Revive Fund

Revive Fund

Posted on 14 September 20211 October 2021

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.Ongoing

Elgin Federation of Agriculture

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

Frontenac Federation of Agriculture

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

Glengarry Federation of Agriculture

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

Hastings County Federation of Agriculture

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

Huron County Federation of Agriculture

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

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. Ongoing

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.Ongoing

Leeds and Grenville Federation of Agriculture

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

Lennox & Addington Federation of Agriculture

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

Middlesex Federation of Agriculture

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

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.Ongoing

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.Ongoing

Renfrew County Federation of Agriculture

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

Russell County Federation of Agriculture

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

Thunder Bay Federation of Agriculture

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

Wellington Federation of Agriculture

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

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.

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