Fish farming
What’s the healthiest option for my family? What do all those claims on the label mean? Learn more about fish and seafood direct from us the producers!
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Do we use MRNA vaccines in our fish?
Do we use MRNA vaccines in our fish? Do we inject them with antibiotics? We’ve seen a ‘spike’ in these questions recently, and I wanted to speak to them...
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What fish can I eat if I’m pregnant?
Pregnant? Here’s what Springhills fish you can eat! We get lets of questions from expectant mothers and worrying spouses about what Springhills fish is safe to enjoy. On one...
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How do fish farms re-use water?
Water is one of our most precious resources as farmers. We only have so much, and we take great care to keep it clean and oxygenated so our fish...
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The 6 questions we get on every fish farm tour
One of our favourite past-times on the farm is giving tours. It gives us an opporTUNAty to show you how a fish farm really works, and dispel some misconceptions...
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Will we ever raise lake whitefish on farms?
We SHORE hope so — there is a big movement in Ontario to figure out how to raise lake whitefish on farms. This sweet and succulent fish is known...
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Where do fish go from Springhills fish farms?
Where else do our fish go? Springhills fish go many places in addition to your door steps! This week we’re loading 6,000lbs of trout that will head to Quebec....
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Why we don’t have organic fish
“Are you organic?” is a question we get a lot at the farm. We support buying organic fruits, vegetables and meat, but we do not find it very useful...
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We swore we’d never be fish farmers
Arlen and I swore we’d NEVER be fish farmers when we both left home at 18. Back then, our family had just one farm. It was the early days...
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Why it’s not a bad thing if a fish farm impacts the environment
“But your farm could have an impact on the environment” Our farms do have an impact, but why do we assume that’s a bad thing? All the waters from...
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Meet fish farmer Jeremy from Springhills
Jeremy has been part of the Springhills family for over 10 years! He manages our Springhills farm near Chatsworth, where he lives with his wife Krista and two daughters....
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Are crickets a natural food for fish?
Our friends at the University of Guelph are doing a research trial with crickets in fish food. We’re looking to see how they affect fish growth, fish health and water quality...
