New Guide launched to help Ontario Food Start-Ups
The Agri-Food Management Institute (AMI) launched 'The Food Entrepreneur’s Journey’ today, to help budding food manufacturers with practical step-by-step advice on how to build...
EOLFC – de-colonizing the food system
by Deron Johnston
This year’s Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference was held this past weekend at the University of Ottawa. The Ontario Ministry of...
Local food – cost versus value
by Deron Johnston
A couple of months ago, the North Grenville Times conducted an online survey on local food. We shared the results from the...
Local food – education
by Deron Johnston
One theme that was established through the results of our recent local food survey at ngtimes.ca is that there is an education...
Alternative Farming – Linking Agriculture, the Environment and Health
Abigail Conrad at the American University in Washington, DC states the following on her article published in The Guardian:
“Small-scale farmers produce food for 70%...
Alternative farming
by Deron Johnston
When someone talks about farming, certain visuals usually come to mind. The first one might be of a herd of dairy cows...
Local food tourism part 3
by Deron Johnston
Last time when I wrote about local food tourism, I gave you a glimpse of what could be possible if someone wanted...
Food trends in 2017, part 2
Submitted By: Dana Hawthorne, MScFN, RD
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
With the start of the New Year, we can expect to see new...
Food Trends in 2017
Submitted By:
Dana Hawthorne, MScFN, RD
Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit
With the start of the New Year, we can expect to see new...
Local Agri-Food Tourism – Part Two
by Deron Johnston
In the previous local food article, a recent food tour in the Bay of Quinté area was highlighted. The impact on the...