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Healthy and Sustainable Food for San Francisco
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom issued a comprehensive food policy document on July 9. His Executive Directive on Healthy Sustainable Food for San Francisco contains 11 guiding principles and 15 acti...
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Nine Ontario grocers go independent
Nine grocers in Southern Ontario have left Sobeys to form the Hometown Grocers Co-Op. The Sobey’s national food supply chain restricted local purchasing, and independence allows the new Co-Op to...
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Big Food Questions, Small Food Answers: Montforte Town Hall in Toronto
Want to change the world… one cheese at a time? Please join Monforte for an eye-opening conversation about microfinancing and the politics of food Monforte Dairy in partnership with Sustain Onta...
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Munch on this…it costs $10 more a month to eat local
Here’s his bottom line: it only costs about $10 extra a month to eat local, sustainable food. That’s all. Considering the extensive social and economic benefits, what a bargain. Wayne Ro...
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Locavore News by Elbert van Donkersgoed
Locavore News Plumbline Perspectives on good food and farming June 17, 2009 Farm study looks for ‘better way’ to get food to market Randomly selected food producers in Niagara and Hamilton...
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Perspectives on Good Food and Farming: Product of Canada Labelling
Is the Bar Set Too High When It Is the Consumer’s Choice? Plumbline Perspectives on good food and farming June 12, 2009 The rules have been improved. Thank you government! The “Product of...
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Members in the News: Around The Sound
Two Around the Sound farmers were honoured with the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence last week. Axel Meister, of WoolDrift Farm in Markdale, was the first dairy sheep farmer i...
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Locavore News by Elbert van Donkersgoed
Locavore News Plumbline Perspectives on good food and farming June 10, 2009 Ontario’s backing of “Ontario Natural” brand makes news in Manitoba The latest round of funding through O...
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Fleming College to launch Sustainable Agriculture program
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Fleming College to launch Sustainable Agriculture program Frost Campus to host innovative new post-graduate program set to start January 2010 Lindsay ON – (Jun...
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Revitalizing Canada’s Prison Farms National Campaign
Dear Food System Leaders, The National Farmers Union and partners working on the Revitalizing Canada’s Prison Farms campaign ask that your organization endorse the attached Position Statement. T...
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Sustain Ontario in the news
On May 20th I visited the Muskoka region to speak with groups interested in food and agriculture issues. The meeting was hosted by Muskoka Community Co-operatives and Savour Muskoka, with representati...
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Members in the News: Broke? Get Cooking
Sustain Ontario members The Food School (Centre Wellington District High School, Fergus), the Toronto Food Policy Council, and The Stop (Toronto) get featured in the Globe and Mail in a wonderful arti...