We are looking for the right person for a Municipal Local Food Procurement project! Job Description: The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance seeks a project manager to work with chefs, long term care staff, food service operators, producers and distributors to find creative and new ways to maximize local...read more
Food Starter and CaterToronto are working with the City of Toronto to launch a Pilot Project, titled Food Venture Program, in an effort to help nourish and grow the GTA food sector by supporting the area’s entrepreneurs. The program will assist entrepreneurs focusing on food processing and catering, providing...read more
While year-round we work to cultivate connections across the Golden Horseshoe’s diverse agriculture sector, on February 29th, we were zeroed in on those connections at Queen’s Park. Our annual visit downtown Toronto has Alliance members, food processors, farmers and more meet with our municipal leaders to talk food and...read more
Halton Region is hosting their 4th annual Agricultural Forum on Thursday, March 10, from 7 – 9 p.m. at Country Heritage Park in Milton. The forum will look at career opportunities in the agriculture and food sector, skills that will fill the employment gaps in the sector, and how to...read more
Durham Foods has once again proven that their innovative roots dig deep. Not only is the family-run business breaking ground (or water, rather) by growing spinach hydroponically in Port Perry, but their team has now created the “GAP app”, for which President Jim Sheehan accepted a Leadership in Innovation...read more
Accompanied by the buzz and glee that comes with the hatching of springtime, the Great Amazing Duck Race is coming back this April for its third year, with King Cole Ducks Ltd. inviting culinary students to rise, shine, race and cook in their daylong Farm-to-Fork competition. The competition is...read more
Registration is now open for the Ontario Climate Change Symposium on May 5, 2016! This year’s Symposium will focus on the agriculture and agri-food sector in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region. Join the engaging discussion and panels at Rozanski Hall at the University of Guelph to learn about cutting-edge...read more