Tobacco farmers and workers have many skills that are easily transferred to other sectors. Quality (both inspection and process management) are second nature in tobacco yet is critical to business success in today's manufacturing and service industries.

Working with employment agencies in the area and through the major job sites, our Jobs page will maintain a list of available postings within the Southwestern Ontario area with a focus on agriculture, manufacturing and service industries. Realizing that spouses and children have other skills, we will also post local jobs in other sectors.

Look for  the following on our Jobs page:

Resume for tobacco farmers

Writing a good cover letter

Interview questions

Resume Myths

Current Job Postings

Everyone expanding or starting a business needs a business plan, capital to invest and access to business advice. We endeavour to stay abreast of  government programs, business planning strategies and trends in industry. See our business page for articles on the following:

8 Sources of Business Startup money

How to get a business loan

Biofuel Information

Farm Severances and Variances

Business Plans

Why are some farms more profitable

Farm Debt Mediation

Providing tourist attractions, potential employment and agricultural innovation brought recognition for two of our clients from the Ministry of Agriculture's Premier's Awards for Agri-Food and Innovation Excellence. Both winners have their roots in Tobacco but have transitioned to exciting new ventures that let them stay in agriculture.

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We are co-located and partially funded by Mike Fidler and Associates - a private counseling firm with offices in Simcoe, Brantford, Tillsonburg and Caledonia. Through our connection we are able to offer free counseling to any Canadian citizens involved with tobacco for at least two seasons since since 2002.

Our connection also gives us access to mental health articles that may help answer questions or provide support as one works through the transition. Look for the following articles on our Mental Health page:

Using Your Anger to Heal

Suicide No longer illegal - so let's talk about it

Why Won't Dad Talk?

Spend an evening with an old friend

It takes a village of tobacco farmers to raise a resilient child

In the course of helping one farmer with an idea or question, we frequently encounter possibilities for other farmers to try new things or grow for someone else. We will post these connections and hope you will contact us for more information. Go to our farm page for more details on the following: