The Golden Horseshoe Food & Farming Alliance has provided $10,000 in funding to Toronto’s Food Starter, an incubator focused on helping early-stage food processors and manufacturers from Toronto and the Golden Horseshoe grow their business – moving food entrepreneurs’ ideas from concept to shelf. The funding comes as part...read more
The socially-conscious consumer, transparency in food, food waste ($31 billion worth in Canada), insect protein and food innovation were some of the hot topics at Country Heritage Park (CHP) at the Future of Food and Farming Forum on October 6. A forum to reflect on the evolution of food...read more
The latest research from the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation profiles nine innovative farmers across the Golden Horseshoe to better understand what makes for successful farm businesses. Based on interviews with farmers in various sectors (from greenhouse to on-farm markets to livestock), the report explains how farm operators are...read more
To drone, or not to drone, that is the question. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology is nothing new, but its trip to the farm is a bit of a more recent arrival. And really, the technology is becoming less of a question, and more of a reality for...read more
So your home base, your work place, and your summer getaway are all in three different areas, but your craving for fresh, local food stays with you, wherever you find yourself. What if, in these 3 different places, you want to find a specific product, or the closest market,...read more
Harvest Speciality Mills is currently in the building phase of an innovative grain cleaning, milling and packing facility in Halton Region’s Burlington with prime state-of-the-art technology. The plant will offer grains, pulses and dried fruits to customers of all sizes, marketing the specialty grains via shopify, which will support...read more
The Town of Caledon has put on their green thinking cap, looking at ways to green their agriculture sector, and biogas may be just what the doctor (farmer) ordered! Biogas is fuel derived from the decay of organic matter – the organic materials are captured and processed through anaerobic...read more