Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Municipal Agriculture Economic Development Forum on November 2nd & 3rd, hosted by the Town of Caledon and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, with support from Foodland Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance. The Forum...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
“There’s an appetite for soil management practices that promote soil health,” said Dr. Craig Drury, Soil Management & Biochemistry, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. A noteworthy program in the Region of Peel is looking to help satiate that appetite by working with farmers across the region. No one quite understands...read more
At the end of April, Agrocrop Exports Ltd. (AEL) and their employees celebrated the groundbreaking of their new 171,000 square ft. state-of-the-art processing and packaging facility in Bolton. Champions of the export pulse industry, AEL celebrates this expansion at an opportune time in 2016, the International Year of Pulses....read more
Registration is now open for the Ontario Climate Change Symposium on May 5, 2016! This year’s Symposium will focus on the agriculture and agri-food sector in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region. Join the engaging discussion and panels at Rozanski Hall at the University of Guelph to learn about cutting-edge...read more
Market goers to the Orangeville, Inglewood, Erin and Brampton Farmers’ Markets are eagerly buying Soup Girl products at their weekly markets. Retailers across the Golden Horseshoe and beyond are now carrying Soup Girl products. Let’s meet the force behind this flourishing food business: Jennifer Clark. In 2008, Jennifer was hired by...read more
Starting a Food Business Wednesday, January 27, 2016 9 a.m. – 12 noon Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre, Dufferin Room 6 Northmen Way, Orangeville Presented by Orangeville & Area SBEC If you are thinking of going into a food business and want to know where to begin, this workshop...read more