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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

Identifying barriers to opening markets for Greenbelt farmers and proposing solutions

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

Hosting the successful Tour de Greenbelt to promote Ontario’s Greenbelt as a tourism destination

Creating Greenbeltfresh.ca, the leading electronic marketplace to source local, Greenbelt foods from over 600 producers

Supporting food policy council in Durham to create food charter

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

Building a local food economy from developing new markets to enhancing distribution channels

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

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

Developing a successful culinary tourism platform for Niagara

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

Increasing amount of Greenbelt food in food share program 140%

Supporting the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance to foster strong Greenbelt Plan implementation at the municipal level

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

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

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