Grow Hope

Grant and Colleen Dyck live just outside of Niverville, Manitoba where they raise their four children and run Artel Farms. They are long time supporters of the Grow Hope Project. Which means that for every acre on their farm that someone sponsors for $300, they will donate the proceeds to MCC’s account at Canadian Food-grains Bank.

By the end of the summer, that offer meant up to $500,000 to fight hunger in places like Kenya, South Sudan and Syria.

“Colleen and I have been farming over 20 years,” says Grant. “We’ve been very blessed, and we’ve always had a heart for those less fortunate, so this project is a way of contributing to helping those in need.”

For years, farmers in Manitoba have been partnering with the Foodgrains Bank to help end hunger around the world. The one-of-a-kind arrangement that the Foodgrains Bank has with the Canadian Government means that every dollar given to MCC’s account in the Foodgrains Bank is matched by the government—at a minimum of 1:1, but in many cases at a rate of 4:1. That means every dollar from the farmer can become five dollars for MCC’s food-related programs.

“As a mom, I’m passionate about food. It triggers my heart to stop to think about people going hungry. Being able to farm to feed someone makes it tangible.”