It’s that time of year again! While some of us are having trouble registering that summer is almost over, at least we can tell ourselves along with the autumn breeze and Fall Harvest will come some of our favourite seasonal, nostalgic foods, including of course, pumpkins. That’s right, pumpkin...read more
The Region of Peel has announced new funding opportunities for farmers as part of their Peel Rural Water Quality Program (PRWQP). The new funding is available for projects that support environmental enhancement and sustainability, and build on the program’s core mandate to improve water quality. The PRWQP has been...read more
As you probably know by now, in May of this year Ontario launched the VQA Wines at Farmers’ Market program, allowing the sale of VQA wines at farmers’ markets across the province. Since then, the estimated sales of VQA wine at farmers’ markets has totalled more than a quarter...read more
Enroll in Food University this season with Ontario Farm Fresh hands-on workshops designed for producers that are involved in value-added activities on their farms. Learn some tricks of the trade from those who have “been there – done that”. The first workshop is tomorrow, August 19th! Workshops include: Food...read more
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’Â 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