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FoodShare to host free “Ask a Gardener” lunchtime webinars
FoodShare Toronto is hosting free lunchtime “Ask a Gardener” webinars on May 6, May 15, and May 20, from 12 – 1 p.m. During the webinars, FoodShare’s Community Food Growing team will help ...
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First-ever Assessment of Ontario’s Green Infrastructure Sector
The Greenbelt Foundation and Green Infrastructure Ontario have released the first-ever assessment of Ontario’s green infrastructure sector, Economic Impact Assessment of the Green Infrastructure...
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Afri-Can FoodBasket launches BlackFoodToronto.com
The Afri-Can FoodBasket has launched www.BlackFoodToronto.com, a food sovereignty initiative that will support members of Toronto’s African, Caribbean, Black community to access fresh produce du...
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Online Food Literacy Resources for Children & Youth
During this unprecedented time of school closures, parents and teachers have had to quickly shift to navigating virtual at-home learning, and many educational organizations have begun retooling their ...
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Ontario and Canada to Invest $2.5 million to Grow Agri-Food e-Business
The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced that they will invest up to $2.5 million to help the agri-food sector expand online, providing more opportunities for producers to grow their busin...
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Ontario Allows Community Gardens to Open
On April 25, 2020, the Province of Ontario announced new and amended emergency orders, including that they will now “Permit the use of allotment gardens and community gardens across the province...
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Fair Finance Fund 2020 Social Finance Webinar Series
The Fair Finance Fund is currently hosting a 2020 Social Finance Webinar Series every other week. The second webinar in the Social Finance: Ethical, Environmental, Everyone! series is taking place on ...
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Community Garden update after meeting with Premier’s Office
An update from Moe Garahan and Rhonda Teitel-Payne, Co-Chairs of the Ontario Community Growing Network, after meeting with the Premier’s Office this afternoon: Multiple offices have been meeting...
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CFCC’s Good Food Access Fund application deadline April 24th
Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) has launched the Good Food Access Fund to help provide emergency relief during this time of national crisis to our most vulnerable neighbours, including children, ...
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FSC Webinar Recording: Food Policy for Transformative Change
Food Secure Canada hosted a webinar on April 16, 2020, Food Policy and COVID-19: from short-term response to food system transformation, exploring the current momentum and how we can use it to build a...
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Living Soils Symposium 2020 hosted online from April 27-May 8
Régénération Canada is hosting this year’s Living Soils Symposium (LSS) virtually from April 27 – May 8, 2020. The two-week symposium will offer virtual panels, interactive online work...
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Poultry Industry Council to host Raising Backyard Chickens Workshop
The Poultry Industry Council is hosting a Raising Backyard Chickens Workshop webinar on Wednesday, April 29, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. The webinar will provide the opportunity for participants to le...