by Brad Pritchard Alliston Herald April 2 2013ALLISTON - The chef and co-owner of a popular Alliston gourmet fast food restaurant says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is unfairly scrutinizing his business after being told to remove references saying they serve locally sourced products and ...

By: Brad Holden Creemore Echo April 4, 2013 The North Dufferin Agricultural Task Force is rolling out its next phase of advocacy following its successful, if precarious, defeat of the mega quarry proposal in Melancthon. On Wednesday, spokesperson Shirley Boxem brought NDACT’s new “Food and Water Firs...

Email from Simcoe County Food & Agriculture Charter April 3 2013 The Simcoe County Food and Agriculture Charter Steering Committee and the Food Partners Alliance have created the Charter Champion Awards to acknowledge the many individuals and organizations working hard to create a strong and vibrant ...

Many horses headed for slaughter thanks to province's shortsightedness - but what are the consequences for meat eaters? By Kate Harries AWARE News Network March 31 2013 This is my personal reaction to the Toronto Star article on Backstreet Bully. Thanks to Mary Ormsby and Dale Brazao for a thorough i...

Racehorse Backstreet Bully slaughtered despite plea; death reveals flaws in protecting public from toxic meatBy Mary Ormsby and Dale Brazao Toronto Star Mar 29 2013Backstreet Bully was unloaded from a trailer after dawn and led by his halter into an abattoir in rural Quebec. Once owned and raced by M...

by AMANDA KWAN The Globe and Mail Friday, Mar. 22 2013Thousands of residents live in the cluster of apartment towers that fill almost an entire city block at the corner of Parliament and Wellesley streets in Toronto. With an estimated population of over 25,000, St. James Town is the most densely popu...

Supporting Ontario's Agri-Food Sector, From Farm to ForkOntario gov't News Release March 25, 2013 The new Ontario government is re-introducing legislation today that, if passed, would help make more local food available in markets, schools, cafeterias, grocery stores and restaurants throughout the pr...

Email from NDACT February 28 2013Now that our MPPs are back to work at Queen's Park, it's time to press them for a Food and Water First policy.The fight to stop the Highland mega quarry shone a spotlight on the lack of protection for Ontario's prime farmland and source water regions under the Aggrega...

Ontario NDP Ag Critic Identifies Lack of Outreach as a Real ConcernBy Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com February 26 2013When it comes to politics, sometimes it’s hard to get a real sense of what’s really going on behind the scenes. This has been especially true with it comes to Ontario agricultural politic...

... but to take extra care with carcasses destined for Japanese consumers!By Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife and Field Producer Philip Ling, CTV News Nov. 28, 2012OTTAWA -- Federal beef inspectors at the XL Foods plant in southern Alberta whose E. coli crisis sparked the country’s largest meat recall...