WINNIPEG—Small scale producers in Manitoba are facing challenges in developing specialty meat products for market. While the provincial department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) is championing local food — sponsoring events like the Great Manitoba Food Fight and highlighting Manitoba products in major grocery chains — the regulatory framework is designed for large scale, export based agriculture and not smaller scale farmers.
Perhaps the most dramatic example of this can be found in the recent events in the small farming community of Pilot Mound, in southwestern Manitoba.
Clint and Pam Cavers, along with their three daughters, have operated Harborside Farms outside of Pilot Mound since 1997. The family lives at Harborside, raising cattle, pork and poultry. They butcher and process the meat on site to sell to customers who value a direct connection to their food.
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