid for overnight shipping on Wednesday. It’s now Sunday and your delivery status tells me there is no expected delivery date available. Your chat help is offline, your phone help is no better than the website. Super frustrating.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@CBCMaritimeNoon my Newfie mother uses the term arseformist or backformist. Someone who does things backwards.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

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[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@ayrporte @LeveilleDominic @MaximeBernier How many small farmers are cheating the system? Where are the stats?

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@ayrporte @SteveRunnalls @LeveilleDominic @MaximeBernier But it's got to affect the # of dairy farmers there are to contribute to export.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@SteveRunnalls @LeveilleDominic @ayrporte @MaximeBernier Sounds like dairy SM is great for the quota holders, but how about food security?

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@SteveRunnalls @LeveilleDominic @ayrporte @MaximeBernier Dairy imports are growing, exports are shrinking... https://t.co/n5Hbphdkgh

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@SteveRunnalls @LeveilleDominic @ayrporte @MaximeBernier 140000 dairy farms pre-SM, now only 12000. https://t.co/bXtUlgGpcL

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@ayrporte @LeveilleDominic @MaximeBernier Specialty poultry license, new entrants get 500 max.Profit of $2000 maybe? That doesn't pay bills.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@ayrporte @LeveilleDominic @MaximeBernier there are always rule breakers. Maybe the rules aren't fair? I prefer to change them, not break'em

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@ayrporte @LeveilleDominic @MaximeBernier I do follow them. What's your point?!?

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@ayrporte @LeveilleDominic @MaximeBernier and, I might add, I follow the rules, but I don't have to like them.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@ayrporte @LeveilleDominic @MaximeBernier I'm growing food to feed people locally. How does that "cheat the system"?

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@LeveilleDominic @ayrporte @MaximeBernier Small farms usually sell product direct to consumers, not through commodity boards.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@LeveilleDominic @ayrporte @MaximeBernier BTW, I'm not 100% against SM as a concept, but the implementation here is a conflict of interest.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@LeveilleDominic @ayrporte @MaximeBernier It's more a way of doing things.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@LeveilleDominic @ayrporte @MaximeBernier I don't think it's possible to define by acreage or income.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@LeveilleDominic @ayrporte @MaximeBernier Not automated, hands on, produces a variety of product,& produces income.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@LeveilleDominic @ayrporte @MaximeBernier Actually my neighbours tried and sank a lot of time and money into it to get quota. Didn't fly.

[Tipsy Toad Grove @TipsyToadGrove]

@urtuu71 @MaximeBernier I'm a small farmer too. Sorry, you probably don't feed me.