Producer
Belluz Farms
Contact: Kevin and Jodi Belluz
Address: 752 Candy Mountain Drive Slate River, ON, P7J 0C2
Phone: 807-475-5181
Website: belluzfarms.on.ca
About Us
We are 3rd generation farmers in the Slate River Valley focused on agroecological food production systems.
Practices
Since 1946, our farm factors sustainability issues into our decisions every single day.
Good food is what binds us together in community and culture, and it’s at the heart of who we all are.
We’re committed to practicing agroecological agriculture, creating a resilient food system, and fostering a community around food and farming that supports, learns from, and enjoys each other.
We use organic practices like crop rotation and cover crops to limit pests and improve soil structure and nutrients, companion crops to encourage biological controls and bees, and manage our soil to maximize organic matter and natural water holding capacity.
We employ only local labour (50+ diverse individuals, primarily students each summer) and provide a great working environment with paid breaks, good health and safety programs, WSIB coverage, and complete insurance coverage for our staff, facilities, and products
We focus on re-using and re-purposing whenever possible to reduce waste.
We use a wood-chip biomass boiler from Biothermic for primary heating in our greenhouse and an energy retention curtain that closes at night to trap heat
We use biological controls – good bugs to eat the bad bugs – to prevent insect problems
We’re a plastic bag free zone and package our products in compostable, biodegradable or reusable containers only. Bring your own reuseable bag and we’ll fill it for you!
Good food is what binds us together in community and culture, and it’s at the heart of who we all are.
We’re committed to practicing agroecological agriculture, creating a resilient food system, and fostering a community around food and farming that supports, learns from, and enjoys each other.
We use organic practices like crop rotation and cover crops to limit pests and improve soil structure and nutrients, companion crops to encourage biological controls and bees, and manage our soil to maximize organic matter and natural water holding capacity.
We employ only local labour (50+ diverse individuals, primarily students each summer) and provide a great working environment with paid breaks, good health and safety programs, WSIB coverage, and complete insurance coverage for our staff, facilities, and products
We focus on re-using and re-purposing whenever possible to reduce waste.
We use a wood-chip biomass boiler from Biothermic for primary heating in our greenhouse and an energy retention curtain that closes at night to trap heat
We use biological controls – good bugs to eat the bad bugs – to prevent insect problems
We’re a plastic bag free zone and package our products in compostable, biodegradable or reusable containers only. Bring your own reuseable bag and we’ll fill it for you!