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
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
If you didn’t catch CBC’s Steven and Chris visiting Joe Loewith and Sons’ 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
This February the Ontario government released the new Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), replacing the 2005 statement (which has been under review since 2010) when it came into effect on April 30, 2014. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing leads this process, while other ministries contribute. The Provincial Policy...read more
It is now midsummer, and the peri-urban areas of the Golden Horseshoe are ripe with locally grown food, along with a bounty of crafted food products. At the peak of the growing season with vibrant farmers’ markets occurring almost daily, it is hard to imagine difficulty finding locally sourced...read more