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the shed. Juke' ex
tat many of the hotels
tauranY.ln the area
wanting good, fresh
vegetables come to the farm
with large `orders." He adds
that some pf theoprgduce is
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Reder, the younger of the two brothers, picks some cabbage to restock the shed with
garden vegetables in preparation for the many local customers that descend°on the
r farm daily for produce. The Reders plant their produce systematically to have it
at `stages through the growing season to enable them to try always to meet the
ands of their customers. (staff photo) ,.,,.
taken to town to be siilii t
stores but points out that tit
stores are only supplied
during the grot+ring season
He said if he tried to suppl
them year round he woul
have to import vegetable
and he is strictly a hoer
grown vegetable supplier,
The technical end of th
is .:a-petteac;,,:ending
learning process, accbrdin
to Cam. He says that every
year experimental farms
come up with 'spraying
techniques, new greenhouse
ventilation, temperature and
hutnidity levels, material and
type of construction for
greenhouses, planting
procedures and weed con-
trols.
di. not take ;up the field space the
e vines use and will enable
ideal conditions for growth.
' The cucumber greenhouse
y has . recently been equipped
di' with two huge ventilation fans
s and Cam explains that he
e hopes to get some
engineering advice to
e determine what . spoeds the
be -operated. at -to
achieve ideal conditions. He
is also concerned about the
proper ventilation for the
vegetables.
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Thls year two of the
greenhouses are being used
for. experiments, one for
cucumbers and one for
tomatoes. The tomatoes are
suspended on ropes from the
roof of the house and grow in
vine like fashion to heights of
about seven feet. Cam says
the tomatoes are a different
variety and aren't as acid as
the types normally'grown. He
shrugs and points out that
most people like the taste of
the tomato with more acid but
says they wanted to see what
the market was like for the
type grown in the greenhouse.
The cucumbers are also in
a greenhouse and are also
growing from the ground to
wires suspended across the
roof. Cam explained that the
vegetable is every sensitive
and must be under ideal
conditions if an A-1 slicing
cucumber is to be harvested.
Cam points out that if the
end of the cucumber or the
blossom of the vegetable is
touched during its growth
process it will be scarred and
will not develop into A-1
produce. He says that by
growing them in the
greenhouse the vegetable will
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Outdoors the Reders try to
use technology to make
nature work more efficiently.
This year they are using a
new photo -degradable plastic
in the musk melons to try to
increase yield and cut down
on weeds.
Cam explains that the
plastic, which is laid overtop
of the melons and has holes
poked in it to allow the plants
to grow through, is broken
down by sunlight and will
eventually disintegrate to be
replaced next year. He says
the plastic they are using this
year is a 74 -day process and
points out that it is supposed
to reduce irrigation and in-
crease yield by 200 to 300
percent.
Cam says the principle is
that sunshine heats the
ground around the plant
despite cool air temperatures
and that•the plastic prevents
evaporation from the soil.
Thus the plant is kept moist
and warm while the weeds.
don't get an opportunity to
grow under the plastic.
"So far it's worked with the
weeds and irrigation but it's
too early to know if the yield
is up#hat much," he says.
Another experiment this
year is peanuts. Jake went
south during the winter and
bought some peanut seeds
that were planted on the
home farm. Cam admits that
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he .knows nothing abou
- harvesting .the nuts and
doesn't know if they will sell
He knows that they have to be
roasted before they can be
sold but adds that he has to
find out how to do that before
they ripen.
"I might have to send away
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-- about it," -he jokes.
THRIVE ON t'H\NG1•;
The experiments and
changes each year are what
the Reders thrive ,on. Cam
points out thatte is happiest
when he is broadening his
skills and uses the winter
Months to do just that. He
says he ,works hard and long
in the summer and wants the
winter months to himself but
doesn't wile away the hours
laying around the hoose.
Last winter he worked part-
time for a carpenter and
hopes to do the same this
winter. He says the part-time
work suits both him and the
carpenter and allows him to
learn yet another trade. Prior
to his taking over the farm
with this brother he worked
as a welder at a factory.
Cam says he never con-
sidered welding a job but an
art and knew he would be
needing welding skills on the
farm. He adds that his father
plans to build a house and he
figures his carpentry skills
will be_pat to_goccLuse.
that comes about.
Ron followed a similar
history away from the farm.
He worked in a boat ,yard in
Bayfield and liked the work
but felt that his future was
limited at that job. He took
the advice of his brother and
came bac to work the farm.
"We bought the place this
spring from fathey but he still
runs a lot of it fol us because
there's too damn much about
it we don't know," says Cam.
Reflecting on his recent
t decision to take up farming'
'Cam points out that he -likes it
• over cash cropping or dairy
farming. He explains that by
making use of greenhouses
and systematically timing
crop planting, not all his
"irons are in one fire". He
says that the quality of land
al5surd .frad„ionosi,ts.µconsidansid_ merakescas•iht
crapping since the return
compared to vegetables is
small. -
He admits that some;' of the
things he does on the farm
risks his income but says that
with care and hard work most
of the risk can be avoided. He
points out that ,some weed,
sprays being introduced are
tricky to work with and if not
applied properly can destroy
crops.
"We'll try them out but if
they don't work properly
we'll hoe the whole farm
before we risk the crops," he
says.
Cam tends to get annoyed
when people offer strong
opinions on farmir.g without
knowing what all is involved.
He points out that so many
people have guaranteed -in-
comes by comparison but
don't realize it. He knows that
every job has the possibility
of lay-off but doesn't
necessarily depend on
weather, att'c
disease or any
problems for its
crops do.
"This wasn't ION on me.
It's the life I chose," he says.
"1 wouldn't be here if 1 didn't
want it,"
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ed sales of Ontario
and soya beans in
nited Kingdom,
ng to $500,000.
an said this is the
e that significant
s of these two
have, been sold in
optimistic," he said,
les could go as high
lion over the next few
les resulted from a
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d by the Ontario
of Agriculture and
cooperation with the
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at. Ontario House.
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rs of the trade
met with users of
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government's increased
promotion of Ontario
agricultural products. Other
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'the Far East.
Taking part in the mission,
to London were represen-
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