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Norfolk News “stalk” tip – Buy Asparagus!
Among the tasty local produce popping up in markets and stores, a sure sign that summer has begun is a fresh crop of Ontario asparagus. It’s a busy time of year for the Asparagus Farmers of...
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Ontario’s Abundant Harvests Feed Us Well Into Winter
No need to end the harvest celebration even though Thanksgiving is over. Fall is a bountiful season throughout the province with fresh, local produce available into the cold days of December. Sustai...
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Celebrate Ontario Food During Ag Week October 3-9
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Ontario Ag Week celebrates the thousands of people who make our food all year around. From October 3 – 9, join the celebration! Visit a farm, shop at a ...
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Two-Year Freeze on Development Boundaries Proposed
Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation recommends a freeze on development boundaries of regional municipalities for two years in its report released last week, Plan to Achieve: A Review of the Land Nee...
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Food Producers Can Donate Food, Get Tax Credit
The Province wants to help bring more local food to communities across Ontario. A provision of the Local Food Act (Bill 36) grants farmers a tax credit valued at 25 per cent of the fair market valu...
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Local Produce to Have New Space at Ontario Food Terminal
The Farmer’s Market at the Ontario Food Terminal is growing! Plans for a 50,000 sq. ft. climate-controlled market area for local producers were announced this spring by the Ontario Food Terminal...
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Seeds Make Your Garden and Your Market Grow!
Tickets available now for July 26 Growing Seed to Support Your Market Garden with Chick-a-biddy Acres. This is Part 1 of a 2-part workshop series, Seed Saving in the Kawarthas hosted by Farms a...
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New Video from Ontario Farmland Trust
Ontario Farmland Trust recently released Protecting Farmland Forever, its new video featuring local farmers, land owners, and farmland advocates who make the important connection between local food ...
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Learn to Vermi-Compost June 23 at Black Creek Community Farm
Folks from FoodShare Toronto know all about Red Wigglers and other crawly critters that can turn your food scraps into rich garden soil. Join them June 23 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Black Creek C...
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Early Birds Save $100 on Food Secure Canada Assembly Registration
Food Secure Canada and its hosting partners are Resetting the Table in Toronto October 13-16, 2016, and from now until July 15, you can save $100 with Early Bird Registration. This 9th Annual Nat...
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Seeds of Solidarity Urban Farm Camp for Kids in Kingston
It’s not too late to register for Rad Kids‘ Urban Farm Camp, Seeds of Solidarity, July 25 – 30 in Kingston. This camp for kids 10+ will be held in the Permaculture Garden at Syde...
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Input Sought on Northern Agriculture, Aquaculture, Food Processing Plan
Eyes are looking to Northern Ontario for economic potential in response to Premier Kathleen Wynne’s challenge to the agri-food sector to double its growth rate and to create 120,000 new jobs b...