Last month, the Golden Horseshoe Food & Farming Alliance (GHFFA) offered comments to the province on the Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Greenbelt Plan, the Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan — four provincial land...read more
Grape vines aren’t the only thing that grow deep at 13th Street Winery, but so too do family roots. The family farm has been in St. Catharines for over 100 years. On the unique terroir of Niagara, in Ontario’s rich wine country, you’ll find this celebrated winery that is...read more
On November 16th, the Greater Toronto Area Agriculture Action Committee (GTA AAC) reflected back on the past 11 years over a special dinner at Black Creek Pioneer Village, in celebration of their final meeting and dissolution. Though it was the GTA AAC’s final meeting, Toronto food pioneer Fiona Nelson,...read more
Congratulations to Headwaters Tourism, who accepted awards earlier this week in three categories at the 2016 Ontario Tourism Awards of Excellence ceremony! Headwaters Tourism, the small Ontario destination marketing organization that represents Dufferin County and the Towns of Caledon, Erin, Mono and Shelburne, has flourished in bringing much-deserved attention...read more
Looking to amp up your social media efforts for your agricultural business? An upcoming free workshop on November 28th will look at Social Media Training for Direct Farm Marketing Businesses at the York Region Administration Building in Newmarket from 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. The live session will demonstrate the value of using...read more
The Region of Halton is all aboard with a focused vision to strengthen and ensure the long-term viability of the region’s agricultural and rural sectors. This month, Halton Region Council unanimously passed a Rural Agricultural Strategy (RAS) in an effort to build a prosperous and sustainable local agricultural system....read more
Twenty-one schools across Ontario, with many in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, have received Farm to School grants from the Whole Kids Foundation to implement locally-sourced salad bar programs in their cafeterias, with support from Farm to Cafeteria Canada and Sustain Ontario’s Edible Education Network. The exciting announcement was made...read more