Always in Season

Supporting agriculture, local food and local beverage processors has never been more important. Through Canadian Agricultural Partnership funding, OFA, its partners, and Wilton Consulting Group developed a toolkit for communities to guide them through potential activities, key performance metrics, funding opportunities, and ways to collaborate to support the agri-food sector. Read the news release in English and en Français.

A Toolkit for Local Food Practitioners

A Toolkit for Local Food Practitioners

Toujours en Saison

Une Trousse d’Outils pour les Professionnels de l’Alimentation de la Region

Always in Season Pilot Projects

The second phase of the project puts to the Toolkit into action through pilot initiatives in partnership with community organizations and municipalities. To date, the pilot projects include:

I ♥ Local Social Media Planning Kit
Where Local Lives guidebook for the South Central Ontario Region
Always in Season Colouring Book
Video: Carrot Value Chain in York Region
Local initiatives infographic series

♥ Local Social Media Planning Kit

I ♥ Local
Social Media Planning Kit

The kit includes social media templates and resources for communities to initiate support for agriculture, local food and beverage producers.

.zip (545MB) download

Where Local Lives: South Central Ontario Region

Where Local Lives: South Central Ontario Region

The guidebook includes inspiration for purchasing local food all season long in south central Ontario region.

Agriculture is Always in Season Colouring Book cover

Agriculture is Always in Season Colouring Book

A downloadable, printable colouring book developed in partnership with OFA’s Six by Sixteen initiative.

Carrot Value Chain in York Region

Did you know that York Region farmers plant enough carrots every year to cover approximately 1,300 football fields? Watch this video to learn more about the carrot value chain.

Infographic Series

Travelling the Buy Algoma, Buy Local Food Trail

The Buy Algoma, Buy Local Trail is a self-guided local food adventure that encourages people to explore the many local food businesses in the region.

From our Hands to your Table

From Our Hands to Your Table is a series of videos showcasing the local partnership between producers and restaurants in two regions of southwestern Ontario.

Unpacking the Taste Real Box

Wellington County’s Taste Real program organized sales of a local product box to connect agribusinesses to consumers looking to support their local economy.

This project was funded by the Canadian Agriculture Partnership, a five-year federal-provincial-territorial initiative.