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Nowadays, Canadians shop for food in many places: supermarkets, gas stations, drug stores, food specialty shops, farmers’ markets, and pick-your-own farms. Collectively, farmers can provide great volumes of food because many farms are large-scale, specialized operations. Farmers may take into account which crops best suit their land, the consumer market, the ongoing productivity of their farms, and the sustainability of the environment. In Canada, 98% of farms are family owned and operated.