Local Food Week events from the Grey Bruce Health Unit and VG Meats!
Posted: June 6, 2017
Categories: GoodFoodBites
Here are some other great events that are happening during Local Food week. Check them out below!
Grey County and the Grey Bruce Health Unit Local Food Week Campaign!
Grey County and the Grey Bruce Health Unit have partnered to celebrate healthy, seasonal eating! Check out what their campaign for local food week is all about below from their website.
The campaign that the Grey Bruce Health Unit is running will consist of promoting the nutritional, economic and social benefits of locally produced food. Keep your ears open as there will be ads on four local radio stations! Also, follow the hashtag #LocalFoodIsGreatFood on social media as it will be used on various posts across County and Health Unit social media outlets during Local Food Week!
The Grey County staff will visit a few farmer’s markets in Grey with community partners to raise awareness about our diverse local food economy and culture. You can find their booth at:
- Thornbury Farmers’ Market on Sunday, June 4 with Eat Local Grey Bruce
- Keady Market on Tuesday, June 6 with The Community Cookbook Co. and the Grey Bruce Agriculture and Culinary Association (GBACA)
- Eat Well Market in Hanover on Friday, June 9 with the National Farmers’ Union Local 344 and the GBACA
Come to these markets and meet the people who grow, make and support local food and farms across the region! You will have a chance to talk wth Grey County staff about their new Local Agri-Food Strategic Plan and the online asset map the County is creating to identify partners and opportunities in their agri-food community. Grey Bruce Agriculture & Culinary Association maps and other great takeaways (like shopping bags and recipe books) from Ag More Than Ever and Foodland Ontario will be available at all booth locations!
Since 2015, Grey County has celebrated Local Food Week and Ontario Agriculture week in October by promoting local foods and farms through targeted public outreach and marketing initiatives.
For more information:
Philly Markowitz
519-372-0219 ext. 6125
Be sure to visit VG meats this Local Food Week!
VG Meats is a local family-owned company that has been serving Ontario families high-quality meat since the 1970’s! It is run by four brothers and all products is born, raised, fed, processed and packaged in Ontario. They have two locations, one in Simcoe (Head office) and one in Stoney Creek. Check out their website for more information on locations and products!
VG Meats is also participating in local food week with some great events and activities. During June 5th- June 11th, VG Meats will be donating every pound of ground beef sold to a local food bank. This means when you buy 10lbs of ground beef from either of their stores, they will donate the same amount back to the community! They are working with three local food banks: Hamilton Food Share, the Caring Cupboard in Jarvis and the Helping Hand in Tilsonburg.
VG Meats will also be hosting a unique event on June 10th at their Stoney Creek location called, Taste the Steak: A Celebration of Meat. From 11am-12pm they will be serving samples of their delicious meats! Check out their Local Food Week blog here for more information on their donations and Taste the Steak event!