Golden Horseshoe Food & Farming Alliance
@ghffa.bsky.social
FoodandFarming.ca — strengthening the agri-food sector across the cities of Hamilton and Toronto, and the Regions of Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel and York.
The final post in this series is a "how to guide" for increasing local food procurement!
Understanding current purchasing data, how to prioritize local products with suppliers and categories to track, will help set baselines and areas for growth.
Success stories ➡️ foodandfarming.ca/current-proj...
Understanding current purchasing data, how to prioritize local products with suppliers and categories to track, will help set baselines and areas for growth.
Success stories ➡️ foodandfarming.ca/current-proj...
June 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
The final post in this series is a "how to guide" for increasing local food procurement!
Understanding current purchasing data, how to prioritize local products with suppliers and categories to track, will help set baselines and areas for growth.
Success stories ➡️ foodandfarming.ca/current-proj...
Understanding current purchasing data, how to prioritize local products with suppliers and categories to track, will help set baselines and areas for growth.
Success stories ➡️ foodandfarming.ca/current-proj...
The third in our series of policies supporting #localfoodprocurement is the Buy Ontario Act, which establishes the legal framework for prioritizing the procurement of Ontario and Canadian goods and services in the public sector. More info: www.ola.org/en/legislati... + www.ontario.ca/page/buy-ont...
June 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The third in our series of policies supporting #localfoodprocurement is the Buy Ontario Act, which establishes the legal framework for prioritizing the procurement of Ontario and Canadian goods and services in the public sector. More info: www.ola.org/en/legislati... + www.ontario.ca/page/buy-ont...
This work is in partnership with Sara Epp from @uofguelph.bsky.social Ontario Agricultural College, with funding support from Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance. 🌱🙏
June 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This work is in partnership with Sara Epp from @uofguelph.bsky.social Ontario Agricultural College, with funding support from Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance. 🌱🙏
The second in our series of policies supporting local food procurement is the Grow Ontario Strategy. Building on the earlier Growth Plan for the Agri-Food Sector, it includes lessons from COVID-19 related to supply chain resilience and food security: ontario.ca/page/grow-on...
June 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The second in our series of policies supporting local food procurement is the Grow Ontario Strategy. Building on the earlier Growth Plan for the Agri-Food Sector, it includes lessons from COVID-19 related to supply chain resilience and food security: ontario.ca/page/grow-on...
The first in our series of policies supporting #localfoodprocurement is the Local Food Act. This Act increases awareness and access to local food and encourages institutional procurement policies that support local food. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
June 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The first in our series of policies supporting #localfoodprocurement is the Local Food Act. This Act increases awareness and access to local food and encourages institutional procurement policies that support local food. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...