Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto (Rouge Park Alliance)

Funding visionary planning processes such as the new Cootes to Escarpment Park Management Plan, and a massive reforestation plan in Rouge Park

Supporting development of action plans for a variety of agricultural areas and commodities

Supporting changing the City of Toronto policy to adopt a local food purchasing bylaw for city facilities

Supporting the development of multi-cultural crops and training new Canadian Farmers

Partnering with Harbourfront Centre to tell the story of Ontario’s Greenbelt to 12 million people via a year-long, outdoor photography exhibit

Engaging with over 170 million Ontarians directly through our marketing, events and communications activities

Securing local food procurement commitments for Peel schools, City of Toronto, City of Markham and others

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

Successfully merging social welfare initiatives with environmental concerns

Bridging farming and hiking interests to acknowledge environmental progress by farmers

Assisting in designing new policies to protect Lake Simcoe through timely research

Supporting interested Greenbelt Farmers to Go Organic

Funding the Holland Marsh Growers’ transition from an export, commodity focus to one that serves the local market with value- added products

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

Supporting the creation of an award-winning Greenbelt granola bar

Supporting the Credit Valley Conservation Authority to protect and restore wetlands

Creating a network of Farmer’s Markets to help improve our local food economy

Enhancing Farmers’ Markets, increasing sales for farmers in the Greenbelt and beyond