Greenbelt Fund News

What do you get when you combine the quaintness of a country auction with the dynamics of purchasing food for a large institution? Another way to bring more local food into school cafeterias and kitchens!

One of the first signs of the beginning of the growing season in Ontario is the arrival of fresh, ruby-red rhubarb. For the April Challenge, our participants were invited to create a spectacular dish with this vegetable that is most commonly used as a fruit.

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My Sustainable Canada and the Greenbelt Fund present an afternoon workshop exploring Collaboration on Local Food in Niagara.

A Campus Food Revolution at the University of Guelph

First appeared in the Spring 2014 issue of Edible Toronto magazine. To view original article, click here or go to www.edibletoronto.com. 

All of our Challengers have hit the ground running and we’ve already started hearing back about the amazing things happening with local food. The March Challenge was to make a star of fresh, Ontario eggs. We received this amazing photo from the folks at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital. Phil Taylor, their Food Services Manager, wrote:

When the monthly Local Food Challenges were revealed, Challenger St. James High School in Guelph didn’t waste any time in putting together their submission using five Ontario ingredients: chicken, sweet potatoes, leeks, mushrooms, and cheese. By looking at this photo, would you believe this recipe was created and executed by high school students?

Sometimes, small and simple is the way to go, a philosophy that is the driving force behind the Greenbelt Fund’s Local Food Challenge.

On the first weekend of March, the nation’s largest tradeshow for restaurants and foodservice took place in Toronto. Hundreds of exhibitors gathered at the city’s Direct Energy Centre for the annual Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) Show, to offer their goods and services: stoves & fridges, wines & beers, uniforms & food, delivery services & cleaning products—you name it, it was there.

High School Grant Program to Improve Student Nutrition

Ontario is helping high school students eat more nutritious meals to improve their health and help them learn more effectively.