New local food category for Green Toronto Awards – nominations open
Posted: January 7, 2010
Categories: Food in the News / News from Sustain Ontario
Nominations for the Green Toronto Awards are now open!
Who’s the greenest of them all? You tell us!
Nominations are now open for the City of Toronto’s environmental awards of excellence – the Green Toronto Awards. Submit your nomination and help us recognize the people, organizations and companies leading the way to a cleaner, greenerToronto. Winners will receive a prestigious Green Toronto Award and $5,000 to donate to the charity of their choice.
The deadline for nominations is February 12, 2010.
Award categories
Nominations are accepted in nine award categories:
- Community Projects
- Energy Conservation
- Environmental Awareness
- Green Design
- Green Roof
- Leadership
- Local Food
- Water Efficiency
- Youth
New award category – Local Food
We are excited to introduce a new award category this year – Local Food. Here is a description of the new award category:
Food is a commodity that’s vitally important to everyone, so it’s no surprise that the local food movement in Torontois growing rapidly. Growing and eating local food brings many social, environmental, health and economic benefits. It reduces the greenhouse gas emissions associated with transporting, processing and packaging food, and it’s healthier.
The Local Food Award recognizes leadership in increasing food security by creating, administering and promoting programs that increase the availability of affordable food for neighbourhoods, communities and residents. Examples of projects eligible for this award include community gardens, education campaigns, food distribution programs and other initiatives that contribute to the local food movement. Local visionaries in the field may also be nominated.
More information about all the award categories can be found on our website at www.toronto.ca/greentorontoawards
Online nomination form
Submit your nominations using our online form. It’s easy!  More information about how to apply and an online nomination form is available at www.toronto.ca/greentorontoawards.
Come celebrate!
Winners of the Green Toronto Awards will be announced on April 23, 2010. Join Mayor David Miller, Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone and special guests for an evening of awards, music and celebration:
Friday, April 23, 2010
7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Main Stage of the Green Living Show,
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
Get all the details
Please visit www.toronto.ca/greentorontoawards.