Members Directory

Become a member of Sustain Ontario and work with others across the province to build a healthy local food system. Membership is open to groups and organizations, food enterprises (businesses and farms), and the public sector. Sustain Ontario advocates for a food system that is healthy, ecological, equitable and financially viable by:

• Strengthening Ontario’s farm and food networks
• Showcasing food system innovations and champions
• Pressing for farm and food policy reform.

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100 Mile Market Inc.	To sustainably perform the sales, marketing, logistics and distribution of exceptional Ontario produce, proteins, dairy and grains on behalf of local farmers and producers
2020 Studios	Communications for the non-profit sector, focused on food sovereignty and social issues around the world.
Afri-Can FoodBasket	Food is Life
Agri-Cultural Renewal Co-operative Inc.	A co-operative of workers united in diversifying the farm by integrating agriculture with culture and nature for the betterment of the land and its surrounding community.
Allen's	To serve food that is grown locally and sustainably.
Alphabet City	Fuel, Food, Trash.
Architecture For Humanity Toronto	To make architecture accessible to every Torontonian and advocate and educate the public about important urban and architectural issues in our community.
Around the Sound Local Food Market	To supply high quality food, support sustainable local farming and build community.
Artisanale Cafe and Bistro	We believe that everyone should eat good food. Good food is grown in a nourishing, natural environment - not rushed, not by using chemical inputs.
Ashton Glen Farm	Great tasting food that is good for you and good for the planet.
Babble On Communications	To help spread the word on sustainable, ethical, and local food production
Backyard Harvesting	To promote urban agriculture, & sustainability, by facilitating and supplying backyards and balconies with vegetable gardens.
Bailey's Local Foods	Bailey's Local Foods makes it easier for households to find local foods while supporting local farmers and encourage them to grow more people food as well as to nurture interest in our local food culture.
Belluz Farms	Sustainably grown fruits and veggies.
Buy Algoma. Buy Fresh.	Enhancing opportunities for agriculture in Algoma by facilitating linkages between producers and consumers through promotion, education, and co-operation.
Caledon Countryside Alliance	Countryside is an option
Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) Inc.	CAFA is a national non-profit professional umbrella organization dedicated to assisting farm families and businesses by increasing the skills and knowledge of farm advisors and consultants.
Canadian Center for Community Renewal
Canadian Diabetes Association	To promote the health of Canadians through diabetes research, education, service and advocacy.
Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy	To provide leadership in the research and development of environmental law that promotes the public interest and sustainability.
Canadian Organic Growers - Perth-Waterloo-Wellington chapter	COG advocates for a local AND organic food system for our health, the health of the environment and the health of our communities.
Canadian Organic Growers - Toronto Chapter	To promote organic growing and eating that supports a sustainable, bioregionally-based food system.
Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR)	CPAR works in partnership with vulnerable communities in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda to ensure access to clean water, adequate food, primary health services and a safe and healthy environment.
Carrot Cache	Carrot Cache supports worker co-operatives and projects that encourage organic agriculture and promote community food strategies.
Centre for Social Innovation	Our mission is to spark and support new ideas that are tackling the social, environmental, economic and cultural challenges we face today.
Centre for Studies in Food Security	To promote food security through research, dissemination, education, community action and professional practice, as well as facilitate dialogue among civil society organizations, universities and governments.
ChocoSol Traders	Pedal-Powered, Stone-Ground, Socially Just, Made Fresh
Cookstown Greens	We at Cookstown Greens intend to demonstrate to concerned farmers, creative chefs and aware consumers that ecologically grown vegetables of high quality, wide variety, consistent supply, and extended season can be reasonably profitable to provide for our own region’s citizens and tourists.
Copper Pot Catering	To provide food catering made from all organic & support local farmers.
County Connect	To cultivate a Quality Local Food Culture in Essex/Kent, bringing fresh local goodness to people.
Craftsman Restaurant	To encourage production of local produce
Creemore 100 Mile Store	Supporting small to midsize natural and organic farms, artisanal and fair trade producers by offering fair compensation and by providing a larger market presence and increased accessibility by consumers to this group and their products.
Culinarium	To provide authentic local food experiences by retailing Ontario’s finest locally-produced products and connecting those passionate about food with local food-producing communities via edible events such as cooking classes and tastings.
Daily Apple	Fresh Living made Fun
Delta Waterfowl Foundation	The future of waterfowl.
