Over the last year, the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance has been among many partners supporting a Scarborough Neighbourhood Fresh Food Markets Pilot, led by Marina Queirolo of Market City TO, and Jennifer Forde, founder of the Scarborough and Courtyard Farmers’ Market. In the blog post below, we...read more
58% of food produced in Canada – or 35.5 million tonnes – is lost and wasted annually, according to this Second Harvest report. It’s an enormous problem with enormous consequences. That’s why companies like Vivid Machines are working to address food loss and waste, specifically along the fruit supply...read more
The Canadian craft brewing industry has been rapidly growing over the last decade. Ontario’s craft beer sector alone generates $2 billion in economic growth each year. But beyond numbers, what does the burgeoning industry look like? Chatelaine recently highlighted four women who are working to make the craft beer...read more
The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance is thrilled that the City of Toronto has been selected to host the 11th International Public Markets Conference. The conference will take place next summer from June 8-10, 2023, at various locations throughout Toronto. City staff and public market champions have worked...read more
This story originally appeared in Food in Canada’s April 2021 magazine. We have reprinted it with permission from the author, Mark Cardwell. Summer Fresh founder Susan Niczowski began her multi-million dollar company in her mother’s kitchen 30 years ago. Susan Niczowski is rightly proud of the phenomenal success...read more
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” quotes Paul Sawtell, co-owner of 100km Foods Inc., while reflecting on his business’s response to COVID-19. Among the many shocks caused by the pandemic, the overnight closure of restaurants in mid-March had essentially everyone in the food sector scrambling to adapt and pivot...read more
The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance (GHFFA) has recently released a report on the Ontario Food Terminal (OFT): A Priceless Hub in Ontario’s Food Value Chain. By examining the Terminal and its role in providing fresh produce and horticultural products throughout the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the report shows...read more