Ontario Links
Want to find out who is promoting local food in your region? There are many groups working to link local farmers to local eaters. If you know of other “Eat Local” initiatives in Ontario to add to this list, please email us at info@sustainontario.com
Province-wide
Foodland Ontario - http://www.foodland.gov.on.ca/
Harvest Ontario - http://www.harvestcanada.com/
Ontario Craft Beer Route – www.ontariocraftbrewers.com
Ontario Farm Fresh – www.ontariofarmfresh.com
Ontario Fruit Wineries – www.fruitwinesofontario.ca
Wineries of Ontario - http://www.wineriesontario.com
Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance - http://savourontario.org/
Central Ontario
The Apple Route – www.appleroute.com
Direct from Norfolk – http://www.norfolkfarms.com/
Haldiman-Norfolk Buy Local – http://www.opha.on.ca/foodnet/initiatives/haldimand.html
Durham Farm Fresh – http://www.durhamfarmfresh.ca/
Grey Bruce Agriculture and Culinary Association - http://www.foodlinkgreybruce.com/
Kawartha Choice – http://www.kawarthachoice.com/
Niagara Culinary Trail – http://www.niagaraculinarytrail.com/
Northumberland County – http://www.northumberlandcounty.ca/en/common/farm_gate_guide.pdf
Savour Muskoka – http://www.savourmuskoka.com/
Simcoe Farm Fresh – http://www.simcoecountyfarmfresh.ca/
York Region Farm Fresh – http://www.yorktourism.com/en/community/farmfresh.asp
Eastern Ontario
Kingston Frontenac, Food Down the Road - http://www.fooddowntheroad.ca/
Lanarc – http://www.lanarkhighlands.ca/Community/FoodDrink/FarmGate.htm
Ottawa Buy Local Guide – http://www.spcottawa.on.ca/ofsc/en/buylocal/buy_local_home.htm
Ottawa Valley Food Cooperative – http://www.ottawavalleyfood.org/
Christmas Tree farms in Ottawa – http://www.weekend-ontario.com/christmas/farmsottawa.php
Taste the County, Prince Edward County – http://www.tastethecounty.ca/
Prince Edward County – www.tastetrail.ca, www.harvestin.ca
Local Flavours (Leeds, Grenville and Frontenac counties) http://www.localflavours.org/
GTA/Golden Horseshoe
Grown in Peel – http://www.peelregion.ca/planning/gip/
Halton Simply Local - http://www.halton.ca/PPW/Planning/SimplyLocal/GuidedTourFarms/default.htm
Hamilton Eat Local – http://environmenthamilton.org/view/page/eat_local, http://www.hamiltoneatlocal.blogspot.com/
Local Food Plus – www.localfoodplus.ca
Toronto area Christmas tree farms – http://www.weekend-ontario.com/christmas/farms.php
York Region Farm Fresh – http://www.yorktourism.com/en/community/farmfresh.asp
Northern Ontario
Harvest Hastings – http://harvesthastings.ca/harvesthastings
Algoma Food Network – http://algomafoodnetwork.wordpress.com/
Buy Local Buy Fresh Rainy River Valley -
Eat Local Sudbury - www.eatlocalsudbury.com
Temiskaming, Boreal Cuisine - http://www.borealcuisine.com/
Sudbury Foodshed – http://www.foodshedproject.ca/
Thunder Bay Buy Local Buy Fresh – http://www.tbdhu.com/HealthyLiving/HealthyEating/FoodSecurity/LocallyGrownFood.htm
South Western Ontario
Bountiful Brant – http://www.foodlink.ca/index.php?p=local_food_across_ontario.ViewLink&item=6&category=5
Buy Local Buy Fresh, Chatham-Kent - http://www.ofa.on.ca/kent/
Elgin County Eat Fresh, Buy Local - http://www.progressivebynature.com/ElginCounty/EDT/eatfresh.aspx
Essex Bounty of the County - http://www.bountyofthecounty.ca/
Essex County Buy Local - http://www.ecfa.ca/main/index.php?page=buylocal.php
Guelph Wellington Local Food Initiative - http://buylocalbuyfresh.visitguelphwellington.ca/Modules/Partners/Partner.aspx?PartnerID=210&CatID=22&SD=4
Huron Perth Farm to Table - http://www.visitperth.ca/attractions.php?id=470
Locally Lambton – http://locallylambton.com/
Middlesex London Local Food Guide - http://www.lcrc.on.ca/GetFreshEatLocal.html
Oxfordlicious – http://www.oxfordlicious.com/
Perth – http://www.ecoperth.on.ca/
Foodlink Waterloo Region – http://www.foodlink.ca/index.php?p=index
Wellington Buy Local! Buy Fresh! - http://www.wfofa.on.ca/
Made on Manitoulin – http://www.blacksbay.com/activities/MadeOnManitoulin.htm
Greenbelt Fresh http://www.greenbeltfresh.ca/
Savour Stratford – www.savourstratford.com