Charlotte Huitema only needs to look across the dinner table to see someone she considers a hero in ag.
The egg farmer from Haldimand County considers her mom, Cindy, to be an inspiration for the way she advocates for the industry.
“When we built our new barn in 2018, she did a blog for Canadian Poultry Magazine called Egg Farmerette, talking about how to go from a conventional layer housing farm to an enriched housing colony farm. She was telling our story and I thought that was really cool,” Huitema said. “And every year we volunteer at local events in our community, and she’s always answering questions and telling our farm’s story. She leads by example for all of us.”