|  We all eat but most of us likely give it little thought beyond worrying about calories or fat content. We certainly aren’t likely to spend a lot of time thinking about who grew that food and the work that someone somewhere put into producing it.
But that’s the goal of the 2010 Faces of Farming calendar – getting us to know our food by knowing the farmers who grow it. It features Ontario farmers and farm families from across the province in starkly beautiful black and white photography. Continue reading Putting a face to farming 
In an effort to become a greater part of the debate around animal welfare, Canada’s farm animal councils have launched a new blog to set the record straight and encourage dialogue.
Continue reading Farm animal welfare blog launched  A series of hiking trail signs highlighting environmental accomplishments by farmers are being unveiled today in the Greenbelt.
The signs have been installed along popular hiking trails in the Greenbelt – an area of permanently protected farmland, forests, wetlands and greenspace in southern Ontario – as a way of showcasing the many environmental advancements made by farmers. Continue reading Trail signs highlight “green” farming 
It’s modern, innovative and exciting – words we all try to associate with agriculture when we talk to the public about what we do and where our food comes from. Continue reading Making farming exciting and cool  The Holland Marsh area north of Toronto was the setting for a farm tour with Toronto area food writers in early June.
A group of about 30 food media and home economists – involved in everything from writing articles to recipe testing to authoring cook books – spent the day experiencing Ontario food and farms. Continue reading Telling the story of food and farming Canadians generally feel good about our food and the farmers who produce it, says a new study recently completed by Ipsos Reid. And although they are concerned about the economy and climate change, they’re confident in the safety of our meat, milk and eggs. Continue reading Canadian farmers evoke consumer confidence Local food is in, the 100 mile diet is cool and we’re being advised to buy in season fruits and veggies to both be healthy and reduce the carbon footprint. But what do Canadians really think about food, farmers and farming? Continue reading What we really think about food and farming | |
