“If we want to keep feeding from the land then we need to take good care of it.”
it really doesn’t take long before you become passionate about nutrition. As a mother of two, it soon became more than just a job. Fieldstone truly believes in the connection between food and health. Our mission is to promote a healthy, wholesome organic way of life with our local food products by inter-connecting farmers, community and con- sumers and in doing so, supporting long-term sustainabili- ty. That being said, eating well for health is a lifestyle and at the end of the day it all comes back to the farmers.” “We just wanted to farm and have a place where we could sell our organic crops locally.” As the general manager at Fieldstone, Paula is connected to the product at every stage. “From the organic growers through to our cleaning and production – right through to our customers and consumers – it’s a pretty unique job in that I know the product from seed to shelf.”
ture of organic farming to BC.
Despite their (ancient) green thumbs, there was a problem. “Neither Willem or I wanted to run the business,” Tony said. “ We just wanted to farm and have a place where we could sell our organic crops locally.”
That’s where Paula came into the picture.
Paula is one of the founding employees at Fieldstone Granary. She joined the team in 2009 shortly after emigrat- ing from England. “I was a fashion marketer before coming to Canada. I knew there was never going to be much in the way of work for a fashion marketer in the Okanagan, so I was pleased to land the job at Fieldstone’s,” Paula recalled. “The great part is when you’re working in the organic food industry
For Paula, the decision to eat organically really comes down to “what you are prepared to put in your body.”
“Unfortunately, modern day conventional farming prac- tices now involve an excessive use of toxic chemicals and these poisons remain there in every bite that we eat,” she explained. “By choosing organic there’s a reassurance that your food is safe to eat and reduces the risk of getting sick later down the road.”
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