ABOUT ERICA RENAUD
The Business
Both as an artist and as a farmer, my goal is to highlight the time-honoured practice of farming, the culture, and the people, through illustration and storytelling. Farming is a difficult career sometimes, I hope that my work can bring people together and cheer them up when they need it most.
ABOUT ERICA RENAUD
The Person
Leacock Farms' origins began when a couple Irish settlers claimed their land grant somewhere in the 1830s, and we've never left. 7 generations have worked and lived on our family farm.
Much of my childhood we were a dairy farm, but sold our quota in my teens and focused on beef and crops since then. My mother is the current owner and operator, and has her own impressive story to tell. I follow her lead into the beef operation, and have my own smaller herd of Herefords.
My sister and her husband have an impressive market garden on the farm and sell directly to customers. They also brought back our sugar bush, and in 2025 we were able to bottle our own syrup for the first time since the 1970s.
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Comic Artist. Beef Farmer. Silly-heart.
I grew up in Kitley Township (Just outside of SmithsFalls) on my family farm. I have always been very artsy, outdoorsy and a bit of a geek. Working on the farm alongside my Mum and Grandpa gave me such joy growing up, and I still love working with my Mum today.
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Drawing, writing and daydreaming are activities I've been doing my entire life, and don't plan on stopping. It has always been a dream of mine to be a comic artist but the farm is a part of me. Combining these two passions is a dream come true.
I have an advanced diploma in Graphic Design as well as a certificate in Marketing and I work as a freelancer, providing creative solutions for marketing and design needs.
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The Farm
