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2008/2009

Format: 2013-05-24
Format: 2013-05-24

Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

Celebrating the Greenbelt at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair has been held since 1922, and is now the world’s largest indoor agricultural fair, celebrating the assorted foods, animals, and farm cultures of Canada. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$103,685 - June 8, 2009

 

Sustain Ontario

Growing Food Infrastructure in the Greenbelt

Bent on closing the policy gap in the local food web, Sustain Ontario builds a healthy and sustainable local food system in Ontario by creating new connections in the web and strengthening local food infrastructure. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$15,000 - June 8, 2009

 

Toronto Environmental Alliance

Greenbelting Toronto

Many Torontonians are not aware of the abundance of resources provided by a healthy greenbelt right outside of their city. In its trademark campaigning style, the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) is working with Torontonians and other organizations to raise awareness and generate pressure on policy makers, to help preserve and grow the Greenbelt. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$150,000 - June 8, 2009

 

Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association)

Greenbelt Green Energy Program for Agriculture

The project offers farmers enhanced cost share opportunities to encourage adoption of energy-saving practices on their farms and promote green energy generation for farm use. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$250,000 - June 8, 2009

 

Niagara Escarpment Foundation

Reviewing Water Issues Across the Greenbelt

The Niagara Escarpment Foundation spearheads a collective of citizen groups to review regional water issues, and the work needed Greenbelt-wide to address these issues. Continue reading

Grants Made:

$10,000 - June 8, 2009