The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a “Christian Response to Hunger” worldwide and farmers in the local area do their best to plant, nurture, and harvest crops to support the international initiative to feed people in need in third world countries.
On Aug. 15, Lorne Underwood drove a tractor that pulled the grain buggy with grandson Jackson Underwood while his son Jeremy Underwood combined the crop of barley from the property tucked in behind Jamesway Manor in Clifford. The grain buggy was taken to the farm of Arthena and Ken Underwood where a truck driven by Brian Merkley would take the barley to the Hensall Co-op location in Kurtzville.
The Clifford-Oakville growing project has operated for several years growing a variety of crops including pumpkins. They are thankful for the donations of land, seed, planting, fertilizer, and harvesting for each and every crop. Each March, organizers host a bonspiel at the Clifford arena that involves 20 teams of avid curlers from all over the area.
The Canadian government supports the foodgrains bank matching crops and dollars four to one.
