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Food Access groups purchasing food from farms within 100 kilometers of Thunder Bay (new for 2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

2+ Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 15

Number of poultry abattoirs (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

0 Measured:   2022 Source:   Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database.

Number of personal composters sold (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

296 Measured: 2021 Source:    Moir, Erin. (2022). EcoSuperior Environmental Programs. Personal Communication. 24

Number of institutions diverting food waste (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

unknown Measured: – Source:    Moir, Erin. (2022). EcoSuperior Environmental Programs. Personal Communication. 25

Number of vermi-composting workshops (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

2 Measured: 2021 Source:    Moir, Erin. (2022). EcoSuperior Environmental Programs. Personal Communication. 26

Number of schools reached through vermi-composting workshops (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

2 Measured: 2021 Source:    Moir, Erin. (2022). EcoSuperior Environmental Programs. Personal Communication. 27

Number of students engaged through vermi-composting workshops (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

32 Measured: 2021 Source:    Moir, Erin. (2022). EcoSuperior Environmental Programs. Personal Communication. 28

Number of fluid milk processors (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

2 Measured: 2022 Source:    Donahue, Kendal. (2022). Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Personal Communication. 13

Number of value-added milk processors (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

4 Measured: 2022 Source:    Donahue, Kendal. (2022). Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Personal Communication. 14

Number of provincially licenced dairy plants (new for 2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

4 Measured: 2022 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. (2022). Provincially Liscensed Dairy Plants. http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/food/inspection/dairy/licenseddairyplants.htm 15

Number of businesses milling flour (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

1 Measured: 2022 Source:    Donahue, Kendal. (2022). Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Personal Communication. 16

Number of businesses pressing oil (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

1 Measured: 2022 Source:    Donahue, Kendal. (2022). Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Personal Communication. 17

Number of businesses grading eggs (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

1 Measured: 2022 Source:    Donahue, Kendal. (2022). Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Personal Communication. 18

Number of bakeries (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

30 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 19

Number of community supported agriculture initiatives (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

4 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Tbayinseason.ca Local Food Database. 4

Number of beverage/brewery/winery businesses (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

5 Measured: 2022 Source:    Moore, Ryan. (2022). Community Economic Development Commission. Personal Communication. 20

Number of online ordering platforms for local food (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

5+ Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Tbayinseason.ca Local Food Database. 5

Number of other local food processors (new for 2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

18 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Tbayinseason.ca Local Food Database. 21

Number of farmers’ markets (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

5 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Tbayinseason.ca Local Food Database. 6

Number of jobs related to agriculture and agri-food production (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

6,095 Measured: 2022 Source:    Donahue, Kendal. (2022). Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Personal Communication. 22

Number of food and farming co-ops (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

1 Measured: 2022 Source:    Donahue, Kendal. (2022). Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Personal Communication. 7

Number of feed stores (new for 2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

6 Measured: 2022 Source:    Donahue, Kendal. (2022). Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Personal Communication. 23

Number of retail stores stocking local food (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

28 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Tbayinseason.ca Local Food Database. 8

Number of pick your own operations (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

3 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Tbayinseason.ca Local Food Database. 9

Number of food distributors (2022)

by weaver | Jan 3, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

7 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 10