EOAN News
EOAN News
Minimarkets Project
Posted on : 2023-06-19
To all members who sell products from other producers in Eastern Ontario, we would like to include you in our minimarkets project that will be expanding using a new platform allowing you to track the products you sell and give consumers a virtual experience linked to these products. (Suggestions of recipes to use the products in, fun facts/stories about the products and or producers and more)
For this project we will need to know what products you sell and from what producers. To give us this information, please copy and fill out this form, then send it back to us at services@agro-on.ca. We will keep the form on file for you to be able to make changes in the future.
In order to participate, your membership must be up to date. If you are not sure whether or not your membership is up to date, you can ask as you send in the participation form.
SDG 2023 Warden’s Breakfast
Posted on : 2023-06-19
On June 16th, we were able to attend the SDG 2023 Warden’s Breakfast catered by Simply Baked Catering. Not only was the food exemplary but the talks were also as such. Our Executive Director, Louis, was able to share a bit on the EOAN’s upcoming plans/projects. We also heard from other speakers, notably Dr. Kim Hellemans, a teaching professor and the Associate Dean of Science (Recruitment and Retention) at Carleton University, whose talk was well appreciated by our team.
Calling all Vendors! – Bourget Community Market
Posted on : 2023-06-15
The Bourget Community Market will be hosting five events this year.
June 17, July15, August 19, September 16, and October 21, at the Bourget Pavilion on the Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail (Levis St. In
Bourget) from 10am–3pm.
Cost: $30 per event day or $110 for all five dates.
All events will be outside. Your 10×10 space will be assigned to you. You will be responsible for all equipment required to set up (tent, table, chair, etc.)
As a vendor, you will be required to carry insurance (min $2,000,00 liability). Proof of insurance could be asked at any time. Please always have the required documentation with you.
The number of vendors in any particular category will be limited to ensure potential success by all vendors.
Please complete attached form
For any other questions, please contact marchebourgetmarket@outlook.com
Fauxmagerie Zengarry: Sharing Space
Posted on : 2023-05-16
Fauxmagerie Zengarry has been manufacturing cashew cheese in Alexandria, Ontario since 2013. Their products are distributed Nationally in Canada. They currently own a 10 000 ft2 HACCP and GMP certified production facility with trained staff and extra capacity and are looking to partner with other local plant-based food producers to help share costs and bring production under their roof. There is a potential for co-packing, warehousing, frozen storage, packaging, labelling, pick and pack and office space sharing. If you have a plant-based CPG brand and are looking for manufacturing or warehouse space, please get in touch with Lynda at Lynda@zengarry.com.
2023 Apples and Arts : Looking for Member Participants
Posted on : 2023-05-15
The Apples & Art Studio Tour is celebrating its 32nd year, taking place September 23rd and 24th in 2023. The arrival of fall is one of the most colourful events of the year in our area. The season dresses in its most vibrant hues while local artists open their creative space to visitors.
The goal of the Tour is to give the residents and visitors to Cornwall and area an opportunity to enjoy art in the spaces where it is actually created. It is a chance to meet the artists, to chat, to see their work in a natural setting and enjoy the wellness of visual beauty and friendly company. Our 2022 event realized more than 6,500 studio visitors who purchased more than $90,000 worth of art during the two-day event.
The EOAN member sites that joined the tour also experienced significant patronage from our tour-takers as they worked their way across SD&G, visiting our 44 studio locations. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to be part of the 32nd Annual Apples & Art Studio Tour! Send us an email at services@agro-on.ca to let us know of your interest, before the May 31st deadline!
EOAN presents it’s recent initiatives internationally!
Posted on : 2023-05-15
EOAN is currently supporting partners across Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, Vermont and New York states working to develop an international culinary trail! Although the project is still in it’s very early stages, we were invited to present our region during the International Conference on the occasion of the 16th World Agri Tourism Day 2023. A huge thanks to Agri Tourism India for hosting, and our incredible partners for this wonderful opportunity.
Red Fife Wheat available
Posted on : 2023-05-15
Our good friends over at King’s Lock Distillery have some beautiful Red Fife Wheat available to donate. Red Fife Wheat can be planted either in the spring or in the fall. If any of our members are interested in growing this beautiful heritage strain, send Nate an email at heuvlee2@gmail.com
Paperboat Farm : Savour the Field
Posted on : 2023-05-15
Paperboat Farm’s Savour the Field event NEEDS YOU
We’re excited to announce that on July 15, Savour the Field will be taking over Eastern Ontario. This fun-filled day will begin at 10 AM, with participating agrifood businesses opening their doors to visitors and showcasing the best of what they have to offer.
To encourage everyone to explore as much as possible, the participating businesses will be mapped out, and an epic game with spectacular prizes will be played (which requires nothing on your part).
The day will conclude around 4 PM, with ticket holders heading over to Paperboat Farms for a farm-to-fork dinner featuring food from the farms they toured. Guests can enjoy entertainment, drinks, out of this world hyper local food, and a truly unforgettable experience.
To register follow the link https://forms.gle/
SDG Counties 2023 Warden’s Breakfast
Posted on : 2023-05-15
On June 16th 2023 at 8:30, Warden Tony Fraser is hosting Dr. Kim Hellemans, a teaching professor and the Associate Dean of Science (Recruitment and Retention) at Carleton University. Dr. Hellemans will deliver a message of resiliency and strength as we grapple with the new challenges of today.
In addition, an array of local business leaders and community stakeholders will join Warden Fraser to discuss business, health care and community engagement. Speakers include:
- Dan Pettigrew, owner, Foodland Winchester
- Louis Beland, executive director, Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network
- Cholly Boland, CEO, Winchester District Memorial Hospital
- Gilles Froment, Senior Vice President, Government & Industry Relations, Lactalis Canada
- Dr. Kim Hellemans, Associate Dean of Science (Recruitment and Retention) at Carleton University
This event will be held at the Joel Steele Community Center in Winchester. A full buffet breakfast will be served.
Grassroots Growth Grant
Posted on : 2023-04-18
These Grassroots Growth Initiative (GGI) guidelines are subject to change from time to time and without notice. Applicants are encouraged to review the guidelines including appendices in their entirety before submitting an application.
The objectives of the GGI are to:
- increase public engagement and support for agriculture, local food and rural development
- build youth leadership capacity and increase youth involvement in the agri-food sector
- enhance safety and risk management practices in the agri-food sector
- strengthen public trust and public knowledge about Ontario’s agri-food systems
- encourage agri-food and rural development outcomes
