Parsley

[player]

Parsley (a.k.a. Carol Husband) passed away recently. She, along with her late husband John were legendary opponents of single deal marketing. She was a prolific commenter on this site. RIP Carol.

[sumdumguy]

Their organic fields were unbelievable. They small-packaged many varieties of beans, peas and lentils and marketed all winter.

[ColevilleH2S]

Big respect to Parsley.

Other than my one negative interaction with her, I always respected and looked forward to her posts on this site. People with her conviction and energy move us all forward and get shit done. We are all richer for knowing her.

[LWeber]

POSTED FRIDAY

Carol Husband was one of the Prairies’ most unrelenting defenders of farmer autonomy — a woman who spent decades dismantling the coercive machinery of the Canadian Wheat Board from inside the farm community, exposing the buyback scheme, challenging the monopoly’s authority, and refusing to accept a system that forced Western farmers into rules Parliament never wrote. She fought through letters, networks, and pressure campaigns long before deregulation became political, arguing plainly that “blind obedience has not always been in our best interest” and showing farmers that the CWB’s most punitive mechanisms were created in backrooms, not in law. And it should come as no surprise to anyone who knew her that August 01 — the official anniversary of Marketing Freedom Day in Western Canada — became the date of her passing. Carol didn’t just witness that change; she helped build the road to it. Her work wasn’t commentary — it was structural resistance — and her legacy lives in every farmer who now markets freely because she refused to stay quiet when the system demanded it.

I leave shortly for Hanna, AB to attend Katie and Tanner’s wedding on Saturday, where I’ll have the privilege of walking one of my dearest friend and mentor’s daughter down the aisle — not in Ted Allen’s place, because those shoes are too big for most mortals to fill, but in his likeness, carrying the same care he had for the farming community and the people who make it work. And as I step into that role, I can’t help but recognize that both Ted’s legacy and Carol Husband’s legacy live on through V1 — not as a slogan, but as the truth of what they fought for: a system that finally respects farmers’ equity, their autonomy, and their right to see the corridor clearly.

[WilliamWallace]

I am so sorry to hear this news. Carol was a tireless advocate for property rights and freedoms. For me, she was an example of how to be dedicated, without waiver, to your ideals.

I received a few rebukes from her for my performance but when she gave praise it felt like I had been knighted by the Queen.

RIP Carol.

[LWeber]

POSTED FRIDAY

Carol Husband was one of the Prairies’ most unrelenting defenders of farmer autonomy — a woman who spent decades dismantling the coercive machinery of the Canadian Wheat Board from inside the farm community, exposing the buyback scheme, challenging the monopoly’s authority, and refusing to accept a system that forced Western farmers into rules Parliament never wrote. She fought through letters, networks, and pressure campaigns long before deregulation became political, arguing plainly that “blind obedience has not always been in our best interest” and showing farmers that the CWB’s most punitive mechanisms were created in backrooms, not in law. And it should come as no surprise to anyone who knew her that August 01 — the official anniversary of Marketing Freedom Day in Western Canada — became the date of her passing. Carol didn’t just witness that change; she helped build the road to it. Her work wasn’t commentary — it was structural resistance — and her legacy lives in every farmer who now markets freely because she refused to stay quiet when the system demanded it.

I leave shortly for Hanna, AB to attend Katie and Tanner’s wedding on Saturday, where I’ll have the privilege of walking one of my dearest friend and mentor’s daughter down the aisle — not in Ted Allen’s place, because those shoes are too big for most mortals to fill, but in his likeness, carrying the same care he had for the farming community and the people who make it work. And as I step into that role, I can’t help but recognize that both Ted’s legacy and Carol Husband’s legacy live on through V1 — not as a slogan, but as the truth of what they fought for: a system that finally respects farmers’ equity, their autonomy, and their right to see the corridor clearly.

Agstar, I understand you still hold the Wheat Board as the high point of Prairie marketing — that’s your conviction, and you’ve built your identity around defending it. Carol Husband exposed what wasn’t written in law; Ted Allen carried what wasn’t fair. I won’t revisit old battles; I’ll simply walk past the people still fighting them. Some people stay loyal to the past because it’s easier than facing what it cost.

[agstar77]

Since this is a free country we can disagree on the role of some and whether it was correct. You are the one stirring up the past. Your time has past , move along.

[bucket]

Farmers in western canada need more Parsleys and Webers.

The current set of rookie so called farm reps have other motives and are just larks for their masters.

[furrowtickler]

Farmers in western canada need more Parsleys and Webers.

The current set of rookie so called farm reps have other motives and are just larks for their masters.

Absolutely 100 percent correct

[Landdownunder]

Gobsmacked Chad passed on Tom passed on and now Carol and same ones speak negatively about them sometimes silence is better than the free speech chest beating. Couldn't believe the above reaction/comment.

Or maybe im not cut out for agrivilles hustle and bustle anymore.

RIP Parsely