In North America billions of federal taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize unhealthy, processed foods instead of the fruits and vegetables recommended for a healthy diet. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
The US Congress is currently debating practical changes to agricultural policies that can shift priorities to provide greater support to [...]
Would you like to see a coordinated approach to food policies and programming in Ontario? How could we get there? How about a comprehensive, coordinated strategy? Over the last couple of years, a team of organizations has been working on creating a Strategy for Healthy Food and Farming, and they want your help!
Between April [...]
By Ron Friesen Farm Credit Canada Express Canada could soon experience an organic commodity shortage because of a sudden drop in the number of certified growers, industry officials warn.
Domestic supplies of organic grain and other commodities could start tightening up as early as this summer because many growers have left the industry [...]
Anthea Gerrie Published: The Independent, February 10, 2012
What is it about veg boxes that they are positively prospering in the recession while supermarket sales of organic greengroceries have plunged? Is it loyalty to an ethical supplier, a determination to maintain green credentials as the planet heats relentlessly, or merely the surprise of not [...]
By Laura Robin, Ottawa Citizen Published: January 19, 2012
The fair was started four years ago by the Russell and District Horticultural Society and has snowballed into a unique celebration of local food and young entrepreneurs.
“Honest – it was started by a bunch of gardeners,” says Lindley Mcphail, the 66-year-old president of the horticultural [...]
Shannon Hayes: Why are my prices higher than those at the super market? Glad you asked. by Shannon Hayes posted Jan 30, 2012, Yes Magazine
Every week during the growing season, my husband and I cart our family’s grassfed meats to market. We sell pork chops for $11 a pound; ground beef goes for [...]
The Ethno-Cultural Vegetable (ECV) researchers at the University of Guelph, Dr. Glen Filson and Dr. Bamidele Adekunle invite you to attend a workshop on Ethno-Cultural Vegetables in Ontario.The one day workshop will explore opportunities and barriers in the ECV market in Ontario. The program for the day includes;
Presentations on opportunities and barriers of [...]
Ontario Goat would like to pursue marketing board status under the Farm Products Marketing Act (FPMA).
The proposed Ontario Goat marketing board would seek the authority to collect check-off fees on all goats sold for meat in Ontario and all goat milk sold in Ontario. This would include all goats and/or milk sold by producers even [...]
Building Local Organic Value Chains Using Co-operative Structural Models
- 12pm – 4:30pm, Jan 26th, 2012 at the Guelph Organic Conference, Room UC103
Presented by the Ontario Natural Food Co-op and Local Organic Food Co-op Network
In light of the U.N.’s recognition of 2012 as the International Year of the Co-operative, this [...]
The Greenbelt Farmers’ Market Network 2010 Shopper Study identified many reasons that customers love farmers’ markets, but also found them wanting MORE, including:
- a broader selection of products
-more value-added and prepared foods
-more ready-to-eat, convenient products
-more organic selections
-longer market seasons/ extended availability of produce
We would like to [...]
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