Toronto Star Features Local Food in Hospitals
"In 2015, Halton Healthcare got onboard with Ontario's Local Food Act and created a local food procurement statement to promote the use of local food in its hospitals."
— Vawn Himmelsbach for the Toronto Star
Getting more fresh, local Ontario food into hospitals is a challenge, but innovators and leaders in the industry are rising to the challenge. Halton Healthcare has incorporated Ontario foods into its menu year-round, and St. Michael's Hospital worked with George Brown to develop more from-scratch recipes for its patients. This feature originally appeared in the Toronto Star on Saturday, January 7, 2016.
Toronto Star Features the Economics of Local Food in Ontario
"To say that Ontario's agri-food industry is an economic powerhouse may sound like hyperbole, but in fact it's something of an understatement."
— Dick Snyder for the Toronto Star
Indeed, our agri-food sector generates $63 billion in sales to consumers each year, and employs 767,000 people. In this double-page feature, read about the financial benefits of fresh, homegrown food; farmers' stewardship of the land; overcoming the challenges of bringing food from the farm to the table; and why fostering food literacy at the grassroots level benefits the province and Ontarians at large. This feature originally appeared in the Toronto Star on Saturday, December 3, 2016.
Savouring the true taste of Ontario: craft beverages featured in the Toronto Star
Ontario's craft beverage sector is a big and growing industry, with craft breweries, cideries and distillers creating the taste of place we can all be proud of. Read about some of the leaders in the sector and get inspired to choose more local, more often. This feature originally appeared in the Toronto Star on Saturday, November 12. |
TORONTO STAR SERIES: A WRAP UP
This past winter respected journalist Dick Snyder penned a four-part Greenbelt Fund-focused series for the Toronto Star. Every Sunday from January 11 to February 1, we published Snyder's articles on our website.
Published weekly in the Saturday paper preceding our posts, the articles highlight the diverse and innovative local food successes of our farmers, schools, hospitals, and other Greenbelt Fund partners.
Now that the series has wrapped up we we wanted to make it easy to access each article. Below, we've included downloadable PDFs of Snyder's four pieces. Enjoy!
Helping public institutions jump on the local-food bandwagon
Long list of potential benefits starts with consumer access
By: Dick Snyder
Every Sunday from January 11 to February 1, we'll be publishing Greenbelt Fund-focused articles by respected journalist Dick Snyder. The four-part series, which will first run in the Toronto Star on the Saturdays preceding our posts, will highlight the diverse and innovative local food successes of our farmers, schools, hospitals, industries, and other Greenbelt Fund partners.
Read moreBuilding an appetite for good policy
Getting to the heart of local-food buying means peeling back the layers
By: Dick Snyder
Every Sunday from January 11 to February 1, we'll be publishing Greenbelt Fund-focused articles by respected journalist Dick Snyder. The four-part series, which will first run in the Toronto Star on the Saturdays preceding our posts, will highlight the diverse and innovative local food successes of our farmers, schools, hospitals, industries, and other Greenbelt Fund partners.
Read moreSt. Joseph’s food purchasing group creating change from within
MEALsource helps farmers expand into health markets
By: Dick Snyder
Every Sunday from January 11 to February 1, we'll be publishing Greenbelt Fund-focused articles by respected journalist Dick Snyder. The four-part series, which will first run in the Toronto Star on the Saturdays preceding our posts, will highlight the diverse and innovative local food successes of our farmers, schools, hospitals, industries, and other Greenbelt Fund partners.
Read moreRethinking the path to your plate
Local food champions help farmers expand their markets
By: Dick Snyder
Every Sunday from January 11 to February 1, we'll be publishing Greenbelt Fund-focused articles by respected journalist Dick Snyder. The four-part series, which will first run in the Toronto Star on the Saturdays preceding our posts, will highlight the diverse and innovative local food successes of our farmers, schools, hospitals, industries, and other Greenbelt Fund partners.
Read moreFor the love of local
Food activist Joshna Maharaj says delicious Ontario-grown food is waiting for you—all you have to do is ask
By: Dick Snyder
Every Sunday from January 11 to February 1, we'll be publishing Greenbelt Fund-focused articles by respected journalist Dick Snyder. The four-part series, which will first run in the Toronto Star on the Saturdays preceding our posts, will highlight the diverse and innovative local food successes of our farmers, schools, hospitals, industries, and other Greenbelt Fund partners.
Read moreBig appetites for local food
Teaching the positive impacts of Ontario-grown food one tasty snack at a time
By: Dick Snyder
Every Sunday from January 11 to February 1, we'll be publishing Greenbelt Fund-focused articles by respected journalist Dick Snyder. The four-part series, which will first run in the Toronto Star on the Saturdays preceding our posts, will highlight the diverse and innovative local food successes of our farmers, schools, hospitals, industries, and other Greenbelt Fund partners.
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