While our plans for an in-person Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Summit had to change as a result of COVID-19, we are pleased to be hosting a webinar on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The time is now to build a resilient and vibrant...read more
Is your product right for online selling? This question will be the starting point for a new webinar series starting May 6th, hosted by SKUFood and sponsored by Farm Credit Canada. The four webinars will explore: May 6th – Is my product right for online? May 13th – How...read more
The Greenbelt Foundation and Green Infrastructure Ontario have released a new report, Economic Impact Assessment of the Green Infrastructure Sector in Ontario, the first-ever assessment of the full scope of the green infrastructure sector. Not only did the report aim to define the scope of the green infrastructure sector...read more
A summary from a larger study on Canada’s food sector competitiveness has been released by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), “Canadian Agri-Food Processing Competitiveness, Quality Growth and Global Opportunities: A Snapshot of Current Trends Key Findings”. The study was undertaken by SJT Solutions for CAPI to determine if...read more
We Grow Food (WGF) is a grassroots non-profit organization that was established in 2013 by Carol VanderSanden and Michelle Perry in Oshawa, with the aim to inspire community members to learn where their food comes from and how they can grow their own in an environmental and sustainable way....read more
The article below has been copied with permission from Abacus Data. What consumer attitudes tell us about potential shifts in consumer behaviour in Canada towards plant-based alternatives. By David Coletto, Oksana Kishchuk, and Megan Ross This past May, Beyond Meat Inc. started trading shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange....read more
Blog post provided by Meena Hassanali, Agriculture and Agri-Food Business Specialist, York Region York Region is home to a thriving agriculture and agri-food sector. The broader agri-food sector – everything from farms to processors, grocery stores and distributors – provides approximately 57,000 jobs and generates $2.7 billion in GDP...read more