The Ontario Federation of Agriculture has produced the following “Agriculture at a Glance” infographics, showcasing a local snapshot of Durham, York, Niagara, Hamilton, Halton, and Peel. Through these big numbers, we can see the significance of local agriculture! Click on each image below to view the full infographic.read more
With support from the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance, the Greenbelt Foundation has released two new reports that provide insight into the economic impacts and life histories of Greenbelt Farmers. The first report, Understanding How Greenbelt Agriculture Feeds the Regional Economy, details agriculture’s economic contribution to the Greenbelt...read more
Before launching what is now called Niagara Food Company in 2010, Beth McIntee was baking pies to sell at a local farm as Sweetie Pie’s Bakery. Since then, that love for baking and farm-fresh food has evolved into a boutique grocer that offers made-from-scratch baked goods and gourmet meals....read more
The Golden Horseshoe is home to the majority of the province’s floriculture greenhouses, and like any robust sector, this brings with it great opportunity for growth and innovation. Bayview Flowers is among these inventive greenhouse operations in the Golden Horseshoe, growing potted plants and cut flowers throughout 340,000 square...read more
The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance is continuing our work on local food procurement in Ontario’s long-term care sector with the launch of the project Serving Up Local II: An Economic Analysis (SULEA). The SULEA project is the second phase of GHFFA’s incredibly successful Serving Up Local Project...read more
The Niagara College Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre is hosting a Niagara Food & Beverage Summit on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., at their Niagara-on-the-Lake campus. The summit is an opportunity for thought leaders, experts, product developers, marketers, entrepreneurs and innovators in...read more
Summer in Ontario brings certain sweets to mind, and to the delight of many, Jennifer Rashleigh and Jeff Brown have brought together two of the big ones: ice cream and fresh Ontario fruit. For the last decade, the couple have been combining their experience in the culinary world with...read more