Drumlin Farm	To preserve ecosystems for local plants and animals while using the land to produce quality food for people.
Durham Lives Food Charter Working Group
ERA Architects Inc.
Earth	Think global. Eat local.
Eat Local Sudbury	Support a new generation of viable, ecological, and locally oriented farmers by addressing the issues of farmland access and succession, and knowledge transfer, training and resources.
Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario	Creating community and promoting farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchange around ecological and organic farming practices
Edge of Control	Build cooperative, collaborative working teams in the Food Industry
Edible Toronto magazine	Our mission is to promote our local foodshed and its healthy, safe and sutainable future.
Elgin National Farmers Union	To preserve the family farm; ensure a local, healthy food supply with fair pricing for farmers and consumers; and protect the environment through action and education.
Elite Personal Training Studio	Teaching people to have a positive relationship with the food they eat!
Elora Farmers' Market Association	To establish and maintain a Farmers’ Market which provide vendors with a profitable, well organized retail marketplace strengthening the ties between our rural and urban communities, offering consumers locally grown, good value farm products and quality artisanal food and crafts.
Elora Fergus Tourism	Support local food providers - present local terroir to visitors.
Ending Poverty Implementation Team	Healthy accessible food for all people.
Enverg Associates	Use ecological footprint and life cycle analysis to measure global movement of foods.
Everdale	Hands on education in sustainable living
Evergreen	Food Security and Sustainbility, Urban Agriculture, Greening Urban Centres
Fairdale Farm	Connecting consumers with their farmer
Fairmeadow Farm	Helping to cultivate healthy bodies, minds, and a truly greener planet (one bunch of carrots at a time)!
Farm Share Canada	To reduce hunger in Canada.
FarmStart	Supporting the next generation of farmers.
Fertile Ground Farm	Local, organic vegetable production - inspiring people to get excited about their food!
Field Trip	Connecting city folk to their food source
Food Forward Advocacy Alliance	To bring together the food movement to educate and advocate for better food policy.
Food In Harmony: The Good Food Directory	To connect Toronto consumers with producers and purveyors of good food: sustainable, local, organic, natural, artisanal, fair trade and animal welfare.
Food Security Research Network	To promote sustainable local food production and engage university students in this process with the local regional communities .
FoodCycles	Growing good soil, food and community in Toronto.
FoodNet Ontario	To facilitate a province-wide network of organizations and individuals working together to create sustainable local food systems and achieve community food security in communities across Ontario.
FoodShare	Good, healthy food for all.
Foodsmiths	To be a leading provider of quality health products and information. We do business in a service oriented environment, while encouraging an open-minded approach which reflects our customer diversity.
Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities	To preserve and repair the environment
Frontenac Farmers Market	to provide local products from local vendors
Garden Fresh Box Wellington County	Fresh produce distribution
Garden Jane	Organic gardens within walking distance of every child.
George Brown College
Globe Bistro	Think global. Eat local.
Greater Essex County District School Board / Jumpstart Student Nutrition Program	ensure students are well nourished and ready to learn
Green Gardeners	Customized Edible Programs to Help Homeowners and Communities grow food in the City of Toronto
Green Thumbs Growing Kids
GreenFuse Photos	Images of plants and people for a greener world.
Greenbelt Farmers' Market Network	Building connections to strengthen farmers' markets throughout the region
Greenest City	We develop locally appropriate solutions that inspire diverse communities to green Toronto. Our innovative initiatives promote the stewardship of nature, enhance social justice and improve health.
Grey Bruce Local food Project	Improve the viability of farming in Grey and Bruce Counties.
Growing Spaces	To inspire the locavore in everyone
Growing Up Organic - Prescott-Russell
Guelph Wellington Local Food	To promote the procurement of local food by consumers and industry in order to preserve and enhance sustainable agricultural diversity in Guelph and County of Wellington.
Gumboot Gourmet	Promoting locally grown in Grey, Bruce and Simcoe
Haldimand County
Halton Food for Thought	Helping students grow and succeed through healthy nutrition
Halton Fresh Food Box	Quality Fresh Fruits and Vegatables at a Great Price
Hamilton Eat Local
Hands the Family Help Network
Hillebrand Winery	celebration of wine and food grown in the same soil
Home Grown	Heirloom Fruit for local consumers (in progress)
Humber Arboretum & Centre for Urban Ecology	Promoting healthy landscapes and healthy communities.
Huron County Health Unit	Creating Healthy Communities Together
Informa	Provide timely information and guidance in developing effective education and social marketing initiatives.
