Q’est Management Consulting

Welcome to new FARMED member Q’est Management Consulting. Ash Srivastava, the founder & CEO has more than 37 years of years of work experience – 33 years in Senior Management of blue-chip companies/start-ups and 4 years as a Management Consultant with Small/Medium Enterprises and tech-based start-ups.

Q’est Management Consulting is a new age Management Consulting unit to help MSMEs in Business Development, Business Plan/launch/monitoring, Business Analytics & Digital Solutions, Mobile App Development/maintenance/promotion, Project Management, Coaching and Mentoring. We operate on both Retainership basis (fixed charge) and Project basis (Variable charge).

For more information click on the link to their website:

A student-led project seeking community feedback on how we can better support farmers and ranchers.

Agriculture Land Reserve Policy Review Project

Matt Henderson, an undergraduate student at UNBC has been busy this summer working on a student-led project seeking to promote supports for our local producers through policy review and community engagement. Matt, who is enrolled in the School of Planning and Sustainability at the Prince George Campus, majoring in Northern and Rural Community Planning has been busy this summer hosting a series of public facilitations from June to August of 2023.

The project will be looking at restructuring the organization that is the Agricultural Land Commission with the objectives aiming to: 

1. Place decision-making back in a more regional and local context. 

2. Have the ALC consult with indigenous communities, agricultural associations and local governments when drafting and revising policies within our agricultural sectors. 

3. To integrate more supports for our small and medium scale farming operations on which we rely so heavily on to continue feeding our province. 

Through effective and ethical consultations, gathering all parties around the same table we can adapt our agriculture policies and governance to better fit the needs of our current climate and support those within the agricultural sector.

Using the 'Dotmocracy' tool, members of the public are given 3 dot stickers to place beside the main ideas or prompts that were initially created as ideas to improve the lives of farmers and ranchers.

The goal of this process is to ask the local farmers and ranchers what they believe are ways to improve their lives, thus putting our province on the right track to improve food security.

If you are unable to visit Matt at his booth at the Quesnel Farmers’ Market on August 5^th to provide input, you may visit his website at the following link to access the virtual 'dotmocracy' that is available 24/7 for the duration of the summer.

Matt Henderson is undergraduate student at UNBC's School of Planning and Sustainability at the Prince George Campus. His major is in Northern and Rural Community Planning the passion he is bringing to this project is a drive to see governance and policy more responsive to and inclusive of local people and local circumstances.

A message from Dan Wingham, Manager, Partnerships with Integris Credit Union

At Integris, we are ALL IN for North-Central BC!

Our goal is to improve our members’ and our communities’ wellness every day through our financial experts and our innovative, local solutions. We don’t just invest money in our communities, we invest the time and talent of our staff - the extra personal effort to help our members and communities grow together.

Profits from financial services aren’t meant to be to be sent up some distant tower in a mega-city head office to be ferreted out as select profit share and excessive bonuses. These profits need to stay HERE where their positive effects impact everyone who contributed to their creation.

Choose to be part of something bigger – not just something big. Choose to be a part of something better – something worthy of your choice. Choose to bank, borrow, insure, invest and plan locally because where the money goes matters. With Integris, YOUR profits stay HERE enriching all who call Life Out Here™ home.

The more you choose Integris for all your financial needs, the more we offer through member-discounts on insurance products, preferred rates on deposits & lending products and the added-value of our local financial experts who partner with you in your success!

When you choose Integris for your day-to-day and long-term financial needs, you are choosing the local financial cooperative that keeps profits HERE contributing to stronger, more resilient communities in North-Central BC.

Buy Local? Well obviously!

Bank local? Absolutely!

Integris is HERE to earn your business through our trusted financial experts and our innovative community solutions. The FARMED/Integris partnership is an excellent example of our innovative community solutions in action! We are committed to supporting FARMED members’ success and in so doing, FARMED and Integris are GROWING TOGETHER!

To learn more about how Integris, please contact Dan Wingham, Manager, Partnerships with Integris Credit Union at 250-612-3411 (direct) or [email protected].

Mark it on your calendar!

UPCOMING EVENTS

FARMED Member Meeting:

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 7pm via Zoom.  All members of the public are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to [email protected]

FARMED Opportunities 2022 & Beyond Committee Meetings: August 1, 15, 29, 2023 at 7pm via Zoom.  All members of the public are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to [email protected]

FARMED Opportunities 2022 & Beyond Celebratory Launch:  Join FARMED and the sponsoring partners at the Celebratory Launch of the Opportunities 2022 & Beyond Project on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 from 8;30am to 1pm at the Quesnel Farmers' Market.