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Small Business: Advice, Support Services, Regulations 

Posted on : 2023-07-13

Get guidance and a grant for your small business. If you’re starting, expanding or buying a small business, apply for training, mentoring and a grant through Starter Company Plus.

Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program  

Posted on : 2023-07-13

The Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP) aims to help supply-managed poultry and egg producers adapt to market changes resulting from the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

2023 Eastern Ontario Fastest Growing Companies Award Program

Posted on : 2023-07-12

The Eastern Ontario Business Journal has just launched the 2023 Eastern Ontario Fastest Growing Companies award program.

Here is the link to their official announcement and the link to apply!

If you’re curious about last years recipients you can check out this link.

We hope some of you apply!

We Want to Share Your Events

Posted on : 2023-07-10

We want to share your events with our followers.
If you have an event comming up or recurring at your location, send us a message at services@agro-on.ca with the date(s), time(s), promotional image, link to register and general infmations of the event and we will be happy to add the information on our website.

New EOAN and Savour East Ontario Logos Usages

Posted on : 2023-07-10

As you know the EOAN has it’s new Savour East Ontario logos, but did you know, we also revampped our EOAN logo.

If you use our EOAN logo on you website and need to update it, please send us a shout at services@agro-on.ca. We will be glad to send you the new logo.

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!