[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’s First Automated Pastured Poultry Barn
The Sustainable New Agri-Food Products and Productivity (SNAPP) Program assisted Manners Farms to aquire a state-of-the-art fully robotic mobile barn. This innovative technology is relatively new to the industry and is the first of it’s kind in Northern Ontario.
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 …
Enhancing the Northern Food System With Regionally Adapted Seed
[L’article en français suit ci-dessous] Root Cellar Gardens was established in 2014 as a market garden, focusing on providing organic, local vegetables for the winter months by producing storage vegetables available in bulk orders and through a winter CSA program. Alongside vegetable production, Root Cellar Gardens saved seeds, recognizing that the ultimate way to support food security was through supporting …
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 …