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serving New Tecumseth (Tottenham,
Alliston,
Beeton),
Adjala
Tosorontio,
and our neighbours
in Simcoe County
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Do you want
to appear here?
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if you like this service
and want to see it grow,
kindly let our clients
know you saw them here
and tell your friends
about us... thank you
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SIMCOE COUNTY FARM FRESH
- BUY LOCAL |
Easy and tasty ways to do your part for
climate change
and to support local farming!
Did You Know:
- Our average meal travels about 2,500 km
to our plates. In the 60’s, 70% of our food was local.
- It takes 400 times more energy to
ship lamb
from New Zealand
than to buy local lamb
- 435 calories of energy are used
to move a
7 calorie strawberry
from
California to Simcoe County
- what we eat is responsible for
20% to 25% of Canada’s
greenhouse gases. Only 10% of
the fossil fuel used is actually
used on the farm - the other
90% goes into packaging,
transportation, and marketing.
- every $1 spent on local food
generates
more
than $2 in other
business
YOU CAN BE PART
OF FARM FRESH
Are you looking for another tool
to market
your home raised and
grown fresh food?
A committee looking at developing
a Local Guide for Simcoe
County would like to hear from
you.
The purpose of the Guide is to
increase consumer awareness
on the availability of locally
grown food products.
The Simcoe County
Farm
Fresh - Buy Local Guide
- will
feature information on farm
locations and produce
to help
promote Simcoe County grown
products to consumers.
- will
encorage people living in
and visiting Simcoe County to:
- shop the local Farmers’ Markets and Farm Gate Sales
- buy as close to home as possible
- eat “in season
If you are interested in becoming
part of this guide or have comments: call:
the Agricultural Information Contact Centre
toll free at 1-877-424-1300
for more info see the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Press Release |
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