The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is offering courses in February and March that will Explore Value-Added Opportunities via webex and teleconference. Participants will learn how to generate ideas for value-added opportunities, assess an idea’s business potential, identify and manage risk, and develop a plan to execute...read more
The Local Food Fund has made its way to Hamilton, helping to support in the expansion of a successful local bakery in the city’s east end. Gala Bakery, owned and operated by the Janosevic family since 2002, has been growing in size and popularity since its beginning for their...read more
The province is once again celebrating local innovators who are contributing to the success of Ontario’s agri-food sector. Earlier in November, the regional recipients of the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence were celebrated and honoured at a ceremony in Toronto to recognize their contributions to the creation of new...read more
On Nov. 24, the Toronto Food Policy Council and the University of Toronto hosted a Food Waste Symposium, featuring a screening of Just Eat It, followed by a Q&A panel discussion with 6 experts who are battling food waste at various stages of the food chain. The panel included...read more
On Tuesday, November 4, members of the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance gathered at Queen’s Park to meet with Ontario MPPs and Ministers to advance the conversation on food and farming, and in particular our Action Plan for the Golden Horseshoe. Our 10-year Action Plan provides a road...read more
The Town of Caledon has made amendments to its Official Plan (OPA 237) in an effort to enhance opportunities for agriculture-related uses, after concluding that existing policies needed to be adjusted to better reflect provincial policies and encourage value-added agriculture through secondary use and on-farm diversification methods. The key...read more
Last month Hamilton’s planning committee paved the way for new city rules that would allow more urban farms and community gardens – clarifying the rules for growers, defining the areas and what can be grown there. Previously, urban farms in Hamilton have only been allowed in certain limited areas,...read more