i often wondered why i couldn’t find small farm raised chickens or eggs in independent markets and now i know why…a little something called “quotas”….

from today’s globe article:

Quota is a legal requirement for marketing chickens, turkey, eggs or cow milk in Canada. Without it, the simple bucolic act of selling a block of farmstead cheese or several dozen eggs at a farmers’ market is against the law. It’s been this way for almost half a century. If you want access to the market, you have to pay for it. And access isn’t cheap.

wow. i’m glad this issue is getting some media attention. in the article they allude to the fact that stephen harper wants to eliminate this…we’ll see what happens.

to read the whole article, click here.