This article is reposted by permission of the author and Farm Credit Canada. It was originally published in the March 2019 issue of FCC’s magazine, AgriSuccess. Subscribe today. Three generations of growth and success at Beverly Greenhouses by Lilian Schaer VanderHouts have been growing greenhouse vegetables in Canada for...read more
Earlier this year, Niagara and Hamilton’s Economic Development Departments and partners collaborated with Whole Foods to connect food and beverage processors in the area with the tools and knowledge needed to get into grocery stores. More than 100 people attended the event, Raise the Barcode: Get your Product on...read more
As part of the City of Hamilton’s inaugural Food Literacy Month, the Public Health CDP RDs and the Hamilton Food Advisory Committee are hosting a community screening of Before the Plate on Friday, October 26, at 7 p.m. at The Zoetic (526 Concession Street, Hamilton ON). Before the Plate is...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
A Hamilton hot sauce company earned themselves some zesty exposure recently on season 5 of the popular YouTube show Hot Ones — one of the episodes now has over 3.5 million views on Youtube. Brodie Dawson, creator of Dawson’s Hot Sauce, was approached by the show last year for...read more
The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance is thrilled to share that our Serving Up Local project with nine municipally-run long-term care (LTC) homes in Durham Region, Halton Region, and the City of Hamilton increased local food procurement by a combined 23% in 2017, far surpassing the project goal...read more
If you’re looking to get your food or beverage product on grocery store shelves, an upcoming event at Niagara College on Wednesday, May 23, will be of great interest. Raise the Barcode – Get your product on grocery store shelves will look at how to craft a competitive market...read more