by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Each year EcoSuperior holds a plant sale with species for sale that are a good food source for pollinators. In 2014, EcoSuperior sold 525 pollinator plants and in 2015 sold 800, representing a 35%...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Student Nutrition Programs (SNP) provide opportunities for students to have access to nutritious food at school through breakfast and/or snack programs. The Canadian Red Cross administers the program locally. In 2015, 6 programs used local pancake mix regularly. The...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Healthy Eating Makes the Grade project began in 2010 with a Heart and Stroke Foundation Spark seed grant to hire a part-time coordinator to develop a partnership to work on improving student health by increasing access to healthier food options in and around...
by weaver | May 17, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Great Big Crunch is a special day of good food education, ending with a massive, synchronized bite into a crunchy Ontario apple or carrot to celebrate. In 2015, more than 5,500 students in 26 schools in the Thunder Bay area participated. The event is part of a...
by weaver | May 16, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Superior Seed Producers is a collective of local Thunder Bay Area growers who promote the saving and distribution of locally adapted, sustainably grown, open-pollinated non-GMO seeds in northwestern Ontario, while educating and supporting those who want to learn more...
by weaver | May 16, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The policy environment has become increasingly supportive of the agri-food sector in recent years. Changes in the Funding Landscape: A growing number of economic development organizations and granting bodies at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of...
by weaver | May 16, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Thunder Bay Beekeepers’ Association provides its members with a forum for sharing knowledge in beekeeping, and is dedicated to educating and promoting the benefits of beekeeping to the public. This past year they have been investigating techniques to reduce hive...
by weaver | May 12, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Institutions are not the only ones starting to buy local food. Organizations involved in food access initiatives are trying to do their part to support farmers from the area too. As food prices go up, local food is also becoming more cost competitive. In 2015, the...
by weaver | May 12, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Regional Hospital continues to use locally grown potatoes in their menu. This past year they began using large whole carrots from a local farm and added a homemade soup to the menu using locally grown cabbage. The Regional Hospital is also host to a farmers’...
by weaver | May 12, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Over 2014 the Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy worked with the City on a local food procurement project that aimed at increasing that amount of local food being sourced by the City’s Homes for the Aged and daycares by 10%. Following this, the City identified 6 local...
by weaver | May 12, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a concept which has been steadily growing in popularity across North America over the past 30 years. In this community supported model, a farm receives a payment up-front for a coming season’s harvest. Once the farm starts...
by weaver | May 12, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
In 2013, food trucks were the number one food trend in North America. It is no coincidence that 2013 also marked the year that Thunder Bay’s first food truck was up and running. By 2015, 6 food trucks were operating in the city, bringing fun and creative food to city...
by weaver | May 12, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
With an investment of $290,000 from FedNor and Industry Canada through the Northern Ontario Development Fund, the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre and 3 northern partners (including Clover Valley Farmers’ Market of Fort Frances) conducted a pilot project in 2014 to...
by weaver | May 11, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
In 2014 Roots to Harvest and the City of Thunder Bay planted the city’s first urban food forest. Located at the parkette on Court Street, the food forest includes a range of fruit trees and berry bushes that, once fully grown, will become a place people can go to pick...
by weaver | May 11, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
On November 5, 2013, the Ontario Government passed the Local Food Act, which aims to foster local food economies in Ontario. Due to the advocacy efforts of Ontario Nature, the Ontario Government included forest and freshwater foods in the definition of local foods....
by weaver | May 11, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Over the past 2 years Ontario Nature has offered harvesting workshops to teach people how to sustainably harvest wild edibles. In 2014, Ontario Nature held 26 workshops in northwestern Ontario with a total of 576 participants. The following year, in 2015, they held 25...
by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Administered through the Red Cross since 1997, Student Nutrition Programs offer food programs in 86 of the schools in the District of Thunder Bay and 52 in the Thunder Bay area. The large majority of the programs serve breakfast or a morning snack. The food is...
by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Food Action Network have been running a Gleaning Program since 2000. The program provides free bus transportation to area farms to pick produce for people who have difficulty accessing food. Number of poultry abattoirs (2015)0...
by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
The Thunder Bay Good Food Box is a monthly fruit and vegetable distribution program that aims to increase access to fresh and affordable produce in neighbourhoods, housing buildings, organizations, and participating First Nations year-round. The non-profit, volunteer...
by weaver | May 3, 2022 | 2015 Report, Highlight
Fresh food is not always easy to find in urban areas or at an affordable price. Since 2013, Roots to Harvest has run a mobile food market to give people living on a low income the ability to purchase high quality, locally grown, fresh produce. Located at the Water...
