Documenting The Farm Family Legacy with Maggie Van Camp

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Documenting The Farm Family Legacy with Maggie Van Camp

In this episode of The Impact Farming Show, Tracy speaks with Maggie Van Camp about the importance of transition planning for farm families and the powerful role of documenting family legacies.

They explore how understanding the past is essential for creating a roadmap for the future, with a focus on Maggie's recent project, Farm Family Legacy Videos.

Key Discussion Points:

1. Introduction to Maggie Van Camp:
Maggie shares her background, including her work as a Founder & Partner at Loft32 and Farmer’s Bridge, as well as her family farm, Redcrest Farm.

2. Focusing on Transition Planning:
Maggie discusses her journey into transition planning and what led her to specialize in this field, helping farm families manage succession and preserve their legacies.

3. Farm Family Legacy Videos:
Tracy and Maggie dive into Farm Family Legacy Videos, a unique service Maggie recently launched. She explains the concept, how it helps families document their history, and how it can play a pivotal role in transition planning.

4. The Spark of Inspiration:
Maggie talks about the moment when the idea for Farm Family Legacy Videos first came to her, and the inspiration behind it as an entrepreneur.

5. The Importance of Documenting the Past:
Maggie elaborates on why understanding the past is crucial to planning for the future. She explains how this knowledge helps farm families preserve their values, traditions, and stories for future generations.

6. Details of the Service:
They discuss the format of the Farm Family Legacy Videos, including whether they are purely video, a combination of video and photos, in-person or digital, and how these formats help preserve the family’s story.

7. Why Legacy Documentation Matters:
Maggie highlights why documenting a farm family’s legacy is so important for future generations, not just for succession planning but also for ensuring that the farm’s culture and history are honored and passed down.

8. How Farmers Can Learn More:
Maggie provides resources for farmers interested in learning more about transition planning and documenting their legacies, including how they can get in touch with her for more information on Farm Family Legacy Videos.


Listen to the episode to hear Maggie's insights on preserving your farm’s history and planning for the future!

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Show Guest:

Maggie Van Camp
Farmer, Co-Founder and Director of Strategic Change Loft32



Maggie Van Camp is Loft32’s co-founder, Director of Strategic Change and in 2024 started Farmers’ Bridge to help farm families navigate transitions and build their businesses for the future.

She is also CEO and owner of a family farm near Blackstock, Ontario. For decades, Maggie had an award-winning career as an agricultural journalist, notably as a senior business editor with Canada’s national agricultural magazine, Country Guide. Recently, Maggie was BDO’s National Director of Agriculture, where she led sector marketing and industry relations, revitalized the accounting firm’s social responsibility program, worked closely with business transition services and built a strategic organization of Agteams from coast to coast.

She is a well-known and trusted speaker, moderator and writer and a respected member of the board of the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame. In 2021 Maggie was named in the top 50 in Canadian Agriculture

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