As with most rural Nova Scotian areas, farming has always been an integral part of the community. The traditional family mixed farm was the mainstay for many residents over the decades since European settlers arrived. In addition to the small farm these families would often include income from fishing and from harvesting the trees on their lands. As the economy evolves these mixed operations are being eliminated as their owners choose one industry to invest in to maintain a viable business. Livestock farms including dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, horses, and poultry are in the area. Grain crop farming is not presently done commercially here although grains are grown as a food source for livestock. Taking advantage of the micro-climate the warm waters of the Northumberland Strait produces, a few farms have chosen fruit or vegetable crops as their primary source of income. The most well known of these is Jōst Vinyards Limited where the Jōst family established a successful winery that makes use of their grape crop. With a resurging interest in where our foods come from, once idle farm lands are bring brought back into production by entrepreneurs willing to fill demand

There remains significant land area covered in mixed forests with the majority privately owned. As sections reach maturity they are harvested; the primary use of the harvested wood is pulp for the paper industry but some is utilized for lumber. Hardwoods harversted are typically utilized as firewood. The future of farming and forestry is uncertain as they are presently difficult to use as the basis of profitable businesses given their scale.