Bauke Vogelzang was born in 1933 on a dairy farm in Schargouton, Holland.  He and his wife Nelly immigrated to Canada in 1960 where Bauke worked on local dairy farms.

The Vogelzangs bought their first farm outside Waterford in 1964 and transformed it into a diverse operation of produce and livestock. Early on, Bauke gained a reputation as an innovative farmer and a good steward of the land. He was one of the first in Norfolk to adopt no till for planting corn and beans along with implementing changes to livestock barns in order to reduce their impact on the environment.

During his time in Norfolk, he served as President of the Norfolk Federation of Agriculture, the Norfolk Wheat Producers and the Norfolk Pork Producers. Bauke was one of the founding members of the Norfolk Woodlot Owners Association and served as its first Chairperson. Bauke also served as the co-chair of the Norfolk chapter of the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) organizing committee.  He is the recipient of many awards recognizing his work in agriculture and his community.

 

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• Bauke Vogelzang

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• Bauke on Horseback in Parade, Holland (c. late 1950s)

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• Bauke & Nelly Vogelzang, c. 1951-1954

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• Harvesting tomatoes on the Vogelzang farm

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• Harvesting corn on the Vogelzang farm

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• Harvesting cucumbers on the Vogelzang farm.

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• John Deere on the Vogelzang farm

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• Installing a barn roof on the Vogelzang farm (Bauke in foreground).

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• Barns and Equipment on the Vogelzang farm

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• Bailing Hay

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• Bauke & Nelly Vogelzang

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• Vogelzang spearheads Norfolk Federation of Agriculture's Battery Blitz

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• Woodland Improvement Award presented to Vogelzang by the Ministry of Natural Resources, 1991.

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• Ontario Agricultural Training Institute Certificate of Appreciation, 1993

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• OFA Certificate of Appreciation, 1993

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• Ontario Volunteer Service Award for 20 years of service, 2001

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• Honorary Lifetime Membership award from the Norfolk Woodlot Owners Association, 2005

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• Volunteer Service Award from the Ontario Government on behalf of the Norfolk Farm Safety Association for International Year of the Volunteer, 2008

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• Norfolk Woodlot Owners Association Years of Service recognition award, 2008 (International Year of the Volunteer)

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