The City of Toronto has proclaimed September 15, 2017, as Toronto’s first official Urban Agriculture Day; and if you know anything about the abundance of good food projects in the city, you know there’s plenty to celebrate. Thus, there have been events celebrating the power of urban ag in...read more
For decades, Richters Herbs in Durham Region have offered everything one would need to know to grow and use a vast variety of culinary, medicinal and aromatic herbs. As leading growers and purveyors of herb seeds, plants, dried herbs, extracts, oils and more, whatever you’re looking for in the herb...read more
Agribusiness employers are invited to attend free half-day Farmers Feed The World Job Fairs, with the next one coming up on October 25 in Hamilton, followed by December 6 in Mississauga. Farmers Feed The World (FFTW) is a project funded by the Canadian Red Cross, which aims to help Syrian refugees find employment or...read more
When you see baskets of the vibrantly delicious, bright red strawberry at the market, you know summer is officially here. Packed with vitamins, fibre and antioxidants, Ontario strawberries aren’t just bursting with flavour, they’re also highly nutritious. Of course, the fresher, the better; and you can’t get any fresher...read more
It started out as casual chats about local food security issues between passionate community members and professionals that endearingly called themselves the “food gals”. Fast forward to joining together as a coalition of community agencies, partners and community volunteers: the Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance (HFFA) is proud to...read more
Food and beverage manufacturing in the City of Hamilton has been growing exponentially over the past several years. To showcase the great opportunity that comes along with this growth, the City’s Economic Development Division created this video (see below), highlighting the many international brands located in Hamilton that all...read more
Food insecurity is getting more recognition on a global level. Food for Life is just one of the organizations which have dedicated their mission to fighting food insecurity and unnecessary food waste. With 1 in 10 people battling hunger in the Halton Region, something needs to be done. Food...read more