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Farmer Helping Farmers launches 2024 Holiday Campaign in support of families in Kenya

Weather extremes cause challenges for Kenyan farm families The Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign has many ways to help make a difference for women, children and families in Kenya. Like so many around the globe, they have faced weather extremes over the last couple of years, making providing food even more challenging. The Holiday Campaign…

Ken Mellish of New Perth joins Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame

One of the founders of Farmers Helping Farmers receives top agricultural honour By Bill McGuireEditor, Island Farmer Ken Mellish of New Perth, who spent his career in agriculture -- first as a dairy farmer and then as a world-renowned equestrian horse breeder – while being a driving force with his wife Teresa in Farmers Helping…

Farmers Helping Farmers – Poised For Productivity

Farmers Helping Farmers will celebrate two impactful projects at their 40th Annual BBQ fundraiser being held August 10, 2024 at the North Shore Community Centre in West Covehead, P.E.I.: theGender-Responsive One Health Project and funding for school garden expansions in Meru County, Kenya. Farmers Helping Farmers is lead implementing partner for the Gender-Responsive One Health…

New project grows awareness of diseases that can spread from humans to animals Farmers Helping Farmers has a new project called Gender Responsive One Health Project (GROH). With the More Food, Better Food project just about completed, this project will continue our work with families in Meru County. Funding for this project comes from Global Affairs Canada and Alinea,…

FHF supporters give generously to 2023 Holiday Campaign

Money raised for grow bags, vegetable seeds, solar lights, school gardens and fuel-saving stoves by Ilse Peters-Ching Tough economic times dominated the headlines in 2023, and Islanders struggled to buy groceries, heat their homes, and fuel their cars. Even though times were difficult, our generous supporters dug deep in their pockets to ensure that the…

Celebrating the success of female dairy farmers in Kenya

Female farmers report better cow comfort and increased milk production after FHF-UPEI training sessions On International Women's Day, Farmers Helping Farmers wishes to recognize the Kenyan farming women who are dairy farmers, and attended the training sessions offered in Meru County throughout the last year. In 2023, 350 dairy farmers took part in the program,…

February 4, 2025
FHF Volunteers in Kenya 2025

Volunteers from Canada are preparing to travel to Kenya in 2025 to continue the work of Farmers Helping Farmers. They…
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October 21, 2024
Farmer Helping Farmers launches 2024 Holiday Campaign in support of families in Kenya

Weather extremes cause challenges for Kenyan farm families The Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign has many ways to help make…
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October 14, 2024
Fall Harvest Suppers another delicious success at The Mill in New Glasgow

Emily Wells fundraiser supports the work of the Farmers Helping Farmers Education Committee in Kenya Thank you to Chef Emily…
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October 3, 2024
New screen houses mean better gardens at Kenyan schools

New screen houses mean improved production and nutrition By Teresa Mellish Our school meal program is based on two staples:…
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October 1, 2024
Bringing improved seeds and plant materials to partners in Kenya

New potato and bean varieties will mean more food for farm families By Ken Mellish In Kenya, there is very…
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October 1, 2024
Better food storage making a difference at Kenyan schools

Protecting food for the school term at Ruuju Primary School By Teresa Mellish Post-harvest losses of maize continue to be…
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