John Varty is a writer and professor at McMaster University
in Hamilton and his fiancée, Molly Daley, is a public relations and marketing
specialist he met and brought to Hamilton from Florida.
They are towing a small farmhouse as sleeping quarters for
their cross-Canada trek.
They are making a video and are interviewing farmers,
politicians, food company executives and members of the food movement.
In 2005, Carl Hiebert of Linwood drove a tractor across
Canada, also to draw urban attention to family farmers. Hiebert, who is a
professional photographer, took pictures of farming families and Deb Cripps,
who drove the route with him, wrote about the families.
They published a book, Keepers of the Land, about their
experiences.
