Jacob Beaton did not intend to become a farmer, let alone start an Indigenous food sovereignty movement.
Flash forward to 2022: the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization selected him and his wife, Jessica Ouellette, as Canada’s food heroes.
Just a few years ago, the couple and their two children had been living the so-called “American dream,” Beaton told HARVEST.
They had a suburban home with a double-door garage and big windows.
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