Series - Editorial Fellowship: Social Finance in Canada Suncor Energy Foundation 2023/24

How tax credits and social finance are building a healthy future for Nova Scotians

Author Diane Berard
“There are social, green, brown and transition bonds … why not agriculture bonds?”

Why It Matters

Canada’s small-scale farmers and food producers face a myriad of challenges, including access to capital. Could community investment funds provide a solution, while also building resilient food systems and healthy people?

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"How tax credits and social finance are building a healthy future for Nova Scotians. \u00a0 This independent journalism \u200b\u200bis made possible by the Future of Good editorial fellowship covering social finance, supported by the Suncor Energy Foundation.\u00a0 See our editorial ethics and standards here.\u00a0 Charlie MacLean lives in the same house where his parents raised him in North Sydney, Nova Scotia. He inherited the house when his mother passed away; and just like his parents before him, he and his wife grow a fair amount of their own food.\u00a0 Food has also been at the centre of MacLean\u2019s long career. While studying at Acadia University, he worked in the school\u2019s food service department to make ends meet. After graduating with

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