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Members in the News: Costs built into local food
The Grey-Bruce Local Food Project suggests that even though local food costs more, the higher price reflects the TRUE COST of food. The article outlines some interesting ideas about how the government...
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Locally grown food network taking off in Iowa
Iowa is an unlikely leader in the movement to create regional food economies. The research and practical work of the Leopold Centre for Sustainable Agriculture is relevant to those of us in Ontario in...
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Local Food Creating Jobs in Hardwick, Vermont
In the early 1900’s Hardwick, Vermont had a booming economy. Like many industrial towns, however, Hardwick’s economic prosperity crashed with the collapse of the granite industry that on...
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Ontario-Grown Food on the Public Plate
Press release The McGuinty government is investing $24 million over three years to develop the logistics to get more Ontario-grown food into the province’s schools, hospitals, food service compa...
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Food processing in Ontario
“Food processing is a major industry. It is the second-largest manufacturing sector in [Ontario], while other manufacturing industries are declining, the food-processing industry between 2007 an...
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Welcome to Sustain Ontario’s Website
Hello visitors! This is a brand new website for a brand new provincial alliance. We are working on some exciting ideas to create a dynamic and useful site: An Ontario Food News Watch service Bloggers ...
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ALUS Alliance – Alternative Land Use Services in Ontario
The Ontario ALUS Alliance was launched in Guelph on Friday, March 27. A room full of farmers, local food advocates, environmentalists and interested community members proved that many people see the b...
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A New Menu for Ontario’s Food Economy | Martin Prosperity Institute
The Martin Prosperity Institute has published a report titled “From Kraft to Craft: Innovation and Creativity in Ontario’s Food Economy.” A New Menu for Ontario’s Food Econom...
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Spoiled: Organic and Local Is So 2008 | Mother Jones
This Mother Jones article has sparked an interesting debate. Read the comments and let us know what you think. Spoiled: Organic and Local Is So 2008 | Mother Jones....