Announcing the 2012 Greenbelt Harvest Picnic, Christie Lake, Hamilton
Press Releases | May 22, 2012
The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, September Seventh Entertainment, CBCMusic.ca, and the Hamilton Spectator Present: Feist, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois with Brian Blade, Gord Downie and the Sadies, Sarah Harmer, Mix Master Mike, Jesse Cook, Brady L. Blade, Sr. and the Hallelujah Train, & more! Live at the 2012 Greenbelt Harvest... Continue reading
Get Out Into the Greenbelt: Dr's Orders
Greenbelt Stories | May 21, 2012
Greenbelt – It’s In My Backyard: Facts & Stats on Getting Active in the Greenbelt With the warm weather upon us it’s time to get outside and active. What many residents living in the Greater Golden Horseshoe may not realize is that there are over a million acres of green space, hiking trails and recreational areas all within an hour of their backyards. Continue reading
The Greenbelt is a great thing for Ontario. It’s a world-leading law that protects 1.8 million acres of prime farmland and green spaces around the Greater Golden Horseshoe. It gives us clean water, healthy local food and $2.6 billion per year in ecological services. Over 90% of Ontarians agree that the Greenbelt is one of the most important contributions to the future of our Province, and 93% strongly support it.
The Greenbelt Foundation is
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Supporting food policy council in Durham to create food charter
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Supporting tourism initiatives including in the Niagara and Caledon areas
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Identifying barriers to opening markets for Greenbelt farmers and proposing solutions
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Hosting the successful Tour de Greenbelt to promote Ontario’s Greenbelt as a tourism destination
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Convincing Peel school boards to buy Greenbelt food for students
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Supporting interested Greenbelt Farmers to Go Organic
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Bringing thousands of Ontarians out into the Greenbelt each year through grantee activities and the Annual Tour de Greenbelt cycling event
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Engaging with over 170 million Ontarians directly through our marketing, events and communications activities
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Creating a network of Farmer’s Markets to help improve our local food economy
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Hosted the first ever Global Greenbelts Conference in Toronto in March 2011 with speakers and delegates from over nine countries
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Reaching over 75 million by placing 220 permanent highway and regional road signs to ensure Ontarians and visitors know about this valuable protected area
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Supporting the creation of an award-winning Greenbelt granola bar
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Enhancing Farmers’ Markets, increasing sales for farmers in the Greenbelt and beyond
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Contributing to greater sales of Greenbelt wines at the LCBO
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Supporting development of action plans for a variety of agricultural areas and commodities
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Increasing amount of Greenbelt food in food share program 140%
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Supporting the Credit Valley Conservation Authority to protect and restore wetlands
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Participating strategically in growing the Greenbelt by working with Toronto, Peel, Halton, and Guelph
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Contributing $2.65 million to Greenbelt farmers to improve their operations (leveraging millions of dollars from federal sources), and to employ the opportunities of the Green Energy Act
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Building a local food economy from developing new markets to enhancing distribution channels
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Supporting changing the City of Toronto policy to adopt a local food purchasing bylaw for city facilities
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Funding the Holland Marsh Growers’ transition from an export, commodity focus to one that serves the local market with value- added products
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Securing local food procurement commitments for Peel schools, City of Toronto, City of Markham and others
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Successfully merging social welfare initiatives with environmental concerns
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Developing a successful culinary tourism platform for Niagara
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Bridging farming and hiking interests to acknowledge environmental progress by farmers
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Securing local food procurement commitments for Peel, U of T. City of Toronto Facilities and Markham
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Supporting the development of multi-cultural crops and training new Canadian Farmers
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Providing grants and support to significantly increase sales at farmers’ markets
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Supporting the creation of new multi-cultural crops and development of ethnic local food guides in Toronto and York Region
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Partnering with Harbourfront Centre to tell the story of Ontario’s Greenbelt to 12 million people via a year-long, outdoor photography exhibit
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Supporting the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance to foster strong Greenbelt Plan implementation at the municipal level
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Assisting in designing new policies to protect Lake Simcoe through timely research
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Funding policy changes to encourage more local food to be sold in Durham
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Engaged Hamilton schools to switch to Greenbelt food for their students
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Funding visionary planning processes such as the new Cootes to Escarpment Park Management Plan, and a massive reforestation plan in Rouge Park
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Creating Greenbeltfresh.ca, the leading electronic marketplace to source local, Greenbelt foods from over 600 producers
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Funding research and analysis on greenbelts around the globe which concluded that Ontario’s Greenbelt is the most robust in the world, with a strong legal and policy framework
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