The first-ever Forum looking ahead 25 years, “Future of Food and Farming 2041 – Changes and Choices“, is being sponsored by Country Hertiage Park and Farms.com on October 6. Food and Farming in 2041 will be dramatically different than it is today. Attend the forum to hear and share...read more
Harvest Speciality Mills is currently in the building phase of an innovative grain cleaning, milling and packing facility in Halton Region’s Burlington with prime state-of-the-art technology. The plant will offer grains, pulses and dried fruits to customers of all sizes, marketing the specialty grains via shopify, which will support...read more
Durham Region The Durham Farm Fresh Marketing Association is a not-for-profit membership organization representing farms, farmers’ markets, retailers, chefs and restaurants located within Durham Region. Their website provides a map to search for farms and markets by type, product and municipality. Halton Region Simply Local is a Halton Region...read more
Michael Brownbridge, Charles Benoit, Kevin Stemmler, Alex Barlow Halton Region’s Annual Agricultural Forum, held earlier in January, saw innovation as its focus this year, providing attendees with information on some of the latest trends in agriculture, including new research, funding opportunities and the advantages of developing niche products. Around...read more
From the Halton Region: On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Halton chefs, restaurateurs, farmers and tourism professionals are invited to the second annual Halton Region Food Tourism Summit – Steps to Sustainability. This event aims to bring together Halton’s food community to network, learn about innovative sustainable practices and industry...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
We are pleased to congratulate Halton Healthcare Services (HHS), as the Ontario Vegetables Growers’ Association has selected HHS as the winner of the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers’ (OGVG) first Local Food Week Competition for their Local Food Expo and related promotional activities during Ontario Local Food Week in June. HHS is...read more