Article below by the Clarington Board of Trade and Office of Economic Development With a population fast approaching 100,000 and a growing community of over 5,000 businesses, Clarington offers what investors and companies desire: affordable serviced land, proximity to market and amenities, business support and a progressive, engaged community....read more
The much-anticipated York Farm Fresh 2018 Guide Map is out, ready to help those in the region pinpoint all of the local farm fresh food and fun nearby. This year’s map, launched by the York Farm Fresh Association (YFFA), has a total of 30 farms, 11 farmers’ markets, and...read more
Long-term care mealtime experience put first with local food initiative For Immediate Release Greater Toronto Area, June 20, 2018 – With Ontario’s early summer growing season in full swing, local food mealtime engagement activities for long-term care developed and tested as part of a Serving Up Local Training project...read more
Last weekend, Beamsville Bench wineries kicked off another fruitful season in style, with about 5,000 visitors swarming the scenic rolling vineyards to Graze the Bench. The event, now in its 9th year, saw a cluster of seven VQA wineries partner together this year to open up their stunning properties —...read more
The first week of June in Ontario is Local Food Week, and nicely paired with it, is Ontario Craft Cider Week. A number of participating restaurants and bars will be taking part in the week’s festivities, toasting all things craft cider. Like local food, Ontario craft cider is a...read more
A Hamilton hot sauce company earned themselves some zesty exposure recently on season 5 of the popular YouTube show Hot Ones — one of the episodes now has over 3.5 million views on Youtube. Brodie Dawson, creator of Dawson’s Hot Sauce, was approached by the show last year for...read more
The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance is thrilled to share that our Serving Up Local project with nine municipally-run long-term care (LTC) homes in Durham Region, Halton Region, and the City of Hamilton increased local food procurement by a combined 23% in 2017, far surpassing the project goal...read more