{
  "id": 12277240,
  "title": "Couple turned 2 small plots into $200K market garden on 50-acre farm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/couple-turned-2-small-plots-into-200k-market-garden-on-50-acre-farm",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T20:47:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/a-canadian-couple-started-aslan-organics-with-two-8-by-12-foot-plots-in-2017-nine-years-later-they-own-a-50-acre-ontario-farm-and-say-their-2-5-acre-market-garden-crossed-200000-in-annual-revenue/articleshow/134716786.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shane and Emma Rozeveld, a Canadian couple, transformed two small garden plots into a thriving $200,000 market garden on a 50-acre farm in Ontario, Canada. The couple began Aslan Organics in 2017 at Yarrow Ecovillage in Chilliwack, British Columbia, initially growing food for fun. Their hobby soon turned into a lucrative business when they decided to quit Shane's desk job and pursue farming full-time.\n\nAn opportunity presented itself when a family at the ecovillage moved out, offering to sell their market-garden equipment, including a greenhouse, cooler, bins, and infrastructure. The Rozevelds started with just a third of an acre and grew their operation by reinvesting their earnings. After moving to Ontario in 2020, they restarted Aslan Organics in Sarnia in 2021, benefiting from a more supportive market and year-round farmers' market opportunities.\n\nThe Rozevelds' success began with a small market in Chilliwack, generating $247 in their first sale. By 2025, their revenue had surged to over $200,000, with weekly sales reaching over $10,000. The business generates income through farmers' markets, online sales, farm shares, and wholesale customers. Their farm-share program has expanded from 24 customers to over 100, offering customers a selection of fresh produce for the week and allowing them to skip weeks during the summer.",
  "summary": "Shane and Emma Rozeveld's journey from hobby gardeners in British Columbia to running a thriving 50-acre organic farm in Ontario is inspiring. Founders of Aslan Organics since 2017, they navigated challenges at the Sarnia Farmers' Market, eventually boosting their revenue to over $200,000 in a single year with weekly sales hitting $10,000.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}