Revive Fund

Revive Fund

Posted on 14 September 202124 October 2022

To further support our rural areas and local farm communities, OFA developed the Revive Fund. This program offers our 51 county and regional federations the opportunity to apply for additional funding to plan, develop and launch new projects and initiatives in their local communities. The Revive Fund aims to help our farming and rural communities recover and rejuvenate from the many hardships faced during COVID-19.

The intention is to support our grassroots members and agricultural communities by giving back in a way that can make a positive impact through the implementation of tangible activities. These initiatives focus on health and wellness, agriculture education, local food promotion, environmental stewardship, leadership development and farm safety.

We are proud of our local Federations, who have stepped up with initiatives to create something better for their communities. This page has been created to highlight and showcase the fantastic work our Federations are doing in their local rural communities.

Algoma Federation of Agriculture

Algoma Federation launches an agricultural awareness project in their rural community.Completed

Joint Project: Bruce County and Grey County Federation of Agriculture

Bruce County Federation partners with Grey County Federation to create crop awareness signs for Grey-Bruce area.Completed

Elgin Federation of Agriculture

Elgin Federation creates educational crop roadsigns to educate consumers on what is growing in farm fields.Completed

Frontenac Federation of Agriculture

Frontenac Federation establishes a Farmer Wellness Program for members struggling with mental health. Completed

Glengarry Federation of Agriculture

Glengarry Federation increases local knowledge of road safety by launching a radio campaign during harvest season.Completed

Hastings County Federation of Agriculture

Hastings County Federation launches a project to promote road safety and crop awareness signs.Completed

Huron County Federation of Agriculture

Huron County is promoting safety on the road by by sourcing new SMV signs for wagons and harvest equipment.Completed

Joint Project: Agricultural Exhibit at London’s Children’s Museum

Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford, Kent, Lambton and Essex have partnered up to create an agricultural exhibit at the London Children's Museum.Completed

Kawartha Lakes Federation of Agriculture

Kawartha Lakes Federation partners with Farm and Food Care Ontario to assist with their Breakfast ‘From’ the Farm at the Lindsay fairgrounds. Completed

Kent Federation of Agriculture

Kent Federation partners with the Chatham-Kent Deputy Fire Chief to acquire grain rescue equipment for 16 rural fire departments in Chatham-Kent.Completed

Leeds and Grenville Federation of Agriculture

Leeds and Grenville Federations purchase roadside safety signs to be installed on major roads in Leeds Grenville area.Completed

Lennox & Addington Federation of Agriculture

Lennox & Addington Federation supports three local fairs in their community by offering financial support for infrastructure upgrades.Completed

Middlesex Federation of Agriculture

Middlesex Federation invests a project to create agricultural education signage for trails across Middlesex.Completed

Niagara Federation of Agriculture

To improve emergency services their rural communities Niagara Federation is supplying Farm 911 signs to farmers.Completed

Northeastern Ontario

Federations in Northeast Ontario develop a Fields to Forks campaign with local partners.Completed

Northumberland Federation of Agriculture

Northumberland Federation develops crop awareness signs to share agricultural information with the public.Completed

Oxford County Federation of Agriculture

Oxford County Federation promotes local farm producers and agricultural initiatives by partnering with Tourism Oxford.Completed

Perth County Federation of Agriculture

Perth County Federation develops a Fields to Forks campaign to promote agriculture in Perth County.Completed

Prince Edward Federation of Agriculture

Prince Edward Federation develops 'Pass When Safe' vinyl stickers for members to stay visible on the roadways.Completed

Renfrew County Federation of Agriculture

Renfrew County endorses 'Renfrew Agvocates', an organization aimed at creating connections in the community about agriculture and its opportunities.Completed

Russell County Federation of Agriculture

Russell County Federation initiates farm awareness field signs in their local rural community in efforts to promote agriculture.Completed

Thunder Bay Federation of Agriculture

Thunder Bay Federation partners with Lakehead Board of Education to create a 5-part series of agricultural education videos.Completed