Irvine Creek Organics	Fostering community connections with food and the natural world.
J. W. Green Thumbs	Urban agriculture and community food resources.
Jubilee restaurant	From Farm to Table
Just Food	To build, in partnership, a just and sustainable food system in the Ottawa region.
Kamdale Land & Cattle Company	An efficient, sustainably managed commercial dairy farm.
Kawartha Ecological Growers
Kawartha Heritage Conservancy	Conserving the natural and cultural heritage and distinctive landscapes of the Kawartha bioregion.
Lakehead University	To spread the word about urban farming and community supported agriculture.
Lakehead University, Departrment of Political Science	To connect students to better food systems
Local Food Plus	Growing local sustainable food systems through a unique certification program, market development and public education.
London Training Centre	Increase local healthy food consumption
Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation	Support conservation, sustainable communities and research, outreach and education.
Lunik Cafe	To provide Glendon College with a cooperatively run alternative food service offering the community seasonal, local, organic, fair trade, vegetarian, vegan, kosher, & halal options.
Lura Consulting	To help promote local food and agriculture
Magnificent Hill	self sustainability
Manotick Village Butcher	To provide locally, ethically, sustainably raised meat
McSmiths Organic Farm	McSmiths has been certified organic since 1984.
Metcalf Foundation
MetroAg Alliance for Urban Agriculture	To bring together a wide and culturally diverse range of stakeholders involved in urban agriculture (in and around cities) in North America to share knowledge and best practices, foster linkages externally, and give voice to its advocates and recognition and legitimacy to its activities.
Mill Pond Cannery and Preserves Company	To develop & distribute processed agri-food products using local agricultural inputs.
Monforte Dairy	We believe small things do make a difference, that agriculture is best practiced on a human scale, that animals should be treated humanely, and that our cheeses reflect something a little deeper than the technology behind mass manufactured food – a little of the poetry and passion of life itself.
Muskoka Community Co-operatives Inc.
Muskoka Shiitake	To provide fresh shiitake mushrooms to the people of Muskoka.
National Farmers Union - Middlesex County	Promoting the family farm as the most appropriate and efficient means of agricultural production.
Natural Lamb Assocation	Support of Local Foods
Neighbour to Neighbour Centre	Through diverse programs and partnerships we are the first stop for individuals and families who want help with difficulties they encounter on their path to self-sufficiency.
Networked Intelligence for Development
Niagara Food Festival	The Niagara Food Festival brings together innovative culinary artisans and wine producers who celebrate the rich traditions that influence Niagara foods & wine.
Norfolk County Alternative Land Use Services Pilot Project	To promote conservation of natural areas on farms through proactive, farmer driven, locally relevent projects, while providing fair market value to farmers to maintain environmental services.
North Bay and Area Social Planning Council
North York Harvest Food Bank
Not Far From The Tree
OSFPA	To promote, protect & provide a voice for small scale farm producers and for consumers who wish to support small scale family farms.
On The Side Inc.
Ontario Association of Food Banks
Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance	Help build and sustain regional identities and agricultural resources and food supplies.
Ontario Farmland Trust	Protecting farmland in the province of Ontario.
Ontario Natural Food Co Op	Living in a sustainable world from seed to plate
Ontario Professional Planners Institute
PACT Youth Crime Reduction Program	The PACT Program partners with schools and the courts to promote urban peace and build healthy communities through: experiential learning opportunities and employable skills development for youth in urban agriculture and reforestation; supplying fresh produce to local food banks; and parkland naturalization.
Pangaea
Pantry	A fine food take-out and grocery with a focus on local, seasonal & sustainable food.
Peterborough Downtown Farmers' Market	To provide fresh local food & information on how to use it to the market-going public
Pfenning's Organic Vegetables Inc	Healthy soil + healthy plants = healthy people
Real Food for Real Kids
Richters Herbs	Herb plants, herb seeds, dried herbs, veggie plants and seeds.
Rosseau Farmers' Market	To encourage farmers to continue farming and provide an avenue to sell self produced items.
Rouge Park
Rowe Farms	Quality with a conscience
Sandy Hill Community Health Centre
Savour Muskoka
Savour Stratford Perth County
Seldom Fools Apiculture	To revolutionize the commercial beekeeping industry, thereby saving the honeybee.
Select Fine Foods	Producing premium butchered meats, produced by premium Ontario farmers, without additives.
