Take a tour of Jimmy Videle’s veganic farm at the height of the growing season! The Veganic Summit team took a roadtrip this summer to see how this biodiverse farm has become an oasis for a wide variety of native fauna. From wildflower patches to rewilding to hand-digging a pond, you’ll see how Jimmy Videle has attracted and provided homes for animal species, from bumblebees to snapping turtles. He’ll also share how a biodiverse farm leads to fewer issues with insects eating the crops, plus the strategies they do use (like physical barriers) to protect their key crops without using insecticides, as part of their no-spray philosophy.
An oasis of biodiversity: the no-spray philosophy
Length: 65 min.
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Jimmy Videle
Jimmy Videle has been cultivating food for over 25 years, and transitioned to using veganic techniques in 2014. He worked as a full-time professional organic farmer for 2 decades, including running a seed company and a vegetable farm. Jimmy and his wife Mélanie Bernier are based in Quebec, Canada where they are currently focused on homesteading and protecting the wild lands in their bioregion. Jimmy is the author of The Veganic Grower’s Handbook and Preserving Our Sacred Lands, and hosted The Veganic Grower’s Hour on YouTube. He is also the co-founder of the Certified Veganic program which provides certification for veganic farms in North America and beyond. He has worked and consulted on farms internationally in Arizona, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, South America, and Canada.
Discover Jimmy’s book The Veganic Grower’s Handbook. And the Certified Veganic grant program, which is accepting applications until November 30th!
