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A Q&A Lesson in Local Food Literacy: How can my school get started on shifting its whole school food culture?
First we looked at getting students engaged, then we highlighted resources and ideas for school gardens — now, for the third blog post in our 10-post series on bringing Local Food Literacy into Ont...
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A Q&A Lesson in Local Food Literacy: How can I make local food literacy with my school garden manageable?
We hope you enjoyed our first blog post in a series on bringing Local Food Literacy into Ontario schools. This blog series is intended to widely share the content from the Local Food Literacy in Sch...
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A Q&A Lesson in Local Food Literacy: How do I get my students excited and engaged?
Welcome to the first of 10 blog posts in a series on bringing Local Food Literacy into Ontario schools! You might remember our Local Food Literacy in Schools FAQ Guide, developed by Sustain Ontario, ...
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Join the Growing Farm to School Movement! 2018 Salad Bar Grant Applications Now Available
The last round of Farm to School Canada Grants saw 50 schools in Ontario and British Columbia—and thus thousands of students—delight in the experience of growing, cooking and eating fresh, local f...
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Increasing Local Food at Ontario Colleges Research Summit Nov. 9
On Thursday, November 9, Mohawk College, in partnership with the Greenbelt Fund, will be hosting a Research Summit: Increasing Local Food at Ontario Colleges at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in ...
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Food Secure Canada hosts Feast of Ideas Conference in Quebec Nov. 10
For our friends in Montreal, Quebec, Food Secure Canada is hosting an all-day conference and evening celebration, Feast of Ideas for innovation in food // Festin d’idées pour l’innovat...
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Registration now open for Ecological Farmers of Ontario Conference
Registration is now open for this year’s Ecological Farmers of Ontario Conference, taking place on November 29 – December 1 at the Blue Mountain Resort, Blue Mountains, Ontario. The Ecolog...
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New online resource available to Ontario farmers: Making a Case for Growing New Crops
Earlier this month, the Agri-Food Management Institute (AMI) announced the release of a valuable new tool to help Ontario farmers engage in business planning before planting: Making a Case for Growin...
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ShareON Design Jam at Ryerson U: sharing economy solutions to Ontario’s food security and food waste challenges
On November 3rd and 4th, Ryerson University, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth, invite you to ShareON Design Jam: Harnessing the Power of...
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OMAFRA introduces Rural Ontario Leaders Awards, now accepting applications
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has introduced a new Rural Ontario Leaders Awards (ROLA) program, recognizing leaders among rural residents, communities, businesses and org...
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Bring Food Home to host Collaborative Policy Discussions this year: sessions on Municipal Food Policy & more
With Bring Food Home just over a week away, our medley of engaging sessions that have been in the works for months now are coming to fruition! Unique to this year’s Bring Food Home conference, w...
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Farmers to Processors Workshop in Wellington County Nov 4-5
Taste Real, in partnership with the Agri Food Management Institute, is hosting a Farmers to Processors Workshop in Wellington County on Saturday & Sunday, November 4 & 5, from 9 a.m. – ...