Sengdroma Farm	Organic and ethical farming.
Shaw Cafe & Wine bar
Silver Rapids Farm	Produce high quality food for family, friends, and community and to increase food security through encouraging participation in the growing of one’s own food in back yard gardens and community gardens.
Simcoe County Farm Fresh Marketing Association	Promote the availabilityof food grown/raised in Simcoe County
Strattons Farm	"Look to the past for a greener future", to provide wholesome & sustainably grown food.
SunOpta Distribution	To provide natural and organic products to Ontarions through our retail partners.
Sustainability Office, Town of Markham
Sustainable Brant	Protecting farmland, preventing sprawl, fostering democratic imput into sustainable ecological, economic and social community planning.
Sustainable Health Concepts	Disease Prevention Is the Sustainable Solution. As Hippocrates said, "Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food."
Tall Poppy Café	Serving beautiful and healthy food, freshly prepared with ingredients sourced locally, from our own organic farm or those of our neighbours, in Prince Edward County.
The Accidental Farmer	Provide easier, more cost effective access to local food.
The Beet Organic Cafe	To provide healthy, local and organic meals.
The Cutting Veg	"Cultivating Personal, Social, Environmental, and Economic Health through Organic Agriculture."
The Food School	To show sustainable farming as a viable career for youth.
The Foodshed Project	To foster the local food system in the City of Greater Sudbury.
The Muskokavore	To connect cottagers and residents to locally produced foods here in Muskoka
The Ontario Hostelry Institute	To versea the Hospitality industry and the professional education of its people, that includes skills based education and management education
The Stop Community Food Centre	Increasing access to healthy food in a manner that maintains dignity, builds community and challenges inequality.
The Windy Willow Plantation	To grow healthy & safe products for now and future generations.
Toronto Community Health Centre, Food Security Network
Toronto Food Business Incubator	The Toronto Food Business Incubator (TFBI) is a non-profit organization that nurturers and assists entrepreneurs and small enterprises. The organization helps new companies become established with the goal of sustaining economic growth, creativity, and the vitality of the food manufacturing industry.
Toronto Food Policy Council
Toronto Region Conservation Authority
Toronto Youth Food Policy Council	Mobilize and engage youth to make change by building a just food system
Town of Essex
Urban Agriculture Kingston	Working towards a sustainable food system for all members of our community, through education, project development, advocacy, policy initiatives, & local food celebration!
Urban Harvest Garden Alternatives	To provide organic heirloom seeds and seedlings for vegetable, herbs, and flowers to local gardeners.
Veritas	To promote and apply sustainability in foodservice.
Vic's Custom Clips	To prevent lameness in cattle.
Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable	Connecting our community to the work of building a healthy food system.
Whole Village Property Co-operative Inc	An intentional community committed to sustainability and land stewardship seeking to live in harmony with each other and with the natural habitat.
Wholearth Farmstudio	Wholearth Farmstudio is a hopeful partnership of sustainable agri“CULTURE”, inspiration, nature conservation, compassion and creativity. They’re dedicated to traditional ‘slow food’ principles, by conserving rare heritage breeds and heirloom seeds with care and producing a superior ‘real taste’ experience for the table.
Wicklow Way Farm	Wicklow Way Farm is a certified organic market garden farm specializing in heirloom tomatoes and other heritage vegetables.
Windsor Essex Community Supported Agriculture	Providing urban and rural persons an opportunity to naturally farm cooperatively, learning from one another along the way.
Wine Bar	To support local producers and artisans.
Wintergreen Studios	Wintergreen enables people to develop artistic and domestic skills, engage in mindful living, and return to their homes and workplaces inspired and refreshed.
WoolDrift Farm
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)	Our vision is of a world where animal welfare matters and animal cruelty ends. Our mission is to build a united global animal welfare movement.
Y U Ranch	A leader in sustainable agriculture.
York Region Food Network	To raise awareness of and promote policy changes towards increased access to affordable and nutritious food and/or food systems
Young Urban Farmers	To turn your backyard into the healthiest food source for your family and friends. To engage youngsters in the importance of eating real food, and where real food comes from
amuse-bouche restaurant	To educate customers about ontario by using local and sustainable products.
ecoPerth	LLF works to link local farmers to local eaters, expand capacity and access to sustainably produced food, inform the public about food issues, and to celebrate the people who grow our food.
herdshare.com	herdshare.com connects people, farmers and land to share-farm animal foods.
slow food calgary	support local food