PEI Land Protection
The NFU-PEI advocates for the strict enforcement of the Lands Protection Act to prevent corporate land-grabbing and absentee ownership. By keeping agricultural land in the hands of independent, local family farmers, they aim to preserve soil health, promote sustainable crop rotations, and ensure long-term regional food sovereignty.
The organization emphasizes several key local initiatives and stances:
- Enforcing Land Limits: They actively monitor and challenge exemptions that allow powerful corporations or individuals to exceed the established acreage limits (currently set at 1,200 acres for corporations and 400 acres for individuals).
- Protecting Water and Soil: NFU-PEI lobbies for agricultural policies that require natural soil conservation methods, waterway buffer zones, and sustainable farming practices unique to Prince Edward Island's ecosystem.
- Food Security & Sovereignty: They strongly advocate for building local, regional food systems rather than relying heavily on export-driven, corporate-controlled supply chains.
For more details on their ongoing campaigns, check out the NFU Farmland Campaign or read their specific stance on The fight for farmland on PEI.