Wellington Federation of Agriculture

Wellington Federation expands their project with Farm and Food Care Ontario to install informative signs on local trails.Completed

York Federation of Agriculture

York Federation creates 'Pass When Safe' reflective stickers for farmers in York Region to promote safety and raise awareness on the roads.Completed

Algoma Road Safety - Slow Moving Vehicle Signs

Increasing awareness of farm equipment along township roads with Slow Moving Equipment warning signs.Completed

Brant Summer Social BBQ

Reconnecting the farm community with a summer social. Some 250 people attended the event held at the Sickle Family Farm, enjoying live music and a locally-sourced meal. A continuo Completed

Dundas Agricultural Outreach

Field Crop Awareness Signs, Local Food Bank outreach, hybrid meeting equipment connecting agricultural organizations Completed

East Nippising/Parry Sound Wheel-Tow Equipment

A collaborative initiative to increase access and transportation safety of a cooperatively owned over-seeder. Impacts include improved crops, economic and environmental benefits, Completed

Essex Road Safety Campaign - Pass Slowly stickers

Distributed highly visible stickers for farm equipment to remind fellow drivers to only 'pass when safe'Completed

Frontenac From Trail to Farm

Trail Signs for farm stewardship awareness, hybrid meeting equipment connecting the farm community Completed

Grenville Connecting community

Strategically placed signs to describe growing crops and their many uses to the public, sponsored a digital local food directory, coordinated equipment for hosting hybrid meetings Completed

Halton Road Safety for Near-Urban Farm Traffic

Road Safety signs on farms, dash cam to work with local policing units Completed

Huron Field Crop Awareness Signs

Strategically placed signs to describe growing crops and their many uses to the public Completed

Kent Emergency CPR & First Aid Training for farm community

Offered a series of well-attended Emergency CPR & First Aid Training to update rural and farm community members. Completed

Lambton Helipad for Emergency Response

Contribution to helipad for local hospital, advancing farm & community health and safety Completed

Manitoulin Herd it Here' Farm and Food Promotion

Created a promotional video and promotional materials to tell the farm story at events and fairs across the region Completed

Muskoka Food Bank collaboration

Supporting local food banks to replenish supplies featuring local and in-season foods.Completed

Northumberland Migrant worker BBQ

Organized a summer social and BBQ to celebrate and thank Northumberland's community of essential, temporary foreign farm workers.Completed

Peterborough Field Crop Awareness Signs

Strategically placed signs to describe growing crops and their many uses to the public Completed

Russell Pass When Safe sticker program

Distributed highly visible stickers for farm equipment to remind fellow drivers to only 'pass when safe'Completed

Temiskaming Bicycle racks on trail system

Commissioned custom-made bicycle racks on local bicycle trails, supporting physical activity and promoting local agriculture.Completed

Glengarrry Pass When Safe sticker program

Distributed highly visible stickers for farm equipment to remind fellow drivers to only 'pass when safe'Completed

Stormont Field Crop Awareness Signs

Strategically placed signs to describe growing crops and their many uses to the public Completed

Renfrew Community Drive In Movie Night

Sponsored a community celebration of the farm and agriclture sector, with a farm-themed evening at the local drive in movie theatre Completed

Prince Edward Food Bank collaboration

Supporting local food banks to replenish supplies featuring local and in-season foods.Completed

Perth Real Dirt in the Classroom

Connecting with local school boards to distribute Farm and Food Care's 'Real Dirt on Farming' information packages to support food and farm education Completed

Elgin Virtual Agriculture Connections

Coordinated equipment to allow for hosting hybrid meetings across the farm community.Completed

Hastings Rural Emergency Response

Sponsored the placement of AED units for emergency response support at local community and park buildings.Completed

Lennox and Addington Slow Moving Vehicle sign program

Increased visibility of Slow Moving Vehicle signs in the non-farm community, for road safety for all. Supporting improvements to Lions Park venues that host meetings and events.Completed

Leeds Connecting community

Strategically placed signs to describe growing crops and their many uses to the public, sponsored a digital local food directory, coordinated equipment for hosting hybrid meetings

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