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Greenbelt Farmers’ Markets Report
Across North America, farmers’ markets have grown exponentially over the past fifteen years. In the U.S. there were 1,755 in 1994 and 5,274 in 2009. The interest in local food is fueling the gro...
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Perth County Food Summit 2010
The second annual Perth County Regional Food Summit took place in Stratford last week. A gathering of farmers, chefs, restaurateurs, retailers, distributors and accommodators from across the region th...
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Ontario fruit growers losing ground
A new report commissioned as part of the Ontario Orchard and Vineland transition strategy and overseen by the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, outlines a steady decline in market share for fru...
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Reflecting on the Bring Food Home Conference
The Bring Food Home conference was a huge success, with over 350 farm and food leaders from across the province. We so appreciate those of you who travelled from far and wide – Sudbury and Thund...
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You are invited…to Sustain Ontario’s AGM
To Sustain Ontario’s first Annual General Meeting and a Taste of Waterloo Region Reception. Join Sustain Ontario for a celebration of its first year of working towards a food system that is heal...
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Fruit and veg snack program a no-brainer
The pilot program in northern Ontario is the perfect launching pad for a province-wide snack program that would go a long way to improve the health of school-aged kids. Fruit and veg snack program...
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Youth food systems fair
Youth Food Fair Poster1 March 25, 5:00-9:00 University of Toronto, Wilson Hall Are you a food-passionate youth dreaming of a career in the sustainable food movement? The Toronto Youth Food Policy Coun...
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Toronto’s Food Strategy unveiled
It is a historic day for municipal food policy. This afternoon, the Toronto Board of Health will endorse the consultation report, “Food Connections: Toward a Healthy and Sustainable Food System ...
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Durham Food Charter moving ahead
The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation announced January 22 that it was providing $35,000 to the Community Development Council Durham (CDCD) to put into action the goals and mandate of the Durham Reg...
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Food and farming in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
Are you looking for ways to add value to your farm? Are you trying something new on your farm? Have you tried to do something innovative on your farm? If so, have you been helped or hindered by your l...
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Margaret Webb on AgVisionTV.com
Food policy writer Margaret Webb calls for changes in Canada’s approach to food and farming. AgVisionTV.com: The Problems with Canada’s Food System: Margaret Webb Wants Changes. – On...
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Salatin snags Heinz Endowment
Joel Salatin, keynote speaker at the Bring Food Home conference on March 4 in Kitchener is the first farmer to win the Heinz Endowment. Salatin snags Heinz Endowment, Person of the Year Honor | MNN &#...