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Job Opportunity: Fundraising Event Coordinator at FarmStart
FarmStart is looking for a part-time Fundraising Event Coordinator. Full details below (view original posting on FoodWork.ca): Position: Fundraising Event Coordinator Organization: FarmStart http:/...
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Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference Presentations Now Available Online
Last week, the Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference returned for another year, giving local food groups in the opportunity to share ideas and information as well as facilitate stronger relationships....
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Job Opportunity: Green Barn Manager at the Stop Community Food Centre
Job opportunity via the Stop Community Food Centre (original posting here): Green Barn Manager Full time Contract (37.5 hours per week) Parental Leave Replacement Start Date: February 17th 201...
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Ontario Organic Council Accepting Nominations for 4th Annual Organic Ontario Awards
Do you know an organization or individual doing amazing and innovative work in organic agriculture? The Organic Council of Ontario is now accepting nominations for the 4th annual Organic Ontario Award...
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Mexico Targets Consumption of Sugary Drinks and Junk Food With National Tax
via New York Times: Beginning in 2014, Mexico will begin charging a consumption tax for sugar-sweetened beverages and junk food, the latter of which is to be defined by caloric density and excludes &#...
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Cheese maker comes up with an unusual way to give her factory an edge (via Globe & mail)
Ruth Klahsen, owner and operator of Monforte Dairy in Stratford, Ontario, is mounting an effort to produce cheese that is not only delicious, but sustainable as well. In a feature in the Globe & M...
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Workers and Farmers Look Ahead of Leamington Heinz Plant Closure
Earlier this month, it was reported that HJ Heinz Co. will be closing its Leamington, Ontario plant by mid-2014. By closing the plant, 740 full-time jobs will be terminated. The plant has been in prod...
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FAO Marks the International Year of Family Farming in 2014
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations has declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF). The goal of this initiative is to raise the profile of family and smallh...
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Nutrition Pilot Program Pedals Local Produce to Kids
via Hamilton Spectator: 3Acres, a new harvest pilot program being run across a handful of schools in Hamilton, is taking sustainability extremely seriously. Not only is the program bringing fre...
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Upcoming Event: Eating Our Way to a Flourishing Future
On November 26th at 7 pm, farmer Harry Stoddart will be delivering a presentation, which will also include a Q & A session, on the impact of our food choices on our future. The presentation will t...
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Local Food Act Unites Urban and Rural Ontario for a Healthy and Sustainable Future
by Ravi Singh Our food choices produce a wide range of consequences, not just to our individual health. The effects of where we spend our dollars on food trickle back to our communities and to our nat...
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Ontario Passes Local Food Act
In a major victory and step forward for Ontario’s local food movement, the Local Food Act – now officially named Bill 36: An Act to enact the Local Food Act, 2013 and to amend the Taxation Act...