Matt McIntosh
Matt McIntosh is a farmer and freelance journalist based in southwestern Ontario. He covers an array of agricultural and scientific subjects, with particular focus on technology, production, environment and wider societal issues pertaining to food and farming. He holds a BA in political science with a focus on agricultural issues from the University of Guelph, has contributed to a wide range of Canadian and international publications, and is the current president of the Eastern Canada Farm Writers' Association. Matt operates under his brand "The Rural PhilosoFer."
Stories by Matt McIntosh
Ontario has a gas well problem and it’s getting bigger
6 min. readAn investigation by The Narwhal revealed Ontario can’t afford to plug its old gas wells...
‘Like living under a volcano’: Ontario can’t afford its gas well problem
The provincial government doesn’t have the funds to safely plug old wells — and it...
The fight to keep grass carp out of the Great Lakes
From the window of a fishing boat, Andrew Taves has a clear view of how...
What the Irish Potato Famine can teach Canada about food resilience
Bioengineering can help protect crops from extreme weather and pests. Climate change is making this...
Lake Erie is full of algae again. Southwestern Ontario’s exploding greenhouse sector won’t help
Essex County says it doesn’t have the power to stop nutrient-rich water from greenhouse farms...
Farmers want to restore Ontario’s natural landscapes, but we can’t do it alone
As a sixth-generation farmer in Ontario’s Essex County, I know that the desire to restore...
