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2016 Municipal Agriculture Economic Development Forum

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Success Stories in

Agriculture Economic

Development

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Eastern

Ontario

Local Food

Conference

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2016 Municipal Agriculture Economic Development Forum 2016 Municipal Agriculture Economic Development Forum

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Eastern Ontario

Local Food Conference Scaling Up Our Regional Food System

Eastern Ontario

Local Food Conference

Collaborating for Success Thursday, November 22, 2012

University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus

W.B. George Centre

Creativity + Collaboration = Action!

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Time’s Up!

• About your speaker: – Name: Katie Nolan

– Company: OMAFRA

– Tel: 613-258-8371

– Email: [email protected]

– Social Media: @katienolan

– Quick bio: Agriculture and Rural Economic

Development Advisor with OMAFRA in Leeds,

Grenville and Frontenac.

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Visit us in Colborne or online!

OAFVC.CA Facebook.com/VentureCentre

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Time’s Up!

• About your speaker: – Name: Trissia Mellor

– Company: Northumberland County

– Tel: (905) 372-3329 ext 6492

– Social media: @oafvc_ nc

– Quick bio: Agriculture Manager in the Economic

Development and Tourism department for

Northumberland County.

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Golden Horseshoe

Food and Farming

Alliance –

Agri-Food Asset

Mapping

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Time’s Up!

• About your speaker: – Name: Janet Horner

– Company: Golden Horseshoe Food & Farming

Alliance

– Tel: (519) 925-5975

– Social media: @mulmurfoodie

– Quick bio: Executive Director of Golden Horseshoe

Food and Farming Alliance, Greater Toronto

Agriculture Action Committee, Councillor in Mulmur

(Dufferin County)

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Halton Farm & Food Tour

• The Halton Agricultural Advisory

Committee of Council presented

the 35th Annual Halton Farm tour –September 22, 2016

“Debunking Myths about

Agriculture”

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• Fewer than two per cent of Ontario’s

population lives on a farm

• many people have misconceptions about

agriculture

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Tour Stops

The tour explored some of the common

“myths” behind the agricultural industry in

Halton Region and provided an educational

overview of agri-innovation and its growing

possibilities.

• Mabel May Farms, Burlington

• Terre Bleu Lavender Farm, Milton

• J.P. Saliba Market Garden, Halton Hills

• Country Heritage Park, Milton

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Innovation and diversification on a family farm

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Terre Bleu

Ontario’s largest lavender farm

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Varieties of Lavender

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Lavender Festival

20,000 visitors

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Value-add

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Average $ spent pp=$90

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Dried Lavender

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Lavender Oil

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Lavender Honey

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Health and Wellness

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JP Saliba Market Gardens

270 acre commercial vegetable

operation/farm

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growing cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage

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Finished off a great day….

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with a delicious

locally-sourced dinner

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Country Heritage Park in Milton

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Partnerships

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Time’s Up!

• About your speaker: – Name: Anna DeMarchi-Meyers

– Company: Halton Region

– Tel: 905-825-6000, ext. 7574

– Quick bio: Agricultural Liaison Officer Planning Services

Halton Region, member of current AALP class (Advanced

Agriculture Leadership Program)

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Economic Development

Forum.

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