Community Egg Grading Report from Farms at Work
Posted: March 6, 2017
Categories: Growing Good Food Ideas / News from Sustain Members / News from Sustain Ontario
Farms at Work with the support of a Seed grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation just released a report on the feasibility of community egg facilities. These facilities would support local farming communities and increase opportunities for access to local food. The report focuses on the feasibility of these facilities in eastern central Ontario. The report aims to address a barrier faced by small scale egg producers and processors when trying to get their eggs to market. The ability to grade eggs allows farmers to sell their eggs which would increase the accessibility of locally produced food to the eastern central Ontario community. Egg production represents an important opportunity to create a sustainable farming livelihood. The development of such facilities would help local economies and create self-employment opportunities in eastern central Ontario. Goals of the report include stimulating conversation and informing the local food community on ways to strengthen local economies and provide more support to small scale egg producers.
Download Egg Grading for the Community: A Feasibility Study
Farms at Work promotes healthy and active farmland in east central Ontario. It aims to support viable and stable farm businesses, to ensure that farmland is used for food, fuel and fibre production and to promote environmental integrity. Farms at Work is a project on Tides Canada’s Shared Platform.