The much-anticipated York Farm Fresh 2018 Guide Map is out, ready to help those in the region pinpoint all of the local farm fresh food and fun nearby. This year’s map, launched by the York Farm Fresh Association (YFFA), has a total of 30 farms, 11 farmers’ markets, and...read more
Congratulations to AE Natural Meats, a family-run farm in Mount Albert, for receiving the Excellence in Small Business Award from the East Gwillimbury Chamber of Commerce earlier this month. “I felt very honoured to receive this,” co-owner Judie Zajac tells us, “there was a lot of amazing companies nominated...read more
Long-term care mealtime experience put first with local food initiative For Immediate Release Greater Toronto Area, June 20, 2018 – With Ontario’s early summer growing season in full swing, local food mealtime engagement activities for long-term care developed and tested as part of a Serving Up Local Training project...read more
The Palgrave United Community Kitchen invites you to spend a day touring and tasting the local harvest in Caledon and the Headwaters area at a Local Farm & Food Tour on Wednesday, August 22. The tour will visit Everdale Community Teaching Farm (Hillsburgh), Goodlot Farmstead Brewery (Caledon), and the Inglewood...read more
Last weekend, Beamsville Bench wineries kicked off another fruitful season in style, with about 5,000 visitors swarming the scenic rolling vineyards to Graze the Bench. The event, now in its 9th year, saw a cluster of seven VQA wineries partner together this year to open up their stunning properties —...read more
The first week of June in Ontario is Local Food Week, and nicely paired with it, is Ontario Craft Cider Week. A number of participating restaurants and bars will be taking part in the week’s festivities, toasting all things craft cider. Like local food, Ontario craft cider is 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