Promoting the Ontario Grape Growing Industry
Grants Made:
$10,000 - March 14, 2011
11th Halton Eco Festival Sponsorship
Grants Made:
$750 - March 1, 2011
Environment Hamilton Eat Local
Grants Made:
$50,000 - November 22, 2010
Partnering with Harbourfront Centre to tell the story of Ontario’s Greenbelt to 12 million people via a year-long, outdoor photography exhibit
Supporting changing the City of Toronto policy to adopt a local food purchasing bylaw for city facilities
Engaged Hamilton schools to switch to Greenbelt food for their students
Providing grants and support to significantly increase sales at farmers’ markets
Contributing to greater sales of Greenbelt wines at the LCBO
Supporting development of action plans for a variety of agricultural areas and commodities
Increasing amount of Greenbelt food in food share program 140%
Creating a network of Farmer’s Markets to help improve our local food economy
Supporting interested Greenbelt Farmers to Go Organic
Supporting the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance to foster strong Greenbelt Plan implementation at the municipal level
Building a local food economy from developing new markets to enhancing distribution channels
Bringing thousands of Ontarians out into the Greenbelt each year through grantee activities and the Annual Tour de Greenbelt cycling event
Hosted the first ever Global Greenbelts Conference in Toronto in March 2011 with speakers and delegates from over nine countries
Hosting the successful Tour de Greenbelt to promote Ontario’s Greenbelt as a tourism destination
Engaging with over 170 million Ontarians directly through our marketing, events and communications activities
Supporting food policy council in Durham to create food charter
Supporting the creation of new multi-cultural crops and development of ethnic local food guides in Toronto and York Region
Securing local food procurement commitments for Peel schools, City of Toronto, City of Markham and others
Successfully merging social welfare initiatives with environmental concerns
Funding visionary planning processes such as the new Cootes to Escarpment Park Management Plan, and a massive reforestation plan in Rouge Park
Reaching over 75 million by placing 220 permanent highway and regional road signs to ensure Ontarians and visitors know about this valuable protected area
Funding policy changes to encourage more local food to be sold in Durham
Participating strategically in growing the Greenbelt by working with Toronto, Peel, Halton, and Guelph
Bridging farming and hiking interests to acknowledge environmental progress by farmers
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
Supporting the creation of an award-winning Greenbelt granola bar
Securing local food procurement commitments for Peel, U of T. City of Toronto Facilities and Markham
Convincing Peel school boards to buy Greenbelt food for students
Supporting tourism initiatives including in the Niagara and Caledon areas
Supporting the Credit Valley Conservation Authority to protect and restore wetlands
Funding the Holland Marsh Growers’ transition from an export, commodity focus to one that serves the local market with value- added products
Enhancing Farmers’ Markets, increasing sales for farmers in the Greenbelt and beyond
Developing a successful culinary tourism platform for Niagara
Identifying barriers to opening markets for Greenbelt farmers and proposing solutions
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
Creating Greenbeltfresh.ca, the leading electronic marketplace to source local, Greenbelt foods from over 600 producers
Supporting the development of multi-cultural crops and training new Canadian Farmers
Assisting in designing new policies to protect Lake Simcoe through timely research
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