About SNFA
Reinforcing the role of Agriculture as a Sustainable Economic and Cultural Force in the Six Nation of the Grand River Community
Membership Criteria
A band member of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in good standing and adheres to ideals of stewardship of the land, employing best practices which are environmentally safe and healthy, in the production of consumable food products.
Vision & Mission
Our Vision
To reinforce the role of agriculture as a sustainable economic and cultural force in our Six Nations of the Grand River Community.
Our Mission
Assisting in a vision for an environmentally safe and healthy Six Nations Community through excellent stewardship of the land by adhering to best practices; viable agricultural strategies including education pertaining to current trends, farming operations and local/global marketing.
SNFA Is a not-for-profit association comprised of Six Nation of the Grand River Farmers
History
There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
“Why sir,” said the farmer, “Didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.
So is with our lives… Those who want to live meaningfully and well must help enrich the lives of others, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all…
Call it power of collectivity…
Call it a principle of success…
Call it a law of life.
