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
Soil Connections at Springfield Farm
Wednesday June 18 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
You will also have the chance to meet and get to know other interested farmers and community members and enjoy some delicious refreshments.
Springfield Farm offers on-farm experiences, small grains, produce, honey, maple syrup and prepared foods and from their certified organic 120 acre location near Apple Hill.
This event is presented in partnership with Farmers for Climate Solutions and with funding support from the On-Farm Climate Action Fund. Find additional resources on the FaRM Learning Hub.
Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Learning Centre Platform Launch
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Learning Platform – a new online space designed for local producers and anyone who loves to learn about our agri-food sector. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to grow your knowledge, this user-friendly platform is for you!
🌐 Explore it here: learning.savoureaston.ca
We warmly thank the local producers, experts, and partners who shared their time and insights for the first round of content. Their contributions are what make this platform valuable and rooted in real-life experience.
We also gratefully acknowledge the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the funding that made the creation of this platform possible.
We are actively working to make all content available in both official languages, and we look forward to working on Round Two
Help Shape the Future of SMEs in Eastern Ontario!
Help us identify the challenges and opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Eastern Ontario created by the new Trump tariffs.
PARO is conducting a survey to better understand how these tariffs are impacting local businesses. Your input is essential in helping us advocate for policies that support our region’s economic resilience.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could circulate this survey within your network:
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English version: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MGBLRM2
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French version: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BNRWF9Z
Thank you for your participation and support!
