It’s finally warming up, and that means another Local Food Week is on its way! This year’s celebration of local food, local farmers and thus local economies falls on June 6th – June 12th. Choose local, visit your local farmers’ markets, and rejoice in the new spring and summer...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
The food and beverage processing industry is the second largest industry in Canada in terms of the dollar value of production. Shipments in 2014 totaled $105.5 billion, which accounts for 17% of total manufacturing shipments and 2% of the national Gross Domestic Product. It is the largest manufacturing employer and...read more
Imagine technology that could preemptively find disease in plants, allowing growers to address it proactively. Or sensors that could help irrigate more resourcefully. Or robots that could selectively harvest ripe crops. At Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Niagara, it seems as though the future is now. Vineland’s Robotics...read more
Farm Crawl Hamilton is back for 2016 with three upcoming dates: May 28th, July 16th, and August 13th. These three Saturdays are a wonderful way to experience life on the farm throughout the Hamilton area. Farm Crawl is an opportunity to get an inside look at the operations of...read more
While today Earth Day is celebrated around the globe, we should also remember to celebrate the farmers across our country who treat every day as Earth Day. The original Stewards of the Land, our farmers are continuously working to protect our soil, food and water with their diverse knowledge,...read more
The following article was written by Luke Edwards for Niagarathisweek.com, published on April 19, 2016, highlighting our asset mapping project. We could all use a lesson in food systems Grimsby Lincoln News By Luke Edwards When you think of the things you need to live – I mean really...read more