The Region of Halton is all aboard with a focused vision to strengthen and ensure the long-term viability of the region’s agricultural and rural sectors. This month, Halton Region Council unanimously passed a Rural Agricultural Strategy (RAS) in an effort to build a prosperous and sustainable local agricultural system....read more
The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance has received $100,000 funding from the Greenbelt Fund’s Local Food Investment Fund to increase municipal local food procurement in Golden Horseshoe Municipalities. Specifically, the project is working with municipal partners to increase the procurement of locally-sourced food in long-term care facilities in the...read more
For Immediate Release TORONTO, August 12, 2016 – The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance has expanded their Golden Horseshoe Asset Mapping Project with a newly-released report that includes findings across the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH), an area that accounts for roughly 65% of the total agri-food jobs in...read more
Last year, Food for Life in Halton recovered and distributed 2.2 million pounds of good food. An astounding number, and that is just within one region. Food waste has received a lot of global attention as of late — and for good reason. There’s no arguing the plight found...read more
Halton Region is hosting their 4th annual Agricultural Forum on Thursday, March 10, from 7 – 9 p.m. at Country Heritage Park in Milton. The forum will look at career opportunities in the agriculture and food sector, skills that will fill the employment gaps in the sector, and how to...read more
The socially-conscious consumer, transparency in food, food waste ($31 billion worth in Canada), insect protein and food innovation were some of the hot topics at Country Heritage Park (CHP) at the Future of Food and Farming Forum on October 6. A forum to reflect on the evolution of food...read more
The latest research from the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation profiles nine innovative farmers across the Golden Horseshoe to better understand what makes for successful farm businesses. Based on interviews with farmers in various sectors (from greenhouse to on-farm markets to livestock), the report explains how farm operators are...read more