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Okanagan farmer fears climate change will prune agriculture from family tree

Jennifer Deol of There and Back Again Farms worries that without a shift to sustainability, small-scale farming may be a thing of the past
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Jennifer Deol of There and Back Again Farms in Kelowna is faced with significant crop loss after with yet another year of ‘unprecedented weather events’. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

A farmer in Kelowna working to sew the seeds of sustainability to feed generations to come says the government and industry need to strive for change.

Jennifer Deol, of There and Back Again Farms in Kelowna, is faced with significant crop loss after yet another year of unprecedented weather events.

Deol said in the last few years, farms have had to contend with record-breaking heat domes, atmospheric rivers, cold snaps and droughts.

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Jacqueline Gelineau

About the Author: Jacqueline Gelineau

I'm a reporter in the beginning stages of my career. I joined the team at Capital News in November 2021...
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