Future Plans
Each season, as we gain knowledge about the amazing uses of hemp, we will continue to turn our farm, Jumping Lake Acres, into a working model of self-sufficiency. When you buy from The Good Seed Grain Merchants, you are helping us create a new model of agriculture in Canada that is healthier, smaller-scale and human-oriented. We will continue being stewards of the land and growing more healthy crops for our customers and friends.
Our upcoming projects for 2008 include:
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Planting 20 acres of certified organic hemp
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Building a certified organic processing facility, powered by photovoltaic solar panels and a wind generator, and heated with geothermal energy.
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Building 2 certified organic grain storage bins.
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Planting 90 acres of green manure crops and 10 acres of native grass.
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Planting 5500 native trees to enhance biodiversity and encourage wildlife.
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Digging water collection pools near creeks for wildlife enhancement and drought preparation
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Constructing guest cabins using hemp concrete and local timber.
As the years progress, our farm will become fully self-sufficient and will become a place where others can come and learn about eco-agriculture in the Canadian Prairies and see a working model of sustainability. Other projects which we are looking forward to in the coming years include:
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Hemp fiber processing factory.
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Education / Interpretation building for workshops and seminars.
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Rotational grazing of native bison.
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Ethanol & Biodiesel production.
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New crop experimentation such as garlic, quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, beans, chickpeas, lentils, echinacea, wild ginger, wild rice, carrots and potatoes.
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Establish functioning wildlife preserves for songbirds, flying squirrels, jack rabbits, and other threatened prairie species.
Eco-Agricultural Tourism - Visit Our Farm!
"We have allready had some visitors at our farm, and want to encourage more people to come and stay with us. We will have guest cabins and a campground operational by the summer of 2009. If you are ever coming through Saskatchewan please send us an email at organichempseed@gmail.com to arrange a visit.



