Future of farming topic of rural economy forum

By KATE RUSSELL Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin May 3 2011

Ontario’s rural lifestyle and the future of food drew over 150 farmers, planners and economic developers from across the province to a recent rural economies forum.

The farmland preservation forum called Renewing Rural Economies was hosted by the Ontario Farmland Trust at the Arboretum Center at the University of Guelph. It brought together planning professionals, economic developers and farmers to discuss new development opportunities in agriculture.