Have you ever visited a farm—whether for a tour, workshop or just a pleasant afternoon—and wished you could stay a bit longer? At Alabaster Acres, the feeling is reciprocal. Aimee Alabaster wanted visitors at her farm in Caledon to be able to enjoy a longer, more in-depth and personal...read more
Save the Date! The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, in partnership with the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance, is hosting a free one-day workshop and bus tour on small plot agriculture in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. The workshop will be relevant to planners, economic developers, agri-food...read more
Join York Region for a free business waste reduction forum on Friday, September 28, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Vaughan City Hall (2141 Major Mackenzie Drive West). York Region’s Economic Development and Environmental Services are collaborating to deliver this Forum, designed to provide businesses in the region with...read more
For the last few months, Ontario’s Holland Marsh was the site of a worldwide competition targeting phosphorus water pollution, which creates harmful algae blooms in freshwater bodies around the world. The grand prize? $10 million from The Everglades Foundation. Algae blooms are a serious global problem that require a...read more
“There’s a widely stated phrase in agriculture that you can thank a pollinator for one out of three bites of food you eat,” said Claire Kremen, a professor at UC Berkeley, who co-authored a study that corroborated the common phrase. In other words, it’s difficult to overstate the fundamental...read more
Spring has finally sprung, and the Town of Caledon is ready to get growing. Last month, on April 21, the Caledon Seed Library was launched during the Caledon Spring Home Show to great enthusiasm. Over 200 people dropped in to the launch, which already had a collection of 569...read more
The City of Toronto has launched an UrbanHensTO Pilot Program, allowing residents in four wards across the city to register to have up to 4 hens on their residential property. The pilot will run for 3 years, until March 2, 2021. “Cities need to enable the widest possible range...read more