For so many of us, the idea of fresh-from-the-garden food fuels our dreams of moving out to the country. How nice would it be, we wonder, to have a plot of land that yielded good-for-you, nurturing food for our families? If it could connect us deeply with nature and our animal friends again? And wouldn’t it be an amazing place to raise our children in too?
Those romantic notions have reached new levels of urgency during the pandemic. Has anyone ever wanted to have their own farm as much as they did during the past 2 years? I sure did. All of a sudden, the idea of self-sustainability and locally sourced food became paramount. For so many of us, though, growing our own food is still a long way from reality.
Fortunately for Chris Krucker and Denise Trigatti, having their own farm was a dream they embarked on many years ago. Their farm, Manorun Organic Farm (named after their family Irish wol›ound, Manor), set on the outskirts of Hamilton, in Copetown, Ontario, has grown into a thriving enterprise for them and their family, including daughters Naomi, Nakita and Keshia and son Kaleb. Together with their children, Chris and Denise have now been farming organically for 25 years, offering organic vegetables through a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program.
