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
Durham College has truly planted the seeds for culinary, tourism, local food, and hospitality growth in the Golden Horseshoe (specifically the Durham Region) with their state-of-the-art Centre for Food (CFF) that opened this past fall in October. The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance was lucky enough to witness...read more
It’s that time of year again – yes, farm tours are sprouting up across the Golden Horseshoe. Among the interactive, entertaining day, the main purpose of these tours is to reach out to various politicians, government officials, stakeholders and the educational community to build an understanding of the opportunities...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 Region of Durham is enabling the bright minds of its students by growing Durham College with the addition of a Centre for Food (CFF), currently under construction at the Whitby campus. Set to open this September, the two-storey facility with 3,262 square metres of educational space will be...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
TORONTO, ON – Food and farming businesses in the Golden Horseshoe are front and centre in a special Ontario-themed episode of ‘Off The Beaten Palate’, the food and travel television show hosted by Michael-Ann Rowe on PBS. The episode is part of a “Discover Canada” trilogy, with the culinary...read more