Golden Horseshoe food businesses are leading their own way – upstream! The expression “take things into your own hands” comes to mind when learning about Jason and Tamar Oziel’s pioneering aquaponics venture based near Whitby. The husband and wife team, looking to launch new careers for themselves, found a...read more
The 2016 Ontario Climate Symposium held earlier this month in Guelph stimulated a focused discussion on the future of food in the Greater Golden Horseshoe as it relates to climate change. A wealth of knowledgeable speakers were a part of the day’s learning, with attendees splitting off into workstreams...read more
The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation are offering a professional development workshop for planners on June 13th for round two of their workshop, Agriculture and Planning for Agriculture: A Near-Urban Perspective. The goals of the training are to: increase planners’ knowledge and understanding of agriculture, trends and issues, specifically in near-urban...read more
Last year, Food for Life in Halton recovered and distributed 2.2 million pounds of good food. An astounding number, and that is just within one region. Food waste has received a lot of global attention as of late — and for good reason. There’s no arguing the plight found...read more
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
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
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