Reducing food waste has been identified as one of the most important solutions to fighting climate change. Thus, preventing food loss and waste has become top of mind for many businesses — but what about upcycling, too? Anthesis Provision hosted a webinar on June 23rd to discuss upcycling and...read more
The Food & Environment Reporting Network has launched a new podcast about farmers, food and climate change, called Hot Farm. Although the podcast is out of the U.S., its topics and themes are pertinent to us in Canada too. “Every farmer knows that the springs are getting shorter and...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
The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farm Alliance has released a position paper on Event Barns in Ontario. The paper explains the background of family farming and on-farm diversification, introduces the concept of event barns, provide examples, and identifies development requirements, processes and costs for establishing event barns in Ontario....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 project Serving Up Local II. The Serving Up Local Economic Analysis (SULEA) project is the second phase of GHFFA’s incredibly successful Serving Up Local Project (SUL), where...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 Food and Farming Alliance (GHFFA) will be sharing results from our most recent Serving Up Local work on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at the Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Community of Practice. Register here to join us to learn about opportunities to bring local food producers...read more