IMPROVING AGRI-FOOD DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE IN THE NORTH – La Belle Vie Farm

[L’article en français suit ci-dessous] La Belle Vie Farm is a fourth generation, family farm located in St. Charles, Ontario committed to biodiversity and ecological farming.  Owners, Tara Hamilton and Denis Turcot have been growing organic haskap, for more than a decade, harvesting approximately 6000lbs a year.  Haskap, also known as Honeyberry, is a nutritionally dense berry boasting more antioxidants …

Northern Ontario Value-Added Agriculture (NOVA) Program Launches

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) has launched the Northern Ontario Value-Added Agriculture (NOVA) Program to empower agri-food entrepreneurs across Northern Ontario to develop new food products. By offering workshops, training sessions, networking events, and a mentorship program, NOVA aims to equip Northern entrepreneurs with the essential skills and knowledge needed for long-term business growth and sustainability. Supported by …

In the news: Local agri-food producers to benefit from $450k in federal funding

The FedNor funding will offer support for agri-food producers and entrepreneurs and help make full use of the commercial kitchen space at Harvest Algoma By Kenneth Armstrong, SooToday October 12, 2023 Federal funding was announced Thursday to help activate the commercial kitchen space at the Harvest Algoma Food Resource Centre on Second Line, just one week after it was taken …

9 SEO Strategies to Drive Agri-Food Online Sales

The New Era of E-commerce for Small Business For small business owners, the Internet can be one of the most effective and inexpensive ways to market your business and sell products or services.  Since the COVID-19 pandemic, shopping habits have changed dramatically with e-commerce, or online shopping, seeing a huge surge over the past three years (E-Commerce Sales Surged During …