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New Local Food Act in Ontario
Last week, Ontario's Ministry of Agriculture introduced a Local Food Act, establishing "a target to aspire to in respect of local food." Quebec should take note. According to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, if Ontario households were to take just $10 of their normal food spending, and use it to buy Ontario-grown rather than imported products, it could spark $2.4...
Actualité - 10 October 2012 - Tag : Buying local, Community supported agriculture, Local agriculture, Local food, Organic baskets, Set up Soup's On!, Soup's On!, Soup's On! kit
A first in the Quebec food sector – Metro partners with Equiterre in the community supported agriculture (CSA) project
Montreal, June 12, 2012 - Metro and Equiterre are pleased to be associated with the community supported agriculture (CSA) project, for the carrying out of a pilot project that will take place during the summer of 2012. From June to November, three Metro stores, namely the ones in Granby, Joliette and Trois-Rivières (on boulevard des Forges) will serve as drop-off points for...
Communiqué - 13 June 2012 - Tag : Community supported agriculture, Farmer's basket, Local agriculture, Organic baskets
Our family farmer program celebrates its 15th anniversary!
In 1995, Equiterre launched a pilot project involving one farm, Cadet-Roussel, and about 50 Montreal families, who agreed to pay in advance for a share of the harvest. The next year, when we officially launched the network, it included 7 farms and about 250 families.
Actualité - 27 September 2011 - Tag : A farmer at your office, Become a family farmer, Community supported agriculture, Laure Waridel, Local agriculture, Organic agriculture, Organic baskets
Community supported agriculture
Equiterre's CSA network lets people become partners of a local farm by pre-ordering a basket of vegetables to be delivered to the same drop-off point each week in the summer and fall. Some farms offer winter baskets, usually once every two weeks from November to March,  consisting mainly of root vegetables. Some farms also sell meat. CSAs may team up with nearby farms to...
Projet - 9 November 2010 - Tag : Become a family farmer, Community supported agriculture, Customizable talks, Farmer's basket, Food sovereignty, Local agriculture, Organic baskets, Organic food basket, Recipes
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