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 Ontario Craft Cider Association (OCCA) has commended the passing of Bill 110: Growing Ontario’s Craft Cider Industry Act. Bill 110 will pave the way for a level playing field for Craft Cider comparable to Ontario’s Craft Brewers, ensuring that the tax or mark-up imposed on Ontario Craft Cider does...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
G3 Global Grain Group, a Winnipeg-based agribusiness, has announced plans to build a $50-million-plus year-round shipping terminal at the Port of Hamilton that will export grains and oilseeds grown in southern Ontario. The terminal is expected to be ready for 2017. Pier 26 specifically, the Port of Hamilton was said...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
You can’t have local food without local farmers, so if you want to sell farm fresh, collaborative relationships along the value chain are crucial – as crucial as the consumer, you could say. We know the impact of supporting local, and the power of the consumer to help elicit...read more
Farm Boy celebrated the official grand opening of its first fresh market location in the GTA, specifically Durham Region, at the end of August. The new 28,000 square foot Farm Boy Whitby store brings more than 150 full and part-time jobs to the community. Nancy Rutherford, Manager of Economic...read more