WHY SOURCE FROM THE

CANADIAN PRAIRIES?

The wealth of natural resources,

biodiversity, and wide open
spaces found on the Canadian
PRAIRIE
Prairies provide the perfect place to
grow the world’s highest quality
organic grains. A long history of ORGANIC
Canadian organic production has
resulted in a wealth of knowledge, a
strong community of experts, and GRAIN
lasting traditions that produce
exceptional products.

WE Canadian organic grain producers

from across the Prairies have worked
hard for generations to bring you our
Connecting you with
high quality organic

GROW tradition of pure, wholesome, quality

Canadian organic grains. 
grains from the
Canadian Prairies

TRADITION OUR COMMODITIES

AND Oat Flax Peas

HARVEST
Wheat Mustard Rye
Barley Canola And much
Hemp Lentils more!

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QUICK FACTS
The Canadian prairies include the
wide open spaces of Alberta,
Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Nearly 1/3 of all Canadian organic
producers live on the prairies.
These 1500 farmers use their 1.4
million acres to grow some of the
highest quality organic products
you will find anywhere.
Organic Agriculture
on the
Canadian Prairies
CEREALS OILSEEDS
Prairie farmers know how to grow great Saskatchewan farmers lead the pack
cereal crops. 75% of all field crop acres when it comes to organic oilseed
are planted to cereals. Of those, wheat is production. 82% of the total prairie
king with 46%, and oats are a close oilseed acres are located there alone.
second at 30% of all field crop acres. 55,000 of those acres are in flax. Healthy
Practice makes perfect! growing conditions lead to healthy crops!
CEREAL ACRES: 500,000 OILSEED ACRES: 74,000
Wheat - 230,000 Kamut - 29,500 Flax - 55,000 Soybeans - 2,500
Oats - 153,500 Rye - 23,000 Mustard - 10,000 Other - 1,500
Barley - 54,000 Other - 11,000 Hemp - 5,000
PULSES
Prairie conditions are perfect for growing
pulses. 94% of all Canadian pulse crops
are produced there, 77% in
Saskatchewan alone. Organic field peas
are also big, occupying half of the
organic pulse acres. Prairie farmers take
pride in their pulse crops!
PULSE ACRES: 86,500
Peas - 44,000 Other - 13,000
Lentils - 29,000
Growing Harvesting
Tradition Quality