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IN THIS ISSUE:
NEWS AND UPDATES
Growth Plan marks five years
More money for farmers and local food!
TAKE ACTION!
Help send a message to all political candidates this fall that nature MUST be protected!
EVENTS
Ontario's Greenbelt: Come for a virtual tour
Greenbelt Harvest Picnic – Get your tickets soon!
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NEWS AND UPDATES
Growth Plan marks five years
The goal of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe is to help build more sustainable communities. Specifically, it aims to revitalize downtowns; create communities that offer more options for living and working; provide more housing options; curb sprawl and protect farmland and green spaces and; reduce traffic gridlock by improving transportation options. 2011 marks the fifth anniversary of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The Ministry of Infrastructure has posted an overview of the Growth Plan’s progress five years into its 25-year outlook. It can be found here.
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More money for farmers and local food!
A second wave of funding from the Greenbelt Fund was announced last week in Guelph. The money, distributed by the Greenbelt’s Broader Public Sector Investment Fund program, is to supply more Ontario-grown food to Ontario institutions such as daycares, schools, hospitals, and long-term care facilities. This grant will expand the bounty of local foods provided to 99 public institutions spread out over six municipalities, including three high schools, five daycare centres, three health care facilities, and one university. To read the article, click here. |
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TAKE ACTION!
Help send a message to all political candidates this fall that nature MUST be protected!
Rally for Nature
September 21, 2011 11:00 – 1:00 pm Queens Park south side Join with other supporters of nature as Ontario Nature’s Biodiversity Charter for Ontario and over 6,000 signatures are handed over to the province. Ontario Nature has been protecting nature (biodiversity) for 80 years. In this rally, and through our charter, we are asking the government to do the same. For more information about the Charter and how to become involved in Ontario Nature’s Rally for click here or contact Kimberley MacKenzie at kimberleym@ontarionature.org
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EVENTS
Ontario's Greenbelt: come for a virtual tour
This summer, Environmental Defence and the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance is continuing to bring a virtual tour of the Greenbelt to a farmers market near you. Using a gigantic Greenbelt map and fun activities like grape stomping and marsh farming, we'll show you all of what there is to explore in the Greenbelt. And if you're hungry for local foods, follow Environmental Defence on Twitter and Facebook in the next few days to learn how you can win Market Bucks. In the meantime, here's where we'll be next:
August 18th - Ancaster Farmers' Market
August 27th - Greenbelt Harvest Picnic
Sept. 3rd - Harbourside Organic Farmers' Market
Sept. 9th-11th - Toronto Vegetarian Festival
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Greenbelt Harvest Picnic – Get your tickets soon!
A line-up of local farmers and horticultural workshops have just been announced for the 2011 Greenbelt Harvest Picnic which takes place Saturday August 27th at Christie Lake Conservation Area in Dundas, Ontario.
Local farmers at this year’s event so far include Backyard Bounty, Black Sheep Farm, Drumlin Farms, Dutchman’s Gold, Featherstone Farms, Fenwood Farms, From These Roots, Hearts Content Organic Farm, Irvine Creek Organics, La Primavera Farm, Mapleton’s Organic Dairy, ManoRun Organic Farms, Monteforte Dairy, Plan B Organic Farms, Rocket Handgrown Food, Scotscraig Farm and Waterhall Farm. Farmers will be on site selling produce as well as supplying event food preparers with fresh ingredients.
Info and tickets can be found here. |
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