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The UK’s national food policy
Food 2030, the Government’s new food strategy, is the first of its kind in over 50 years. In it we set out our vision of what we want the food system to look like in 2030, and how we can get ...
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Quick Freeze Facility Launched in Delhi, Ontario
Good news for local food, local jobs Announced today in Delhi, Ontario, the government of Ontario through the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has partnered with Naturally Norfo...
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Local food distribution models in the news
Foraging for foodies – thestar.com....
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Kawartha Ecological Growers Hallowe’en Harvest
Hallowe’en on the farm. Visit the Kawartha Ecological Growers website for details, directions, etc....
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Township savouring new food policy
Township savouring new food policy – The Barrie Examiner – Ontario, CA. In June, the Township of Oro-Medonte approved a local food procurement policy, the first for Simcoe County, Mayor Ha...
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Agriprocessors receive $50M
GuelphMercury.com – Local – Agriprocessors receive $50M in interest-free federal support....
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Caledon Countryside Alliance in the news
Karen Hutchinson from the Caledon Countryside Alliance presented the success of their Eat Local Campaign to Town Council, drawing on research and experience from other jurisdictions. The key word for ...
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Savour Muskoka receives $50,000 to help promote local food initiatives
The Bracebridge Examiner and Gravenhurst Banner – Savour Muskoka receives $50,000 to help promote local food initiatives....
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Bring Food Home: Connecting Ontario Farm and Food Networks
Save the Date: A provincial conference to connect Ontario Farm and Food Networks Conference Title: Bring Food Home – Connecting Ontario Farm and Food Networks, March 4-6 in the Kitchener-Waterl...
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Sustain Ontario responds to government investment in local food logistics
Local Food, Local Jobs: Growing Local Food Infrastructure in Ontario from Field to Table “The Ontario government could help build an infrastructure for a regional food economy, a regional system...
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Largest fresh-food donation in Canadian history
One of Ontario’s largest greenhouse bell pepper producers is planting seeds that he hopes will put an abundance of fresh produce on the tables of tens of thousands of hungry Ontarians. Peter Qui...
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Online food security resource – Bits and Bytes
The Building Community Food Security with Bits & Bytes Project, in collaboration with Food Secure Canada, has created an online food security resource database. It will be a living, ever-growing c...