Simon Ffrench is our speaker for March 2, 2015
Posted
on Feb 25, 2015
Simon Ffrench of Cookstown Greens will be our speaker on Monday, March 2, 2015. Simon's topic will be "The Benefit of Organic Vegetables and Current Challenges". Please see Simon's Bio below.
Simon Ffrench CFP
Senior Financial Consultant
Simon Ffrench is a 35 year resident of Simcoe County. He lives with his wife Caroline on 24 acres in Egbert. His two sons and one daughter have graduated university and college and are making their way in their own careers. One son in teaching in Beeton and one son and his daughter are running the 95 acre family Certified Organic Vegetable Farm, Cookstown Greens
In his leisure time Simon enjoys being outdoors doing anything from farming, going for a long walk with the dogs to golfing, but mostly in the fairer weather, Roadbiking.
From 1981 to 1989 Simon operated Complete Farm Service at the East end of Alliston since when the property has been leased to farm related businesses such as Neighbours Country Depot.
Since 1989 Simon has been an investment and financial planner operating his own business, Atlantis Financial, located in Barrie.
In 2003 because of his business, financial and agricultural knowledge and experience, He purchased a majority share of Cookstown Greens helping to rejuvenate an organic farming business which provides employment for 9 local and 8 migrant workers. In the fall of 2011 the Ffrenches took over the remaining share of Cookstown Greens and Simon and Caroline are helping the family move the business forward to the new era of ‘organic’ in agriculture.