Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Local Food

Eat Local Grey Bruce Raises Funds To Keep Its Doors Open

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Eat Local Grey Bruce (ELGB), a not-for-profit cooperative that brings local food to the community is seeking funds and new volunteers to overcome its current financial challenges. Throughout the pandemic, ELGB took care of the health and safety of staff while getting food to community members, safely in their own homes. In fact, it was voted one of the top 100 recovery projects in Canada by Future of Good. Sadly, the board has announced to the community that the organization has...
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Grey County Farmers Needed For Experimental Acres Program

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Farmers in Grey County can now apply to an experimental pilot program that provides funding to try out and track the results of new soil health and carbon recapture practices on a small scale. The Experimental Acres Pilot, launched in Wellington and Dufferin Counties, is expanding to Grey County in 2023 and the program is seeking six farms to participate. The Experimental Acres Pilot aims to backstop any risk of trying a new practice with the goal of identifying...
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Downtown Dine Around in Owen Sound

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A new initiative in downtown Owen Sound will combine a moveable feast with a fundraiser for Supportive Outreach Services (SOS) and provide dozens of...
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Local Group Celebrates 25 Years

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25 years! That’s how long the Bighead River Foodgrains growing project has been working in the Meaford area to raise funds for feeding hungry...
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Try a New Take on the Traditional Thanksgiving Menu

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Autumn is here, the leaves are falling, and already summer is just a memory. The scarecrows have arrived and paraded through town and now...
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Harvest for Hunger ‘Fall Day at the Farm’ Raises Over $10,000 for World Hunger

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Pick your own pumpkin, corn stalks for decorating, corn maze and giant sand pile are only a few of the activities that took place...
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Meaford Food Bank and Outreach Looks to the Future

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Lately, it is impossible to ignore the impact of inflation. From the grocery store to the gas pump, the cost of everything has risen...
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The Harvest is In!

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As the days grow shorter and the leaves begin to turn, the volunteer gardeners of Meaford’s Community Garden are reaping the rewards of their...
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Introducing the Community Garden Fridge

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An amazing new community-driven initiative has popped up in Meaford in the form of a beautifully painted community garden fridge. With the rising costs of...
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Farmers’ Market Hosts First of Two Christmas Markets

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On Saturday, December 4, the Meaford Farmers' Market hosted their annual Christmas Market at the Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre. A second Christmas...
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Farmers’ Market ‘Doing Things Differently’ This Season

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Rather than cancel the ever-popular Meaford Farmers’ Market (MFM) this year, the market board of directors has opted to “do things differently”, according to...
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Online Auction to Fight Global Hunger

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As the old saying goes, “They took everything, including the kitchen sink!” Well, now you can find the kitchen sink among hundreds of items...
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