We Grow Food (WGF) is a grassroots non-profit organization that was established in 2013 by Carol VanderSanden and Michelle Perry in Oshawa, with the aim to inspire community members to learn where their food comes from and how they can grow their own in an environmental and sustainable way....read more
The Golden Horseshoe is home to the majority of the province’s floriculture greenhouses, and like any robust sector, this brings with it great opportunity for growth and innovation. Bayview Flowers is among these inventive greenhouse operations in the Golden Horseshoe, growing potted plants and cut flowers throughout 340,000 square...read more
The article below has been copied with permission from Abacus Data. What consumer attitudes tell us about potential shifts in consumer behaviour in Canada towards plant-based alternatives. By David Coletto, Oksana Kishchuk, and Megan Ross This past May, Beyond Meat Inc. started trading shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange....read more
Blog post provided by Meena Hassanali, Agriculture and Agri-Food Business Specialist, York Region York Region is home to a thriving agriculture and agri-food sector. The broader agri-food sector – everything from farms to processors, grocery stores and distributors – provides approximately 57,000 jobs and generates $2.7 billion in GDP...read more
Canada’s Food Price Report for 2020 forecasts a 2-4% increase in food prices in the new year, bringing the predicted annual cost of food for the average Canadian family to $12,667 — an increase of $487 over 2019. This is the 10th edition of Canada’s Food Price Report, which is...read more
Cavaleiro Farm is a 65-acre agroecological farm in Schomberg, Ontario, that’s shining the light on solar energy’s versatile on-farm applications. The York Region farm, run by Antonio Gomes, raises lambs, grows vegetables for a CSA, plants fruit trees, and provides land for local food businesses to rent out. As...read more
In 2016, nine municipally-run long-term care homes, located in three different Regions of the Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario, thought it impossible to increase local food purchasing by 5% for resident menus. By 2018, they had collectively increased their local food purchases by over 23%, including a 124% increase...read more