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Webinar Update on Community Gardens in Ontario
Moe Garahan (Just Food) and Rhonda Teitel-Payne (Toronto Urban Growers), Co-Chairs of the Ontario Community Growing Network (OCGN), are hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 16, at 4:30 p.m. EDT, to d...
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Webinar on Food Literacy Opportunities for Children and Youth while schools are closed
Our Ontario Edible Education Network is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, April 21, to explore Food Literacy Opportunities for Children and Youth While Schools are Closed. Attendees will get to hear from...
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Quebec’s proposed safety protocols for community gardens
L’Institut national de santé publique du Québec has released proposed safety protocols for community gardens, while describing such food production as essential. See their protocols in the att...
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Petition to Identify Community Gardens as Essential Service
We would like to thank everyone who has signed our open letter, which now has over 6,000 signatures, calling on the province to identify community gardens as an essential service. For those who missed...
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Food System Ideas & Policy Proposals during COVID-19
Food Secure Canada (FSC) has assembled a spreadsheet tracking the development of the various food system policy proposals from those in the food movement, prompted by COVID-19. To explore some of the ...
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Province seeks innovative remote-learning solutions for students while schools are closed
The Government of Ontario is seeking innovative solutions to engage elementary and secondary students via remote learning while schools are closed. If you, your business or organization are interested...
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Ontario launches online portal to connect workers with agri-food employers
The Government of Ontario is launching a new web portal, connecting workers with employers looking to fill positions in the agri-food sector. “Right now, there are important jobs that need to be...
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Second Harvest’s FoodRescue.ca launches funding program
Are you a local group or organization that is struggling to provide emergency food to your community? With the support of the Government of Canada, Second Harvest’s FoodRescue.ca has launched a ...
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Government of Canada announces support for food banks and local food organizations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today, April 3, 2020, an investment of $100 million to improve access to food for Canadians facing social, economic, and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Communities coming together to increase access to healthy food
A number of organizations across the country have been working hard to address the rising concerns around children’s lack of access to healthy food in the midst of COVID-19 and widespread school clo...
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Farm to Cafeteria Canada seeks National Director
Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) and the Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC) are seeking an experienced individual to take on the role of National Director to represent ...
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Open Letter Calling on Province to Identify Community Gardens as Essential Food Service
Sustain Ontario is facilitating an open letter—for any organization in the province to support—that identifies Community Gardens as essential community food services which must be exempt from the ...