Tag: food
Fifth Annual Picnic at the Brick Works – October 2
This celebration at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works will put the spotlight on local growers, ranchers, fishers and artisans, so gather your friends and family and prepare for the tastiest day of the year.
Pushing Further: Building your career in the good food movement
The purpose of this mini-conference is to provide a series of educational and interactive sessions for those interested in getting or starting a job in the food, and related environment or health promotion sectors while making a difference in society.
Voting with our stomachs
Food Forward asks Toronto candidates on behalf of its members, what will you as MP and your party do to increase access to healthy, sustainable food for all Torontonians?
Pushing Further: Building your career in the good food movement
Find out what opportunities are hot and tasty at this mini-conference hosted by Food Forward, a registered non-profit organization in Toronto that provides a people’s voice for a better food system.
LEAF certifies its first eco-friendly restaurant in Toronto
Toronto – Leaders in Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (LEAF), a third-party certification pr ogram for restaurants and foodservice facilities that meet and adhere to strict environmental criteria, recently announced the certification of its first green restaurant in Toronto. Cowbell, a progressive restaurant located in the city’s trendy Queen West strip, was recognized for its ongoing commitment [...]
Citizens’ Environment Watch
Citizen’s Environment Watch, a non-profit environmental organization, is commissioning Toronto artists to create one-of-a-kind art pieces using rubber boots and parasol umbrellas for our Second Annual Rubber Boot Ball. Last year over 100 guests came together for the unveiling and auction of the items created by 15 prominent artists, including Sarah Richardson of HGTV’s popular [...]
It's David vs. Goliath in organics
From his small farm in the heart of Ontario’s Mennonite country, Wolfgang Pfenning is doing his best to fend off the wave of organic produce coming into Canada from California and what is being called “the pathology of bigness.”
