The Toronto Food Policy Council (TFPC) partnered with the Green Living Show this past weekend on a series of Food Waste Reduction events – an issue that is getting more and more (much deserved) attention. On Saturday, the TFPC hosted “Appetite for Change: Food Waste Challenges and Opportunities”, facilitated...read more
A farmer in Lambton County has possibly changed the way we’ll be looking at road salt, after winning a $107,352 lawsuit for damages the municipal government’s road salt caused to his farm. Specifically, $56,700 was awarded to Joseph and Evelyn Steadman for the depreciation in their property value, and...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
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
Community Food Skills Programs are in place in an effort to teach individuals in priority neighbourhoods how to cook nutritiously and safely for their families. The City of Toronto has come to realize that these learned skills are not only useful for the home, but could also be translated...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
The Growing Good Food Ideas video series, created in partnership with Sustain Ontario, Powerline Films, and more than a dozen partners, shine light on good food ideas from many regions of Ontario. A number of members of the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance and the Greater Toronto Area Agricultural...read more