The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance has received approval under Growing Forward 2 funding for our project Data Collection and Analysis of Food and Farming Assets in the Golden Horseshoe. The project, a collaboration between the 7 cities and regions of the Alliance, will map the location of...read more
If you didn’t catch CBC’s Steven and Chris visiting Joe Loewith and Sons’ 800-acre Dairy Farm in Lynden, Ontario, you can fortunately watch the entertaining (yet educational) segment online. Steven and Chris met with dairy farmer Ben Loewith on his family’s farm earlier this year in April. Now with his...read more
We should know where our food comes from, who is growing it and how, and at least have a basic understanding of our local food chains. After all, we need it to survive. In a time where many Ontarians are three generations removed from farming, there is a knowledge...read more
Downtown, things will be great when you’re downtown! The famed lyrics stand true for the community of Bolton. Their 5th year in operation, the Bolton Farmers’ Market (previously the Caledon Farmers’ Market) has been relocated to downtown Mill Street in Bolton for the beginning of this year’s market season in...read more
Halton Healthcare Services celebrated Local Food Week last month in style, hosting a Local Food Expo at the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on June 4. The expo aimed to teach participants about the local food chain, while giving the opportunity for people to talk to local growers and a variety...read more
As we announced in our June newsletter, the “Off the Beaten Palate” TV series was nominated for an Emmy Award, and they have now been announced the winner and have received the Emmy from NATAS (National Academy of Television, Arts & Science), through the Michigan Emmy Chapter! This was the first...read more
This February the Ontario government released the new Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), replacing the 2005 statement (which has been under review since 2010) when it came into effect on April 30, 2014. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing leads this process, while other ministries contribute. The Provincial Policy...read more