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Number of schools with a food garden (2022)

by weaver | Jan 7, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

14 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 4

Number of schools with a pollinator garden (2022)

by weaver | Jan 7, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

16 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 5

Number of schools with a greenhouse (2022)

by weaver | Jan 7, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

3 Measured: 2022 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 6

Number of high schools with a “Get Fresh Cafe” farm to cafeteria program (2022)

by weaver | Jan 7, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

3 * *closed during COVID Measured: 2021 Source:    Stephens, Airin. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 7

Number of farm to cafeteria events (2022)

by weaver | Jan 7, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

N/A – COVID Measured: 2021 Source:    Stephens, Airin. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 8

Number of schools with Student Nutrition Programs (2022)

by weaver | Jan 7, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

51 Measured: 2022 Source:    Hobbs, Daniel. (2022). Student Nutrition Programs, Canadian Red Cross. Personal Communication. 9

Estimated number of people volunteering for Student Nutrition Programs (2022)

by weaver | Jan 7, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

N/A – COVID Measured: 2021 Source:    Hobbs, Daniel. (2022). Student Nutrition Programs, Canadian Red Cross. Personal Communication. 10

Number of food classes in schools per year – elementary students participating (2022)

by weaver | Jan 7, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

1800 Measured: 2021 Source:    Thunder Bay + Area Food Strategy. (2022). Community Food Security Database. 11

Number of farms involved in fruit production (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

3 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Number of farms involved in vegetable production (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

8 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Number of greenhouses (nurseries, floriculture, and vegetable) (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

14 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Number of registered beekeepers (new for 2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

130 Measured: 2022 Source:    Rupert, Rob. (2022.) Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Personal Communication. 11

Number of Thunder Bay Beekeeper Association members (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

40+ Measured: 2021 Source:    Browne, Bruce. (2022.) Thunder Bay Beekeepers Association. Personal Communication. 12

Varieties trialed by the Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

206 Measured: 2020 Source:    Singh, Tarlok. (2022). Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station. Summary of Research Results 2020. 13

Number of people producing seeds for sale through the Superior Seed Producers (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

5 Measured: 2020 Source:    McGibbon, Kim. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 14

Number of seed packets sold through Superior Seed Producers (new for 2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

3,907 Measured: 2021 Source:    McGibbon, Kim. (2022). Roots Community Food Centre. Personal Communication. 15

Number of farms engaged in other farm animal husbandry (horses, bison, deer, elk, llamas, etc) (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

19 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Average age of farm operators (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

56 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Estimated number of full-time farm operators (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

130 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Estimated number of part-time farm operators (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

95 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Number of acres in production (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

39,908 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Average farm size (measured in acres) (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

266 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Total gross farm receipts (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

$31,921,202 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Jobs related to agriculture and agri-food production (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

6,095 Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10

Areas owned (measured in acres) (2022)

by weaver | Jan 4, 2023 | 2022 Report, Indicator Data

30,488 or 76% Measured: 2021 Source:    Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. (2022). County Profiles: https://www.ontario.ca/page/county-profiles-agriculture-food-and-business – Thunder Bay 10