The Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network (EOAN) is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to supporting the development, growth and sustainability of local food and agriculture initiatives in Eastern Ontario. The EOAN operates in Prescott-Russell, Stormont Dundas & Glengarry, Cornwall, and the Ontario portion of Akwesasne.
Marketing
Build comprehensive and meaningful connections between consumers and agrifood partners through dynamic promotional initiatives.
Expand Network membership by widely promoting who we are and how we can help.
Capacity Building
Connect agri-food partners with the support, training, and resources they need to thrive.
Strengthen organizational capacity to ensure Network sustainability and success.
Championing
Understand the realities of our members and act as their champion in matters of sector development.
Position the Network as an invaluable sector leader, worthy of investment.
Promoting Member Products and Services
Shopping locally, especially for food and beverage does wonders. Discover the great food and beverages, the unique flavours, and the beautiful people behind it all.
Buying local food builds the local economy for mutual prosperity. It supports small scale family farms and food artisans. It grounds you in local identity and flavours. It creates bonds and relationships between producers and consumers.
Visit the EOAN’s promotional website, Savour East Ontario.
Become a Member
Let’s make our region a great place to live, work, play, and visit with wonderful farmers and food artisans, great regional flavours, and memorable experiences.
Membership includes:
- Support and growth opportunities through our vast network.
- Participation in cooperative marketing strategies such a food asset mapping and farm tours.
- Participation in regional meetings, events, training, social events.
News and Updates
Foodpreneur Advantage
The Cornwall SDG Business Enterprise Centre, in partnership with the London Small Business Centre and with the support of the Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network, is launching a new program: Foodpreneur Advantage.
This program offers excellent resources for aspiring food entrepreneurs in our region. Through introductory seminars and training (no cost to participate!), participants will gain the knowledge and support needed to turn their food business ideas into reality. The program runs four times per year, with the next session starting August 16th.
Foodpreneur Advantage connects participants with industry experts, provides mentorship opportunities, and covers essential topics such as:
- Starting a Food Business & Regulatory Compliance
- How to Sell Your Food Product
- Costing & Pricing for Profits
- Marketing & Branding Your Food Product
- Labelling & Packaging Your Food Product
- Selling to Food Retailers
The program has a proven track record of helping launch successful food businesses in southern Ontario, including specialty snacks, beverages, and baked good and now its our turn in Eastern Ontario!
Learn more and register for the upcoming August 16th session at: https://businessenterprisecentre.ca/start/programs/
RTO9 Partnership Funding
The funding window is now open – the window remain open until July 28th, 2024 at 11:59pm.
Accelerate Your Agri-Food Innovation
Are you an Ontario-based agri-food or agri-tech company looking to grow?
Or do you know someone who might be interested in this fantastic opportunity?
Bioenterprise is now accepting applications for the Grow Ontario Accelerator Hub (GOAH) Initiative. We’ve already onboarded some truly innovative companies and we can’t wait to tell you all about them.
But in the meantime, we have space for more!
What is GOAH?
GOAH provides valuable resources and support to innovative Ontario-based agri-food and agri-tech companies.
GOAH offers:
· customized mentorship with our expert Innovation Advisors.
· access to essential information and tools via our Resource Hub.
· connection to our partner network through Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine.
· professional business support services through trusted Service Providers.
GOAH is support at your speed. It’s fully remote and available when you need it. We don’t require in-office visits or co-location.
Eligible companies must:
· be located, registered, and carrying on business in Ontario;
· be operating in the agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sectors;
· have products, services, or solutions that address at least one of the Ontario agriculture research priority areas, and;
· align with the goals set out by OMAFA through their Grow Ontario Strategy.
Are you ready to unlock your grow?
